BOSTON, Mass. - CollegeInsider.com has announced the 'Early Season Watch List' for the 2025-26 Lou Henson award, which is presented annually to the top player in division I college basketball. Cam'Ron Fletcher from the High Point University men's basketball team has been selected to the mid-major list. This is the second consecutive season the Panthers have had a player named to the 'Early Season Watch List'.

Through 12 games with the Panthers, Fletcher leads the team in scoring and rebounding, averaging 17.2 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game. He has produced five double-doubles and sits ranked 15th in the nation. He is ranked 21st in the country in field goals made with 80, shooting 55.6% from the field. On the boards he ranks 29th in the country with 102 total rebounds. Fletcher has had five 20-point production games scoring a career-high 27 versus UIC in the first game of the Boardwalk Battle tournament. In the championship game he scored 18 points with 12 rebounds and was named the Tournament MVP. Fletcher has also been named the Big South Player of the Week two times this season.

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, IN, site of the men's Division I Basketball Championship.
 
LOU HENSON AWARD EARLY SEASON WATCH LIST
The top players in mid-major college basketball

CJ Anthony	6-0	Sr.	Iona
Marcus Banks, Jr.	6-3	Sr.	UMass
Leo Beath	6-9	Jr.	UC San Diego
Austin Benigni	5-11	Sr.	Navy
Brycen Blaine	6-5	Jr.	Charleston Southern
Leon Bond, III	6-5	Jr.	Northern Iowa
Isaac Bruns	6-5	Jr.	South Dakota
Javontae Campbell	6-2	Sr.	Bowling Green
Zach Cleveland	6-7	Sr.	Liberty
Simeon Cottle	6-2	Sr.	Kennesaw State
Chandler Cuthrell	6-8	Sr.	Elon
Dominique Daniels, Jr.	5-10	Sr.	California Baptist
Cruz Davis	6-3	Jr.	Hofstra
Brett Decker, Jr.	6-3	So.	Liberty
Quinn Denker	6-3	Sr.	Northern Colorado
Thomas Dowd	6-8	Jr.	Troy
Cam'Ron Fletcher	6-7	Sr.	High Point
Daniel Freitag	6-2	So.	Buffalo
Delrecco Gillespie	6-8	Sr.	Kent State
DeSean Goode	6-8	So.	Robert Morris
Corey Hadnot II	6-3	Jr.	Purdue-Fort Wayne
Christian Hammond	6-4	So.	Santa Clara
Bryce Harris	6-4	Sr.	Howard
Robert Hinton	6-5	So.	Harvard
Nolan Hodge	6-7	Sr.	UNCW
Jackson Holcombe	6-7	So.	Utah Valley
Evan Ipsaro	6-0	Jr.	Miami
Javon Jackson	6-3	Sr.	Murray State
Dior Johnson	6-3	Jr.	Tarleton State
Jaquan Johnson	5-11	So.	Bradley
Tavari Johnson	6-0	Sr.	Akron
Jemel Jones	6-4	Sr.	New Mexico State
Tyler Lundblade	6-5	Sr.	Belmont
Nolan Minessale	6-5	So.	Saint Thomas (MN)
Amarri Monroe	6-7	Sr.	Quinnipiac
Teagan Moore	6-5	So.	Western Kentucky
Paulius Murauskas	6-8	Jr.	Saint Mary's
Kenny Noland	6-2	Sr.	Columbia
Baraka Okojie	6-3	Jr.	Mercer
Jalen Quinn	6-3	Sr.	Drake
Brody Robinson	5-11	Sr.	Oakland
Darin Smith, Jr.	6-7	So.	Central Connecticut
Jalen Speer	6-1	Sr.	Marshall
Corey Stephenson	6-6	Sr.	Florida International
Tyler Tejada	6-9	Jr.	Towson
Keon Thompson	6-1	Sr.	Stephen F Austin
Nick Townsend	6-7	Sr.	Yale
Lance Waddles	6-4	Sr.	Omaha
Damari Wheeler-Thomas	6-0	Jr.	North Dakota State
Money Williams	6-4	Jr.	Montana