With LaDontae Henton being named to the watch list of the inaugural Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award earlier this week another Providence Friar is getting some recognition by the Naismith Hall of Fame. Kris Dunn has been named as one of 16 finalists for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award which is presented by College of Holy Cross.
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LaDontae Henton has been snubbed by some awards while being recognized by others. He is being recognized by the first-ever Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year by being part of the 15 player Watch List. The award-winner is ultimately chosen by Dr. J himself along with a selection committee. The 15 member watch list is cut to a final 5 before a decision is made. The winner of the inaugural award will be presented at ESPN’s College Basketball Awards show on April 10th in Los Angeles.
Kris Dunn has been named Big East Player of the Week for the second time this season. The first time was 3 weeks ago. Dunn’s 2nd honor marks the 4th time this season a Friar has received this honor with LaDontae Henton being named Big East POW on November 24th and January 26th.
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For the second time this season but first time since Big East play has started Providence senior LaDontae Henton has been named Big East Player of the Week by the league. The two weekly honors this season are the only two times he has been Big East POW in his career.
Sophomore Kris Dunn was also named Big East Player of the Week two weeks ago.
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According to a report from RealGM.com’s Shams Charania, Tyler Harris is planning to declare for the 2015 NBA Draft. The report cites an unnamed source.
First let me say that it has not been a well kept secret that Tyler Harris had plans of going pro after this season. In a NY Post article from the summer of 2014 Harris’ father Torrel, likely the source of the RealGM.com story, predicted that Tyler would declare for the draft after this season.
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LaDontae Henton has been a player that has flown under the national radar much like his teammate Bryce Cotton did a season ago while leading Providence in scoring. Henton was recently left off the midseason watch list for the Wooden Award which was ranked as the #2 snub by Yahoo Sports’ Jeff Eisenberg. He was also only named to the 2nd Team of the Preseason All-Big East team which is something Ed Cooley has called “a joke” on more than one occasion. On Wednesday Henton got some recognition however by being named to the Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List.
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The Big East conference announced their weekly honors on Monday, January 12th and Providence’s Kris Dunn was named Big East Player of the Week.
Dunn averaged 20.5 points/game, 7.5 assists/game, 5.5 rebounds/game and 40.5 minutes/game in Providence’s 2 wins last week. Dunn was a catalyst in both games, including scoring 20 of his career high 25 points in the second half of a road win at Butler. Dunn also scored 8 of Providence’s 10 points in overtime in their win against Georgetown on Saturday.
Dunn is off to an impressive start to the Big East season and is leading the league in assists and steals and those marks are good for 5th (assists) and 9th (steals) nationally. This is the first time in his career Dunn has been named Big East Player of the Week. Dunn becomes the second Friar named the league’s Player of the Week with LaDontae Henton receiving the honor on November 24th.
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