John Petty Jr. Named to 2021 Jerry West Award Watch List
11/3/2020 8:19:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Annual award recognizes the top shooting guard in all of college basketball
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Alabama men's basketball guard John Petty Jr. is one of 20 candidates selected to the 2021 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Watch List, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday morning.
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.
- Had a career-best year in 2019-20 on his way to earning second team All-SEC honors
- Averaged 14.5 points and a team-leading 6.6 rebounds per game last season
- Shot 44.0 percent (85-of-193) from three-point field goal range which led the SEC and ranked ninth in the nation
- Ranked second in the conference and 26th nationally in threes made per game (2.93)
- Became the 51st player in program history to reach 1,000 career points and the 32nd to do so in three years (currently has 1,137 points)
- Became just the fifth player in program history with at least 200 made three-pointers for his career (234)
In late January, the watch list of 20 players 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 and the winner will be presented on Friday, April 9, 2021.
Previous winners of the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award include Myles Powell, Seton Hall (2020), RJ Barrett, Duke (2019), Carsen Edwards, Purdue (2018), Malik Monk, Kentucky (2017), Buddy Hield, Oklahoma (2016) and D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State (2015).
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