Zack Rosen, a big man on campus with CLASS

With basketball season just a week away, Penn's star point guard Zack Rosen is getting some big-time recognition as he prepares for his senior campaign.

Yesterday CSN Philly announced it would profile Rosen in its "Big Men on Campus" series, which will take a look at start players from each of the City Six schools. Rosen's spotlight will air Thursday, Nov. 10 on the channel's SportsNite program. He was also featured in a similar program in 2009.

And today the guard was named a candidate for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Lowe's nominates 30 men and 30 women each year for the award, which recognizes "notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition."

Rosen surely makes contributions to each. The Wharton senior's resume includes being named a three-year captain of the men's basketball team, and through three seasons he's averaged 13.3 points and 4.9 rebounds. He's active with Big Brothers Big Sisters and participated in a Penn service trip to Rwanda this summer. You can view his nomination page here.

Men's soccer captain Thomas Brandt was also nominated for the footie version of the Senior CLASS award earlier this semester.

Some notable names on the basketball list include Rosen's longtime friend Ashton Gibbs, who plays for Pitt, and Cornell's Chris Wroblewski.

The candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the season. The winner will be announced at the Final Four.