Good Morning, Illini Nation: Another preseason honor for Terrence Shannon Jr.
Nov. 3—Welcome to "Good Morning, Illini Nation," your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He'll offer up insights every morning on Brad Underwood's team:
Add another preseason honor for to a growing list for Illinois' Terrence Shannon Jr. this year. The veteran guard was one of 20 players named to the watch list for the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Player of the Year award. Shannon was one of four Big Ten players honored.
The NABC Player of the Year watch list is simply one of many preseason honors for Shannon. The Chicago native was a preseason All-Big Ten selection, while also earning a spot on the Jerry West Award watch list for the nation's top shooting guard to go with preseason All-American recognition by Fox Sports, CBS Sports and Blue Ribbon.
Shannon averaged 17.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals last season, earning First Team All-Big Ten honors. He ranked seventh in the Big Ten in scoring and had 11 games of 20-plus points.
2024 NABC Division I Player of the Year watch list
Trey Alexander, Creighton
Boo Buie, Northwestern
Isaiah Collier, USC
Boogie Ellis, USC
Kyle Filipowski, Duke
Bryce Hopkins, Providence
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
Tyler Kolek, Marquette
Justin Moore, Villanova
Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga
Tyrese Proctor, Duke
Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M
Tyson Walker, Michigan State
