AUBURN, Ala. – Senior Forward Keyshawn Hall has been named one of 30 players to the Lute Olsen Award Early Season Watch List by Collegeinsider.com.
Now in its 15th year, the Lute Olsen Award is annually presented to the nation’s top player in Division I basketball.
Hall is having a tremendous start to his senior season by averaging 20.9 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. He leads the SEC with five double-doubles and has scored over 20 points in seven of his 10 games this year. Hall is the only player in the SEC to rank top five in both scoring and rebounding average.
The Cleveland native is shooting 47 percent from the floor and is one of the best in the country at getting to the free throw line, having made 82-of-92 (89.1 percent). His 92 free throw attempts are the fourth most nationally.
Hall leads the 21st-ranked Tigers (8-3) against their fourth AP Top 10 team this season on Saturday night with a contest against No. 6 Purdue (10-1) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. CT on Peacock and NBC Sports Network.