Xavier University Athletics
Paul Scruggs Named To Watch List For The Jerry West Award
11.03.20 | General, Men's Basketball
The Jerry West Award recognizes the top shooting guard in college basketball.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today that Xavier University senior Paul Scruggs is among the 20 watch list members for the 2021 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award. Named after Class of 1980 Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player Jerry West, the annual honor in its seventh year recognizes the top shooting guards in Division I men's college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.
Scruggs, selected by the BIG EAST coaches to the 2020-21 preseason Second Team All-BIG EAST squad, was voted by his teammates as a captain for this season along with sophomore Zach Freemantle and fellow senior Jason Carter. Scruggs, who was forced to sit out the final three games last season with an injury, finished third on the team in scoring at 12.7 ppg., which ranked 16th in the BIG EAST.
College basketball fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies in each of the three rounds. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2021 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award will be narrowed to just 10. In late February, five finalists will be presented to Mr. West and the Hall of Fame's selection committee.
The winner of the 2021 Jerry West Award will be presented on Friday, April 9, 2021.
For more information on the 2021 Jerry West Award and the latest updates, visit www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #WestAward on Twitter and Instagram. Starting Five Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies will go live on Friday, November 6.
Scruggs, selected by the BIG EAST coaches to the 2020-21 preseason Second Team All-BIG EAST squad, was voted by his teammates as a captain for this season along with sophomore Zach Freemantle and fellow senior Jason Carter. Scruggs, who was forced to sit out the final three games last season with an injury, finished third on the team in scoring at 12.7 ppg., which ranked 16th in the BIG EAST.
College basketball fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies in each of the three rounds. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2021 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award will be narrowed to just 10. In late February, five finalists will be presented to Mr. West and the Hall of Fame's selection committee.
The winner of the 2021 Jerry West Award will be presented on Friday, April 9, 2021.
For more information on the 2021 Jerry West Award and the latest updates, visit www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #WestAward on Twitter and Instagram. Starting Five Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies will go live on Friday, November 6.
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