GoDuke.com · Nov 3, 2020
DJ Steward Named to Jerry West Award Watch List
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has announced Duke freshman DJ Steward as one of 20 players named to the watch list for the 2021 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award.
A five-star combo guard out of Chicago, Ill., Steward was the No. 23-ranked player in the incoming freshman class. He averaged 22.5 points, 3.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds per game his senior year at Whitney Young High School, earning Illinois Player of the Year honors by the Chicago Sun Times and Prep Hoops. Steward was a 2020 McDonald's All-American and was selected to participate in the Jordan Brand Classic prior to the event's cancellation.