MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. - CollegeInsider.com has announced the 'Early Season Watch List' for the 2025-26 Lou Henson Award, which is presented annually to the top mid-major player in Division I college basketball. Among the 50 student-athletes on the list is Robert Morris forward DeSean Goode.
 
Goode leads RMU with 13.6 points per game and 9.2 rebounds per game. Nationally, he ranks seventh with total rebounds with 199 and 10^th with 4.0 offensive rebounds per contest.
 
The recipient of the annual award is determined by a 10-member voting committee, which consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.
 
The 2026 award will be announced in Indianapolis, Ind., site of the men's Division I Basketball Championship.
 

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ABOUT THE LOU HENSON AWARD
The Lou Henson National Player of the Year Award, which is presented annually to the top mid-major player in division I college basketball, honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head coach who won 775 games in 41 seasons.
 
Henson is the winningest coach in Illinois basketball history with 423 victories. During his 21 seasons (1975-1996), Henson led the Fighting Illini to 16 postseason appearances, including 12 NCAA tournaments and a Final Four appearance in 1989.
 
Henson, who is also the all-time winningest coach in New Mexico State history with 289 victories, is one of only 11 coaches to take two different schools to the NCAA Final Four. His teams have made 19 NCAA appearances and four NIT appearances.
 
Players on teams from the following conferences are eligible for the award: America East, ASUN, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Coastal Athletic, CUSA, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, SWAC, Summit, Sun Belt, WAC, West Coast.
 
The Lou Henson award voting panel is made up of current division I coaches, athletic administrators, and senior College Insider staff members. The recipient of the 2025-26 award will be announced in April, Indianapolis, IN site of the men's Division I NCAA Basketball Championship.