Bowling Green Falcons guard Marcus Hill (0) makes a move to the basket against Ohio guard Shereef Mitchell (4) during the second half of a game on Tuesday at the Stroh Center. (Scott W. Grau|Sentinel-Tribune)
Of the 40 players named to the Lou Henson mid-season watch list, Bowling Green 6-foot-4, 185-pound junior guard Marcus Hill was listed as one of three representatives from the Mid-American Conference.
The 2023-24 Lou Henson mid-season Watch List was announced on Wednesday evening. The award is presented to the most outstanding mid-major men’s college basketball player in Division I.
Hill is currently leading the Falcons in points per game (20.1), free throw percentage (75.2%) and minutes per game (33.8). He is currently one of two players in the MAC averaging 20-plus points per game, joined by EMU’s Tyson Acuff (22.0).
As for Hill’s minutes per game, the mark of 33.8 is fourth in the MAC. On a national scale, Hill has entered the top 50 in the nation for six different stats.
His 20.1 points per game is currently tied for 22nd in the nation while his 301 points total is tied for 29th. He’s also 27th in the nation for field goal attempts with 234 and tied for 33rd for field goals made with 106.
Hill, who hails from Rockford, Illinois and transferred from Southern Union Community College, has reached similar marks for free throws, currently tied for 34th in the nation for free throw attempts (101) and 35th in the nation for free throws made (76).
The 2024 award will be announced in Phoenix, Ariz., site of the men’s Division I Basketball Championship.
Hill and the Falcons will be on the road for their next two games, first taking on Northern Illinois Saturday (Jan. 13) for a 4 p.m. EST tip. BGSU will then transition to Miami (OH) on Tuesday (Jan. 16) for a 7 p.m. start before returning home to the Stroh Center on Jan. 20 to host Western Michigan.
