Sasser Named to Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List

HOUSTON – Leading the #1 University of Houston Men's Basketball program to an 18-1 record and first place in the American Athletic Conference standings, senior guard Marcus Sasser was named to the United States Basketball Writers Association Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List on Thursday.

Since the 1958-59 season, the USBWA has named a National Player of the Year. In 1998, the award was named in honor of the University of Cincinnati Hall of Famer and two-time USBWA Player of the Year Oscar Robertson. It is the nation's oldest award and the only one named after a former player.

At the conclusion of the regular season, the entire USBWA membership will vote for the award. The winner of the award will be announced at the 2023 Men's Final Four in Houston with the formal presentation to follow at the annual USBWA Awards Luncheon hosted by the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.

All Division I players remain eligible for the 2022-23 Oscar Robertson Trophy. The watch list spotlights the top candidates, as selected by the USBWA board.

ABOUT MARCUS SASSER
Sasser has been a leader for the Cougars throughout the 2022-23 season as the Cougars moved to the top of the Associated Press and USA TODAY Sports Coaches polls for the first time since 1983.

The Dallas native leads the Cougars and ranks fifth in The American with 16.9 points per game and has drained a team-high 52 3-pointers this season, including a season-high seven treys in Tuesday's 80-60 road win at Tulane.

He has posted back-to-back 20-point games entering Sunday's home showdown against Temple, including a career-high 31 points in a win over South Florida on Jan. 11.

However, Sasser is doing far more than shoot and score for the Cougars. He leads Houston with 1.8 steals per game and ranks second among the Cougars and among The American's Top-15 leaders with 3.1 assists and a 2.23 assist-turnover ratio.

He became the 50^th 1,000-point scorer in Houston history earlier this season and recently broke into the Cougars' Top-30 career scoring leaders with 1,176 points to date.

With his long-range performance at Tulane, Sasser also moved into fourth in Houston career history with 232 3-pointers and needs only 30 more treys to set the school record in that category.

USBWA OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY MIDSEASON WATCH LIST

Player	School
Marcus Sasser	Houston
Max Abmas	Oral Roberts
Tyree Appleby	Wake Forest
Armando Bacot	North Carolina
Oumar Ballo	Arizona
Souley Boum	Xavier
Jordan Brown	Louisiana
Kobe Brown	Missouri
Marcus Carr	Texas
Jaylen Clark	UCLA
Josh Cohen	St. Francis (Pa.)
Yuri Collins	Saint Louis
Ricky Council IV	Arkansas
Antoine Davis	Detroit Mercy
Kendric Davis	Memphis
Gradey Dick	Kansas
Hunter Dickinson	Michigan
Jordan Dingle	Penn
Zach Edey	Purdue
Kyle Filipowski	Duke
Adam Flagler	Baylor
Keyonte George	Baylor
DaRon Holmes II	Dayton
Bryce Hopkins	Providence
Jaelen House	New Mexico
Trayce Jackson-Davis	Indiana
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	UCLA
Keyonate Johnson	Kansas State
Ryan Kalkbrenner	Creighton
Taevion Kinsey	Marshall
Caleb Love	North Carolina
Mike Miles Jr.	TCU
Brandon Miller	Alabama
Kris Murray	Iowa
Jameer Nelson Jr.	Delaware
Markquis Nowell	Kansas State
Jalen Pickett	Penn State
Terrence Shannon Jr.	Illinois
Terquavion Smith	NC State
Adama Sonogo	UConn
Joel Soriano	St. John's
Jake Stephens	Chattanooga
Drew Timme	Gonzaga
Oscar Tshiebwe	Kentucky
Azuolas Tubelis	Arizona
Hunter Tyson	Clemson
Jordan Walker	UAB
KJ Williams	LSU
Jalen Wilson	Kansas
Isaiah Wong	Miami (Fla.).

UP NEXT
• The Cougars return to the friendly confines of the Fertitta Center to play host to Temple at 2 p.m., Sunday. That game will air on ESPN.
• From there, Houston looks to sweep the regular-season series when it faces UCF at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 25, inside Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Fla. The Cougars claimed a 71-65 inside the Fertitta Center on Dec. 31, 2022.
• All Houston Men's Basketball games can be heard on 950 AM KPRC.

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Fans may purchase single-game tickets for the Cougars' 18 regular-season home games inside the Fertitta Center. Supplies are limited, and fans are encouraged to purchase soon before they run out.

To purchase single-game tickets, fans may call the Athletics Ticket Office at 713-GO-COOGS (462-6647) during regular business hours or click here any time.

For the third straight season, the Cougars sold out of their season tickets for home games inside the Fertitta Center.

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