EVANSVILLE, Ind.--University of Evansville senior men’s basketball player Jason Holsinger (Lapel, Ind. / Lapel) has been named as one of 30 national candidates for the prestigious Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, which is presented annually to the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete of the Year in eight different sports.

Originally launched in 2001, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award program focuses on the “Four C’s” of classroom, character, community, and competition.  An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the award honors the attributes of college basketball seniors who remain committed to their university and pursue the many rewards that a senior season and complete college education brings.  Lowe’s, an official corporate partner of the NCAA, will award the winners with trophies during the respective men’s and women’s NCAA Final Four weekends.

Holsinger, who has a 3.88 cumulative grade-point average in economics, was recently named the Prairie Farms/Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week for his efforts in the Aces’ wins over SIU-Edwardsville and Ball State. Holsinger is averaging 13.5 points per game and scored a career-high 31 points against Eastern Illinois earlier this month.



Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award
2008-09 Men’s Candidates
 
Athlete Name         School                  Position         Conference
A.J. Abrams         University of Texas         G             Big 12 Conference
Jonathan Adams         Old Dominion University     F             Colonial Athletic Association
Antonio Anderson     University of Memphis     G             Conference USA
Connor Atchley         University of Texas         F/C             Big 12 Conference
Jimmy Baron         University of Rhode Island     G             Atlantic 10 Conference
Dane Brumagin         University of Missouri        F             The Summit League
Dionte Christmas     Temple University         G             Atlantic 10 Conference
Josh Dotzler         Creighton University         G             Missouri Valley Conference
Robert Dozier         University of Memphis     F             Conference USA
Marcus Ginyard         University of North Carolina F/G             Atlantic Coast Conference
Tyler Hansbrough     University of North Carolina F             Atlantic Coast Conference
Sam Hinnant         East Carolina University     G             Conference USA
Jason Holsinger         University of Evansville     G             Missouri Valley Conference
Lester Hudson         University of Tennessee at Martin G         Ohio Valley Conference
Curtis Jerrells         Baylor University         G             Big 12 Conference
Marcus Landry         University of Wisconsin     F             Big Ten Conference
Matt Lawrence         University of Missouri     G             Big 12 Conference
Andrew Lovedale     Davidson College         F             Southern Conference
Jack McClinton         University of Miami         G            Atlantic Coast Conference
Jerel McNeal         Marquette University         G             Big East Conference
Leonard Mendez     Georgia State University     G             Colonial Athletic Association
Danny Morrissey     Pennsylvania State University G             Big Ten Conference
Greg Paulus        Duke University             G             Atlantic Coast Conference
Taylor Rochestie     Washington State University    G             Pacific-10 Conference
Matt Szalachowski     Lehigh University         G             Patriot League
Paul Velander         University of Nebraska     G             Big 12 Conference
Andy Wicke         Belmont University         G             Atlantic Sun Conference
Gary Wilkinson         Utah State University         F             Western Athletic Conference
Terrence Williams     University of Louisville     F            Big East Conference
Sam Young         University of Pittsburgh     F              Big East Conference