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M. Basketball. Pair of Utes Named to Preseason National Award Watch Lists

- Complete Julius Erving Award Watch List

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Utah men’s basketball players Brandon Taylor and Jordan Loveridge were both named to positional award watch lists by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.

Taylor was one of 20 players named to the Julius Erving Award list, while Loveridge was tabbed one of 20 candidates named to the Karl Malone Award list.

Named after Hall of Famer and 11-time NBA All-Star Julius Erving, the annual honor in its second year recognizes the top small forwards in Division I men’s college basketball.