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WVU Backcourt Standout Miles Jr. among 20 on Jerry West Shooting Guard of Year Award Watch List

By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on October 18, 2017 via Connect-Bridgeport.com

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the 20 watch list members for the 2018 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award. Named after Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player Jerry West, the annual honor in its fourth year recognizes the top shooting guards in Division I men’s college basketball. A national committee comprised of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.
 
On the list is West Virginia University senior Daxter Miles Jr. 
 
“Jerry West is one of the best shooting guards to ever play the game and by far one of the most competitive personalities in the game as well,” said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. “These twenty collegiate athletes have worked tirelessly to earn their spots on this watch list and have shown similar work ethics and skills as the esteemed Jerry West.”
 
Jerry West attended West Virginia University and averaged 24.8 points and 13.3 rebounds per game in his three varsity seasons. He led his team to the NCAA Championship game in 1959 and was named a consensus All-American in 1959 and 1960. In the summer of 1960, he was co-captain of the U.S. men’s basketball team and won an Olympic gold medal. As a professional player, West played 14 seasons in the NBA with the Lakers making the All-NBA First Team 10 times. West won an NBA championship in 1972 and was named the NBA Finals MVP in 1969 despite his team not winning the championship. In 1996, he was named a member of the NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team. 
 
“Now in its fourth year, this award’s committee continually compiles a list of the best shooting guards in collegiate basketball,” said Jerry West, a 1979 inductee of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. “It is truly an honor be associated with this award and I am looking forward to seeing the level of competitiveness and talent each of these candidates exhibits this upcoming season.”
 
By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players for the 2018 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award will be narrowed to just 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. West and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee.  The winner of the 2018 Jerry West Award will be presented at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show presented by Wendy’s in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, April 6, 2018. Broadcast information will be released at a later date.
 
2018 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Candidates
Allonzo Trier
Arizona
Mustapha Heron
Auburn
Jerome Robinson
Boston College 
TJ Haws
BYU
Marcus Foster
Creighton
Grayson Allen
Duke
KeVaughn Allen
Florida
MJ Walker
Florida State
Rob Gray
Houston
Malik Newman
Kansas
Hamidou Diallo
Kentucky
Lonnie Walker
Miami 
Quinndary Weatherspoon
Mississippi St. 
E.C. Matthews
Rhode Island
Khadeen Carrington
Seton Hall 
Shamorie Ponds
St. John's
Tyus Battle
Syracuse
Andrew Jones
Texas
De'Anthony Melton
USC
Daxter Miles Jr.
West Virginia
    *Players can play their way onto and off of the list at any point in the 2017-18 season*



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