GUS ETCHISON EARNS LOU HENSON AWARD NATIONAL PLAYER OF WEEK HONORS

Feb. 23, 2026

GUS ETCHISON EARNS LOU HENSON AWARD NATIONAL PLAYER OF WEEK HONORS

BOSTON, MA -- Idaho State’s Gus Etchison has been named the Lou Henson award National Player of the Week. The 5-foot-11 senior led the Bengals to a pair of conference wins last week. 

On Thursday, Etchison had a career-high 29 points, to go along with 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals against Montana. Two days later he established a new career best with 36 points against Montana State. He also finished with a career-high 8 assists. For the week Etchison averaged 32.5 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 1.5 steals, while shooting 60% from the field and 46% from beyond the arc.

The Lou Henson award is presented annually to the top mid-major player in division I college basketball.  The award voting panel is made up of current division I coaches, athletic administrators, and senior College Insider staff members.

2025-26 Lou Henson Players of the Week
Week 15: Collin Parker, Austin Peay
Week 14: Justin Neely, UNC Greensboro
Week 13: Prophet Johnson, Sacramento State
Week 12: Dominique Daniels Jr., California Baptist
Week 11: Delrecco Gillespie, Kent State
Week 10: Michael McNair, Boston University
Week 9: Nils Machowski, Wofford
Week 8: Quinn Denker, Northern Colorado
Week 7: Josh Dixon, Milwaukee
Week 6: Marcus Banks, UMass
Week 5: Aidan Mahaney, UC Santa Barbara
Week 4: Leo Beath, UC San Diego
Week 3: Ethan Roberts, Penn
Week 2: Money Williams, Montana
Week 1: Keon Thompson, Stephen F. Austin

AWARD WEBSITE: https://louhenson.com/