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BOSTON, Mass. – Senior guard Victor Sanders is among the nation's best, as a member of the 2017-18 Lou Henson Award Watch List.
 
The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I mid-major player.  Lou Henson coached 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 2017-18 Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award will be announced on March 31, 2018 at the CollegeInsider.com Awards Event in San Antonio, site of the men's NCAA Basketball Championship.
 
Sanders led the Vandals with 20.9 points per game a season ago.  He topped 20 points 16 times in 32 games, including a 40-point outburst to lead the Vandals past Portland State in early February.
 
He knocked down 101 3's on the year, the second most in a single season in program history.  His 670 points were sixth most in a single season in program history, while his 1,215 career points are 11^th best.
 
Sanders reeled in the accolades last season.  He was a First Team All-Big Sky selection, to go along with his preseason recognition.  Sanders also took home Big Sky All-Tournament Team honors and NABC First Team All-District 6 accolades.
 
He also had an interesting offseason, as he declared for the NBA Draft in April before choosing to return for his senior season.  Sanders spent time with a number of NBA franchises during the process, working out with some of the best players in the nation.
 
Two other members of the Big Sky Conference are represented on the list, with Montana State's Tyler Hall and Eastern Washington's Bogdan Bliznyuk making the watch list.
 
Sanders and the Vandals kick off the season on Friday at Nevada at 7 p.m.  Check back with GoVandals.com tomorrow for more information on the game.
 
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