Boston, Mass. -- Youngstown State men's basketball senior guard Kendrick Perry (Ocoee, Fla.) was named to 2013-14 Lou Henson Preseason All-America Team, CollegeInsider.com announced.
Perry, a two-time All-Horizon League First-Team selection, has also been named the Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year by Blue Ribbon Sports and TheHoopsReport.com.
Perry, who led the Penguins and ranked second in Horizon Leauge in scoring last season with 17.3 points per game, was named a Top Ten Mid-Major Point Guards to Watch in 2013-14 by MidMajorMadness.com and ranked No. 17 on Bleacher Reports Top 20 Mid-Major Stars in 2013-14.
He is the only returning player in the Horizon League that ranked in the top 10 in scoring (2nd - 17.3 ppg), steals (t-1st - 1.9 spg), assist-to-turnover ratio (3rd - 2.0), free-throw percentage (5th - .845), assists (6th - 4.1 apg), and rebounding (t-8th - 5.5 rpg).
The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the top Mid-Major player in Division I college basketball.
2013 LOU HENSON PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Cameron Ayers
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6-5
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Sr.
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Bucknell
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Travis Bader
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6-5
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Sr.
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Oakland
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Jerrelle Benimon
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6-8
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Sr.
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Towson
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Sim Bhullar
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7-6
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So.
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New Mexico State
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Taylor Braun
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6-7
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Sr.
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North Dakota State
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Jason Brickman
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6-0
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Sr.
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LIU-Brooklyn
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De'Mon Brooks
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6-7
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Sr.
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Davidson
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Glenn Cosey
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6-0
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Sr.
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Eastern Kentucky
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Johnny Dee
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6-0
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Jr.
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San Diego
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Troy Huff
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6-5
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Sr.
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North Dakota
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Anthony Ireland
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5-10
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Sr.
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Loyola Marymount
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D.J. Irving
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6-0
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Sr.
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Boston University
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Damion Lee
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6-6
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Jr.
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Drexel
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Javon McCrea
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6-7
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Sr.
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Buffalo
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Elfrid Payton
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6-3
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Jr.
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UL-Lafayette
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Rian Pearson
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6-4
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Sr.
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Toledo
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Kendrick Perry
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6-0
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Sr.
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Youngstown State
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Augustine Rubit
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6-7
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Sr.
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South Alabama
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Wesley Saunders
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6-5
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Jr.
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Harvard
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Bernard Thompson
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6-3
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Jr.
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Florida Gulf Coast
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Lucas Troutman
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6-10
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Sr.
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Elon
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Demetrius Treadwell
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6-7
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Sr.
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Akron
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Jameel Warney
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6-8
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So.
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Stony Brook
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Alan Williams
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6-7
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Jr.
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UC Santa Barbara
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Pendarvis Williams
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6-6
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Sr.
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Norfolk State
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