RUSTON – Louisiana Tech forward Kenneth Lofton, Jr. was one of 30 student-athletes selected to the Midseason Team for the Naismith Trophy College Basketball Player of the Year.
 
Lofton, Jr. ranks seventh in the country in Player Efficiency Rating (33.1), seventh in double-doubles (14) and rebounds per game (11.0), 40th in field goal percentage (54.8) and 91st in scoring (17.3).
 
The Port Arthur, Texas native has scored in double figures 20 times this season while recording a team-high seven 20-point scoring performances.  He also has two 30-point scoring performances, going for 36 points and 17 rebounds at NC State and 31 points and 14 rebounds at Santa Clara.   
 
He has been on a tear as of late, registering a double-double in five straight games while averaging 20.0 points, 12.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game during that span.  He was three assists shy of tallying a triple-double at FIU with 21 points, 13 boards and seven assists.
 
Lofton, Jr. and the Bulldogs return to action tonight at Charlotte.  Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. CT inside Halton Arena and will be broadcast live on Stadium. 
 
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Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy 2022 Midseason Team
Bennedit Mathurin, Arizona
Collin Gillespie, Villanova
E.J. Liddell, Ohio State
Jaden Ivey, Purdue
Johnny Davis, Wisconsin
Johnny Juzang, UCLA
Keegan Murray, Iowa
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Paolo Banchero, Duke
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
Kenneth Lofton, Jr., Louisiana Tech
Drew Timme, Gonzaga
Chet Holmgren, Gonzaga
Jabari Smith, Auburn
Ochai Agbaji, Kansas
James Akinjo, Baylor
Alondes Williams, Wake Forest
David Roddy, Colorado State
Isaiah Mobley, USC
Max Abmas, Oral Roberts
Walker Kessler, Auburn
Justin Lewis, Marquette
Zach Edey, Purdue
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Kendric Davis, SMU
Orlando Robinson, Fresno State
Tari Eason, LSU
Wendell Moore, Jr., Duke
Izaiah Brockington, Iowa State