Lincoln – University of Nebraska guard Terran Petteway was honored this week, as he was named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List. The Oscar Roberson Trophy is presented to the national player of the year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).

This season, Petteway is third in the Big Ten in scoring at 21.0 points per game, along with 4.0 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game entering tonight’s game against Omaha. In addition to scoring average, he is among the Big Ten leaders in 3-pointers per game (3.3 per game, third) and blocked shots (fourth). He has had a pair of 20-point games in the Huskers’ first three contests, including a 25-point effort against Northern Kentucky.

In his first season at Nebraska, Petteway led the Big Ten in scoring at 18.1 points per game while adding 4.8 rebounds and 1.6 assists per contest, while starting all 32 contests. Not only did he lead the Huskers in scoring, but Petteway was also second on the team in rebounds and third in assists in helping Nebraska to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 16 years.

Petteway is one of five Big Ten players on the initial 24-player watch list.  The award will be presented at the Devon Energy College Basketball Awards gala at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City on April 14, 2015.

Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List
Ron Baker, Wichita State
Branden Dawson, Michigan State
Sam Dekker, Wisconsin
Jerian Grant, Notre Dame
Montrezl Harrell, Louisville
Aaron Harrison, Kentucky
Andrew Harrison, Kentucky
Stanley Johnson, Arizona
Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
Caris LeVert, Michigan
Jordan Mickey, LSU
Larry Nance Jr., Wyoming
Georges Niang, Iowa State
Jahlil Okafor, Duke
Marcus Paige, North Carolina
Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga
Terran Petteway, Nebraska
Bobby Portis, Arkansas
Angel Rodriquez, Miami
Juwan Staten, West Virginia
Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky
Fred VanVleet, Wichita State
Justise Winslow, Duke
Delon Wright, Utah