BOSTON, MA -- Oakland’s Kahlil Felder is the recipient of the Lute Olson award mid-season honors.
The 5-foot-9 junior leads the nation in assists (9.2 apg) and is third in scoring (26.1 ppg). Felder has a chance to be the first player to ever lead the nation in both points and assists.
Felder has scored 20 over more points in every game this season, which included a career-high 38 in a win at Washington. He also had 37 against Michigan State and 30 at Virginia.
In 2015 Felder was a finalist for the Lou Henson Mid-Major Player of the Year. In 2014 Felder was named to the Kyle Macy freshmen All-America team, along with Jabari Parker (Duke) and Andrew Wiggins (Kansas).
Felder was one of seven players, from mid-major schools, named to the Olson Award preseason Watch List.
The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player who has played at least two seasons. Freshmen are not eligible for award.
The award is named in honor of Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson, who won 780 games in 34 seasons, 24 of which were spent at the University of Arizona. During that stretch he led the Wildcats to 11 Pac-10 Conference titles, 23 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, four Final Four appearances and a National Championship in 1997.
The recipient of the 2016 award will be announced at the CollegeInsider.com Award Presentation on April 1 in Houston, site of the men’s division I national championship.
