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Blackmon Jr. named to preseason watch list for Jerry West Award

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the preseason watch list for the 2017 Jerry West Award, which honors the nation’s top shooting guard, on Tuesday.

Indiana junior James Blackmon Jr. was one of four Big Ten players named to the 20-player list along with Iowa’s Peter Jok, Malcolm Hill of Illinois and Michigan State’s Eron Harris.

The complete watch list, per a release, is available below:

Allonzo Trier, Arizona
Dusty Hannahs, Arkansas
Nick Emery, BYU
Jacob Evans, Cincinnati
Charles Cooke, Dayton
Grayson Allen, Duke
Jordan Mathews, Gonzaga
Malcolm Hill, Illinois
James Blackmon Jr.