Portland State's Terri Miller Jr. continues to pull in the post-season honors as he has been recognized for his talents three times in the past 24 hours. Miller, the Big Sky Conference Player of the Year, has been named a finalist for the Lou Henson Award, which is presented annually to the top player in mid-major in college basketball. Miller was also named to the NABC All-Pacific District second team and Big Sky Conference All-Tournament team.
 
Miller, a 6-8 senior forward for the Vikings, has had a tremendous season, averaging 19.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 1.4 steals while shooting over 50% from the field, 39% from three-point range and 70% from the free throw line. Miller led the Vikings to their first Big Sky Conference regular season title in 18 years. PSU reached the Big Sky Tournament semifinals before being knocked out by Montana on Tuesday. The Vikings finished at 20-11, 13-5 in Big Sky play. Miller was the league's player of the year and a first team All-Big Sky selection.  
 
At the Big Sky Tournament, he averaged 21.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists. His 31-point, 10-rebound effort against Idaho State led the Vikings to a tournament quarterfinal victory.
 
Miller, a native of Fresno, CA, is one of 30 players from mid-major conferences around the nation up for the Lou Henson Award. He is one of two Big Sky players on the list (Quinn Denker, Northern Colorado).
 
The award honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head coach who won 775 games in 41 seasons. 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 2026 award will be announced in Indianapolis, IN, site of the men's Division I Basketball Championship.
 
The NABC All-Pacific District honor is culled from all Division I basketball players competing in the states of Oregon, Washington, California and Hawai'i and voted on my coaches within the district. Only two other Big Sky players earned NABC honors (Quinn Denker, Northern Colorado, and Money Williams, Montana in the Mountain District).
 

LOU HENSON AWARD FINALISTS

Austin Benigni 5-11 Sr. Navy
Zach Cleveland 6-7 Sr. Liberty
Dominique Daniels, Jr. 5-10 Sr. California Baptist
Cruz Davis 6-3 Jr. Hofstra
Josiah Davis 6-3 Sr. CSUN
Brett Decker 6-3 So. Liberty
Quinn Denker 6-3 Sr. Northern Colorado
Gavin Doty 6-5 So. Siena
Logan Duncomb 6-10 Sr. Winthrop
Kyle Evans 6-10 Sr. UC Irvine
Delrecco Gillespie 6-8 Sr. Kent State
Bryce Harris 6-4 Sr. Howard
Jackson Holcombe 6-7 So. Utah Valley
Camren Hunter 6-3 Sr. Central Arkansas
Jaquan Johnson 5-11 So. Bradley
Tavari Johnson 6-0 Sr. Akron
Aidan Kehoe 6-11 Sr. Navy
Kevair Kennedy 6-2 Fr. Merrimack
Tyler Lundblade 6-5 Sr. Belmont
Terri Miller 6-8 Sr. Portland State
Nolan Minessale 6-5 So. St. Thomas MN
Paulius Murauskas 6-8 Jr. Saint Mary's
Darin Smith, Jr. 6-7 So. Central Connecticut State
Peter Suder 6-5 Sr. Miami OH
Cedric Taylor III 6-7 Jr. Howard
Keon Thompson 6-1 Sr. Stephen F. Austin
Nick Townsend 6-7 Sr. Yale
Patrick Wesler 7-1 Jr. UNCW
Nasir Whitlock 6-2 Jr. Lehigh
Alex Wilkins 6-5 Fr. Furman
 
PREVIOUS AWARD WINNERS
Brian Moore, Jr., Norfolk State (20250; Trey Townsend, Oakland (2024); Jordan Brown (2023); Malachi Smith, Chattanooga (2022); Max Abmas, Oral Roberts (2021); Nathan Knight, William & Mary (2020); Fletcher Magee, Wofford (2019); Clayton Custer, Loyola Chicago (2018); Justin Robinson, Monmouth (2017); Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin (2016); Ty Greene, USC Upstate (2015); Langston Hall, Mercer (2014); Matthew Dellavedova, Saint Mary's (2013); Kyle O'Quinn, Norfolk State (2012); Matt Howard, Butler (2011), Keith Benson, Oakland (2010).
 

NABC PACIFIC DISTRICT HONOREES

First Team
Chad Baker-Mazara, USC
Tyler Bilodeau, UCLA
Dominique Daniels Jr., Cal Baptist
Donovan Dent, UCLA
Christian Hammond, Santa Clara
Graham Ike, Gonzaga
Isaac Johnson, Hawaii
Paulius Murauskas, Saint Mary's
Ebuka Okorie, Stanford
Hannes Steinbach, Washington
 
Second Team
Dai Dai Ames, Cal
Nate Bittle, Oregon
Miles Byrd, San Diego State
Josiah Davis, CSU Northridge
Kyle Evans, UC Irvine
Allen Graves, Santa Clara
Larry Hughes II, CSU Northridge
Elijah Mahi, Santa Clara
Terri Miller Jr., Portland State
Hamad Mousa, Cal Poly
 
Coach of the Year: Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's