SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – University of the Incarnate Word senior guard Denzel Livingston (Houston/Waltrip HS) was named to the Lou Henson award Mid-Season Watch List on Wednesday.  The finalists for the 2015 Lou Henson Award will be announced in March.

The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the Division I "Mid-Major" Player of the Year.  The award is named in honor of Henson who retired after a spectacular coaching career that lasted 41 years.  When he left the game in 2005 he was sixth all-time in career Division I wins with 779.  He is the winningest coach at both Illinois and New Mexico State.  He is one of only 12 coaches in the history of the game to take two schools to the Final Four.

The 2015 recipient will be announced at the CollegeInsider.com Awards Banquet on April 3 in Indianapolis, site of the 2015 men's NCAA Basketball Championship.

Livingston is currently the leading scorer among all NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 23.3 points per game.  In addition, he is ninth in the nation with 2.58 steals per game.  The well-rounded player also contributes 5.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.0 blocks per game.  He has scored at least 30 points in three games this year including a Southland Conference high 37 points at Northwestern State.  He has scored over 20 points in nine games and leads the team with three double-doubles.  He is shooting 46.6 percent from the field and has knocked down 29 three-pointers.  He is making 6.4 free throws per game which is in the top five in the nation.  He has now scored in double figures in 32 consecutive games dating back to December 14, 2013.

Livingston was a second team all-Southland Conference player last year and was a first team preseason pick this year.  Livingston and the Cardinals are back in action on Saturday at Southland Conference rival Abilene Christian at 4 p.m.
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