WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth University Men's Basketball's George Papas became the second player in program history to be named to the Lou Henson award Watch List Wednesday, earning a coveted spot on the list for the Mid-Major Player of the Year Award. The only other Hawk to earn a spot on the award's watch list, Justin Robinson, won the award in 2017.
 
Papas is Monmouth's leading scorer and a two-time MAAC Player of the Week selection already. He is averaging a team best 16.3 points per contest to go with 6.1 rebounds and a team-high 43 assists and 16 steals. He is shooting 43.4% and 37.7% from deep as well 86% from the foul line, and has posted a pair of 30-point outings already this year. He is one of three Hawks to start every game, and is currently second in the league in scoring, 11^th in rebounding, sixth in assists, fourth in free throw percentage and first in threes made by a wide margin.
 
The only other Hawk to ever earn a spot on the Lou Henson Award Watch List is program all-time leading scorer Justin Robinson, who won the award in 2017 following his second straight MAAC Player of the Year honors and second consecutive AP All-America Honorable Mention.
 
Papas and the Hawks return to the floor this Friday at 7:00 p.m. at Saint Peter's.