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RJ Davis Named To Jerry West Award Top 10 List
January 30, 2024 | Men's Basketball
The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the Top 10 candidates for the 2024 Jerry West Award on Tuesday, and North Carolina senior RJ Davis made the cut.
Named after Class of 1980 Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player Jerry West, the annual honor, in its 10th year, recognizes the top shooting guards in Division I men's college basketball.
Davis leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring (21.2 points per game) and free throw percentage (.929). On Monday, he was named ACC Player of the Week for a third time after averaging 30.0 ppg in wins over Wake Forest and Florida State. Davis has connected on multiple three-pointers in 17 consecutive games, a school record.
2024 Jerry West Award Candidates*
*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2023-24 season.
Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting Friday, February 2, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
In March, five finalists will be presented to West and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The Selection Committee for the Jerry West Award is composed of top men's college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers.
The winner of the 2024 Jerry West Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the other four members of the Men's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard), Julius Erving Award (Small Forward), Karl Malone Award (Power Forward), and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center), in addition to the Women's Starting Five.
Previous winners of the Jerry West Award are Marcus Sasser, Houston (2023), Johnny Davis, Wisconsin (2022), Chris Duarte, Oregon (2021), 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).
Named after Class of 1980 Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player Jerry West, the annual honor, in its 10th year, recognizes the top shooting guards in Division I men's college basketball.
Davis leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring (21.2 points per game) and free throw percentage (.929). On Monday, he was named ACC Player of the Week for a third time after averaging 30.0 ppg in wins over Wake Forest and Florida State. Davis has connected on multiple three-pointers in 17 consecutive games, a school record.
Jerry West Award Midseason Top-10 🙌 @ariidavis_ pic.twitter.com/PTg8r99z97
— Carolina Basketball (@UNC_Basketball) January 30, 2024
2024 Jerry West Award Candidates*
| Caleb Love | Arizona | Kevin McCullar Jr. | Kansas |
| Ja'Kobe Walter | Baylor | Antonio Reeves | Kentucky |
| Trey Alexander | Creighton | Tyson Walker | Michigan State |
| Johnell Davis | FAU | RJ Davis | North Carolina |
| LJ Cryer | Houston | Boogie Ellis | USC |
Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting Friday, February 2, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
In March, five finalists will be presented to West and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The Selection Committee for the Jerry West Award is composed of top men's college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers.
The winner of the 2024 Jerry West Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the other four members of the Men's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard), Julius Erving Award (Small Forward), Karl Malone Award (Power Forward), and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center), in addition to the Women's Starting Five.
Previous winners of the Jerry West Award are Marcus Sasser, Houston (2023), Johnny Davis, Wisconsin (2022), Chris Duarte, Oregon (2021), 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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