Lincoln – Nebraska’s James Palmer Jr. was named one of 30 players named to the Lute Olson Award Watch List on Wednesday.
Palmer, a 6-foot-6 senior from Upper Marlboro, Md., has been instrumental in the Huskers posting an 11-4 record entering Thursday’s game against Penn State. On the season, Palmer is averaging 20.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He is second in the Big Ten in scoring and among the conference leaders in steals (fourth), free throw percentage (.810, 10th) and 3-pointers per game (2.1, 11th).
He has eight 20-point efforts, including a season-high 30 in a win over Creighton on Dec.