Courtesy of Utah State Athletics

LOGAN, Utah — Utah State junior wing Great Osobor has been named to the 2023-24 Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List, it was announced on Wednesday.

The native of Bradford, England, is averaging 18.6 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.0 steals per game, while shooting 59.1 percent (107-of-181) from the field. His 9.4 rebounds per game lead the Mountain West and rank 31st in the nation, while his 18.6 points per game rank second in the league.

Osobor has scored in double figures in 14 games this season, including seven 20-point outings, and has logged seven double-doubles. He scored a career-best 32 points at Air Force on Jan. 2, while he had a career-high 16 rebounds against Marshall on Nov. 19.

Osobor was named the tournament MVP at the Cayman Islands Classic after averaging 18.7 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.0 blocks and 1.0 steals per game, while shooting 60.5 percent (23-of-38) from the field.

The award is named in honor of Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson, who won 776 games in 34 seasons, 24 of which were spent at the University of Arizona. During that stretch, he led the Wildcats to 11 Pac-10 Conference titles, 23 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, four Final Four appearances and a National Championship in 1997.

Olson is one of just 25 head coaches in NCAA history to win 700 or more games (all divisions) and ranks ninth on the Division I career victories list. He finished with a winning percentage of .731 and is the all-time winningest coach in Arizona history with 587-190 record (.755). He was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year seven times.

Olson also guided Arizona to 20 consecutive 20-win seasons, and is one of only three coaches in NCAA history to record 29 or more 20-win seasons.

In 2002, Olson was enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Coach Olson passed away on August 27, 2020.

The recipient of the annual award is determined by a 10-member voting committee, which consists of current and former head coaches, as well as two senior staff members of collegeinsider.com.

The 2024 award will be announced in Phoenix, Arizona, site of the men’s Division I Basketball Championship.

Utah State next faces UNLV on Saturday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m. (MT), in Las Vegas, Nevada.