WholeHogSports · Mar 4, 2020
Mason Jones a finalist for Jerry West Award
Arkansas' Mason Jones goes up for a shot during a game against Tennessee on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Fayetteville. FAYETTEVILLE — University of Arkansas guard Mason Jones has had a big week from an awards standpoint.
The 6-5 junior was named one of five finalists Tuesday for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Jones is joined by Butler’s Kamar Baldwin, Creighton’s Ty-Shon Alexander, Georgia’s Anthony Edwards and Seton Hall’s Myles Powell. Jones, of DeSoto, Texas, had not been on the previous West Award watch lists, but played his way onto it.