Myles Powell Named to Lute Olson Award Watch List
1/9/2019 3:22:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BOSTON - Seton Hall men's basketball junior Myles Powell (Trenton, N.J.) has been named to the 2018-19 Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List, CollegeInsider.com announced Wednesday.
The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player in College Basketball. Incoming freshman and transfers are not eligible for the preseason watch list. Lute Olson won 780 games in 34 seasons, 24 of which were spent at the University of Arizona. During that stretch he led the Wildcats to 11 Pac-10 Conference titles, 23 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, four Final Four appearances and a National Championship in 1997.
Powell has been Seton Hall's dynamic leader all season long, averaging 22.2 points per game, which ranks in the top 20 in the nation and second in the BIG EAST Conference. He has scored in double figures in every game this season, has topped 20 points eight times and has had a 30-point game and a 40-point game. He is the 2018 Wooden Legacy Most Outstanding Player and the 2018 Joe Calabrese Garden State Hardwood Classic MVP. Powell also ranks second in the BIG EAST in free throw shooting (.868), third in steals (1.8/gm) and fourth in three-pointers made (3.1/gm).
The 2019 Lute Olson Award will be presented at the College Insider awards event in April at the site of the men's division I national championship in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2018-19 LUTE OLSON AWARD MID-SEASON WATCH LIST
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 6-5 | So. | Virginia Tech |
| R.J. Barrett | 6-7 | Fr. | Duke |
| Yoeli Childs | 6-8 | Jr. | BYU |
| Chris Clemons | 5-9 | Sr. | Campbell |
| Jarrett Culver | 6-6 | So. | Texas Tech |
| Jarron Cumberland | 6-5 | Jr. | Cincinnati |
| Mike Daum | 6-9 | Sr. | South Dakota State |
| Carsen Edwards | 6-1 | Jr. | Purdue |
| Rui Hachimura | 6-8 | Jr. | Gonzaga |
| Ethan Happ | 6-8 | Sr. | Wisconsin |
| Jared Harper | 5-11 | Jr. | Auburn |
| Markus Howard | 5-11 | Jr. | Marquette |
| De'Andre Hunter | 6-8 | So. | Virginia |
| Ty Jerome | 6-5 | Jr. | Virginia |
| Dedric Lawson | 6-9 | Jr. | Kansas |
| Caleb Martin | 6-7 | Sr. | Nevada |
| C.J. Massinburg | 6-3 | Sr. | Buffalo |
| Charles Matthews | 6-6 | Sr. | Michigan |
| Luke Maye | 6-8 | Sr. | North Carolina |
| Ja Morant | 6-3 | So. | Murray State |
| James Palmer | 6-6 | Sr. | Nebraska |
| Shamorie Ponds | 6-1 | Jr. | St. John's |
| Myles Powell | 6-2 | Jr. | Seton Hall |
| Grant Riller | 6-3 | Jr. | Charleston |
| Reid Travis | 6-8 | Sr. | Kentucky |
| LaGerald Vick | 6-5 | Sr. | Kansas |
| Grant Williams | 6-7 | Jr. | Tennessee |
| Zion Williamson | 6-7 | Fr. | Duke |
| Cassius Winston | 6-1 | Jr. | Michigan State |
| Justin Wright-Foreman | 6-2 | Sr. | Hofstra |
