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UW Huskies standout Jaylen Nowell named to Jerry West award watch list

Last season Jaylen Nowell led the Huskies with a team-high 16.0 points and also averaged 4.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists.

Washington sophomore Jaylen Nowell is the only Pac-12 player chosen to the 20-player preseason watch list for the Jerry West award, an Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame honor that recognizes the nation’s best shooting guard.

Last season Nowell led the Huskies with a team-high 16.0 points while starting 32 of 34 games. He finished with 545 points and ranked third on UW’s freshman record list behind Dejounte Murray (548) and Tony Wroten (559).

Nowell, who also averaged 4.