Malik Monk named to Jerry West Award watch list
Malik Monk is one of 20 preseason honorees in the mix for the Jerry West Award, given to the best shooting guard in college basketball each year, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Tuesday.
The list will be cut in half in February, then down to five in March. A winner will be announced at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show in April.
Here’s the full list of preseason contenders:
Allonzo Trier, Arizona
Dusty Hannahs, Arkansas
Nick Emery, BYU
Jacob Evans, Cincinnati
Charles Cooke, Dayton
Grayson Allen, Duke
Jordan Mathews, Gonzaga
Malcolm Hill, Illinois
James Blackmon Jr., Indiana
Peter Jok, Iowa
Devonte’ Graham, Kansas
Malik Monk, Kentucky
Antonio Blakeney, LSU
Donovan Mitchell, Louisville
Eron Harris, Michigan St.
Elijah Brown, New Mexico
Tyler Dorsey, Oregon
E.C. Matthews, Rhode Island
Shake Milton, SMU
Isaac Hamilton, UCLA
Go Monk.
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