10/28/2026 1:11:00โฏPM | Men's Basketball
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. โย The Naismith Hall of Fame has announced UConn men's basketball freshmanย Colben Landrewย is on theย Naismith Starting 5 - Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Top 20 Preseason Watch List. The Hall of Fame is announcing the preseason watch lists for its annual positional awards this week.ย
The BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year, the McComb, Miss.-native enters his rookie season in Storrs as a consensus top-30 prospect after a senior year at Wheeler High School in which he earned Gatorade Player of the Year, Mr. Georgia Basketball and Naismith High School All America honors. In preseason play, the 6'6 wing averaged 12.0 points per game in UConn's three outings, shooting 51.9 percent from the field and 42.9 percent from three.ย
Landrewย joins teammatesย Silas Demary Jr.,ย a member of the Cousy Award Preseason List, andย Braylon Mullins,ย on the West Award List, as Huskies lauded by the Hall of Fame for positional awards thus far. UConn's all-time Naismith Starting 5 winners are a trio of Cousy Award winners in Kemba Walker (2011), Shabazz Napier (2014) and Tristen Newton (2024).ย
