COLLEGE STATION, Texas- Coming off an impressive debut season in Aggieland, Texas A&M senior guard Danuel House has been selected to the watch list for the 2016 John R. Wooden Award, presented annually to the collegiate basketball's player of the year.
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The Fresno, Texas, native emerged as one of the SEC's most explosive and consistent scorers during his first campaign at Texas A&M a year ago, garnering first team All-SEC honors after ranking fourth among all league players in scoring during conference games at 16.2 points per game. During SEC play, the 6-foot-7 guard ranked second in the league, averaging 2.7 3-pointers made per game and third in 3-point shooting at 41.1 percent
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In all games, House led the Aggies and ranked ninth in the SEC by scoring 14.8 points per contest while shooting 41.7 percent from the floor and 40.0 percent from 3-point range. Additionally, House scored 20 or more points in seven games last season, including three outings with 25 or more points.
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House is already off to a hot start this season, scoring 35 points (17.5 points per game) while adding 10 rebounds, five assists, a block and a steal in just two games. During the team's most recent outing, a 100-58 win over Southeastern Louisiana Monday night, House scored 20 points to reach the 20-point plateau for the eighth time in his A&M career.
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Already this season, House has been named First Team Preseason All-SEC by the league's coaches and media voters who cover the league, while earning a spot on the watch list for the 2016 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award.
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Zach Auguste, Notre Dame
Ron Baker, Wichita State
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James Blackmon Jr., Indiana
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia
Jaylen Brown, Cal
Jalen Brunson, Villanova
Kyle Collinsworth, BYU
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Kris Dunn, Providence
Perry Ellis, Kansas
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana
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Anthony Gill, Virginia
Daniel Hamilton, UConn
AJ Hammons, Purdue
Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin
Buddy Hield, Oklahoma
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Demtrius Jackson, Notre Dame
Brice Johnson, North Carolina
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Bronson Koenig, Wisconsin
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Jake Layman, Maryland
Caris LeVert, Michigan
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