Last season Jaylen Nowell led the Huskies with a team-high 16.0 points and also averaged 4.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists.

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Washington sophomore Jaylen Nowell is the only Pac-12 player chosen to the 20-player preseason watch list for the Jerry West Award, an Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame honor that recognizes the nation’s best shooting guard.

Last season, Nowell led the Huskies with 16.0 points a game while starting 32 of 34 games. He finished with 545 points and is ranked fourth on the UW freshman record list behind Markelle Fultz (579) in 2017, Dejounte Murray (548) in 2016 and Tony Wroten (559) in 2012.

Nowell, who also averaged 4.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists, was chosen to the Pac-12 all-freshmen team.

By mid-February, the Jerry West Award watch list will be narrowed to 10 players and pared to five in March.

The winner will be announced at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show on April 12, 2019, along with the other four members of the Naismith starting five. Additional awards being presented include the Bob Cousy Point Guard Award, the Julius Erving Small Forward Award, the Karl Malone Power Forward Award and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center Award.

2019 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Candidates

Bryce Brown

Auburn

Jarron Cumberland

Cincinnati

Kellan Grady

Davidson

RJ Barrett

Duke

KeVaughn Allen

Florida

Zach Norvell

Gonzaga

Justin Wright-Foreman

Hofstra

Romeo Langford

Indiana

Quentin Grimes

Kansas

Barry Brown

Kansas St.

Tyler Herro

Kentucky

Quinndary Weatherspoon

Mississippi St.

James Palmer Jr.

Nebraska

T.J. Gibbs

Notre Dame

Mustapha Heron

St. John’s

Tyus Battle

Syracuse

Jarrett Culver

Texas Tech

Kyle Guy

Virginia

Jaylen Nowell

Washington

Fletcher Magee

Wofford