Award presented to the top shooting guard in college basketball
Lincoln – University of Nebraska guard James Palmer Jr. was one of 20 players on the initial 2019 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Watch List released Tuesday afternoon.
The Jerry West Award recognizes the top shooting guard in Division I men’s college basketball. A national committee comprised of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.
Palmer, a returning first-team All-Big Ten selection, comes off a junior season where he averaged 17.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.