BOSTON, Mass.– Senior guard Nijal Pearson was one of 50 players listed on the Lou Henson Award Preseason Watch List earlier this week. The Lou Henson Player of the Year Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I mid-major player.
 
Pearson is one of three players represented on the preseason list from the Sun Belt Conference (Trhae Mitchell, South Alabama; Ike Smith, Georgia Southern). The Beaumont, Texas native appeared on the Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List last season (Jan. 9, 2019).
 
The winner for the 2019-20 Lou Henson Player of the Year Award will be announced April 2020 in Atlanta, Ga. at the site of the men's Division I NCAA Basketball Championship.
 
The award honors Lou Henson who coached for 41 years and tallied 775 victories. Henson is the all-time winningest coach at Illinois (423 wins) and New Mexico State (289 wins) and is one of 11 coaches to take two programs to the NCAA Final Four.
 
After defeating Texas Lutheran in the season opener at Strahan Arena (103-45), Texas State heads to The Centennial State to challenge Air Force at 3 p.m. CT Nov. 9 at Clune Arena in United States Air Force Academy, Colo.
 
SEASON TICKETS
Season tickets are now available for purchase through the Texas State online ticket center website. Prices for season tickets will depend upon seating location. General admission season tickets will be available for as low as $99 and lower reserved seating options will start at $130. Any questions regarding 2019-20 Texas State men's basketball season tickets can be addressed to the Texas State Athletics Ticket Office at 512-245-2272 or via email at gametickets@txstate.edu.
 
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