Western Kentucky guard Teagan Moore has been named to the 2025-26 Lou Henson Award Early Season Watch List, collegeinsider.com announced Wednesday afternoon.

The award is presented annually to the top mid-major player Division I men’s college basketball.

Moore has solidified himself as one of WKU’s go-to scorers through the first 10 games of the season. The redshirt sophomore is averaging a team-best 17.6 points and 5.6 rebounds while shooting 48.6% from the field and 87.5% at the free-throw line. He has scored in double figures in nine of 10 contests, highlighted by four 20-point outings, and has reached at least 18 points in six games as the Hilltoppers have opened 7-3.

Moore’s breakout stretch came at the Battle 4 Atlantis, where he eclipsed his previous career high of 22 points in back-to-back games. He scored 24 points on 6-of-12 shooting and 11-of-11 at the line against then-No. 23/24 Vanderbilt, then followed with a new career-best 27 points against South Florida the following day, going 9-of-18 from the floor and 8-of-9 at the free-throw line.

The Dry Ridge native missed all of last season due to injury after earning Conference USA all-freshman honors in 2023-24.

The Lou Henson award honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head coach who won 775 games in 41 seasons.

Henson is the winningest coach in Illinois basketball history with 423 victories. During his 21 seasons (1975-1996), Henson led the Fighting Illini to 16 postseason appearances, including 12 NCAA tournaments and a Final Four appearance in 1989.

Henson, who is also the all-time winningest coach in New Mexico State history with 289 victories, is one of only 11 coaches to take two different schools to the NCAA Final Four. His teams have made 19 NCAA appearances and four NIT appearances.

Henson died on July 25, 2020.

The recipient of the annual award is determined by a 10-member voting committee, which consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.

The 2026 award will be announced in Indianapolis, site of the men’s Division I Basketball Championship.

The Hilltoppers conclude nonconference play, hosting 10-1 Tulsa on Friday at E.A. Diddle Arena.