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Baron, Green finalists for Henson Award
Two of 25 finalists for Mid-Major P.O.Y.
Updated: Tuesday, 26 Feb 2013, 12:26 PM EST
Published : Monday, 25 Feb 2013, 5:30 PM EST
Niagara's Juan'ya Green and Canisius point guard Billy Baron are two of the 25 finalists for the Lou Henson Award, given to the national mid-major player of the year by CollegeInsider.com.
Green, a sophomore for NU, is scoring 16.8 points per game this season while dishing out 5 assists and recording 1.9 steals a night.
Baron has made a huge impact for the Griffs after transferring in for his junior season, leading the team with 16.5 points per game.
The complete list of finalists is included below:
| Travis Bader | 6-5 | Jr. | Oakland | |
| Billy Baron | 6-2 | Jr. | Canisius | |
| Jerrelle Benimon | 6-8 | Jr. | Towson | |
| Tommy Brenton | 6-5 | Sr. | Stony Brook | |
| Ryan Broekhoff | 6-7 | Sr. | Valparaiso | |
| Isaiah Canaan | 6-1 | Sr. | Murray State | |
| Jackie Carmichael | 6-9 | Sr. | Illinois State | |
| Will Cherry | 6-1 | Sr. | Montana | |
| Ian Clark | 6-3 | Sr. | Belmont | |
| Jake Cohen | 6-10 | Sr. | Davidson | |
| D.J. Cooper | 6-0 | Sr. | Ohio | |
| Matthew Dellavedova | 6-4 | Sr. | Saint Mary's | |
| James Ennis | 6-7 | Sr. | Long Beach | |
| Juan'ya Green | 6-3 | So. | Niagara | |
| Tyler Haws | 6-5 | So. | BYU | |
| Lamont Jones | 6-0 | Sr. | Iona | |
| Jake Odum | 6-4 | Jr. | Indiana State | |
| Jamal Olasewere | 6-7 | Sr. | LIU-Brooklyn | |
| Zeke Marshall | 7-0 | Sr. | Akron | |
| Ray McCallum | 6-3 | Jr. | Detroit | |
| Doug McDermott | 6-8 | Jr. | Creighton | |
| Mike Muscala | 6-11 | Sr. | Bucknell | |
| Augustine Rubit | 6-7 | Jr. | South Alabama | |
| Taylor Smith | 6-6 | Sr. | Stephen F. Austin | |
| Nate Wolters | 6-4 | Sr. | South Dakota State |
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