Skylar Mays Named To Jerry West Watchlist

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts – LSU senior guard Skylar Mays has been named by The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Tuesday to the 20 player watch list for the 2020 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award.

Named after Class of 1980 Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player Jerry West, the annual honor in its sixth year recognizes the top shooting guards in Division I men's college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.

"The Hall of Fame is proud to create connections between modern day athletes and fans with the iconic figures in our game, such as Jerry West," said John L. Doleva, President…