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Walsh on watch list for Julius Erving Award

( Andy Shupe)

Arkansas wing Jordan Walsh drives into the lane Wednesday, July 27, 2022, during practice in the Eddie Sutton Men's Basketball Practice Gym on the university campus in Fayetteville.

FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas freshman Jordan Walsh has been named to the watch list for the 2023 Julius Erving Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Wednesday.

The award, presented annually since 2015, recognizes the top small forward in Division I men's college basketball. Walsh, one of the Razorbacks’ three 5-star signees in their most recent recruiting class, is one of four SEC players on the 20-person watch list.