Liberty’s redshirt-seniors Caleb Homesley and Scottie James have been named to the 2019-20 Lou Henson All-America Team. They were two of 40 players named to the team, which is presented annually by CollegeInsider.com and honors the top mid-major players nationally.
The Lou Henson All-America Team honor adds to a laundry list of accomplishments earned by Homesley during his senior season. He was previously named the 2019-20 ASUN Player of the Year, the ASUN Tournametn MVP, and a First Team All-ASUN selection, a Lute Olson All-American, and an NABC District 3 First Team honoree.
Homesley ended his career ranked No. 10 on Liberty’s all-time scoring list with 1,539 career points and No. 8 on the school’s all-time rebounding list with 703 rebounds. This season, he ranked third in the conference averaging 15.3 points per game and was second on the team with 5.7 rebounds per game.
James was also named to the All-ASUN First Team for a second consecutive season. He ended his career ranked No. 4 on Liberty’s all-time rebounding list with 891 rebounds and No. 17 on the all-time scoring list with 1,323 career points.
Homesley and James helped guide the Flames to the program’s most successful season with 30 wins, a program record, the second consecutive ASUN Regular Season Championship, and ASUN Tournament Championship while clinching a second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament.
The Lou Henson Award Committee is a 30-member panel, consisting of five current Division I head coaches, five retired head coaches, 10 current athletic directors and/or conference administrators, five members of the national media, and five CollegeInsider.com staff members. The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the top Division I mid-major player voted on by the award committee and covering 22 mid-major conferences.
Lou Henson won 775 games spanning 41 seasons as the winningest head coach in program history at both Illinois and New Mexico State. One of only 11 coaches to take two different schools to the Final Four, he led his teams to 19 NCAA Tournament appearances and four NIT berths.
