Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Five Finalists for 2021 Jerry West Award

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POSTED: February 23, 2020 -- 12:20 p.m. CT

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the five finalists for the 2021 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 seventh year recognizes the top shooting guards in Division I men's college basketball.

The five finalists for the 2021 Jerry West Award are MaCio Teague (Baylor), Joel Ayayi (Gonzaga), Quentin Grimes (Houston), Joe Wieskamp (Iowa) and Chris Duarte (Oregon).

"It is an immense honor to be considered a finalist for the Jerry West Award and these five student athletes have consistently contributed to the success of their teams at an elite level," said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. "Our committee certainly has a tall task in determining this year's winner and we are grateful to have Jerry West's insights from a player, coach, and executive perspective."

"While this year's collegiate season has been largely unpredictable, the five finalists for the Shooting Guard of the Year Award have been extremely consistent," said Jerry West, Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 1980. "I look forward to watching these young men compete as they continue playing in their most critical games."

The winner of the 2021 Jerry West Award will be presented on ESPN, along with the other four members of the Men's Naismith Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Bob Cousy Point Guard Award, the Julius Erving Small Forward Award, the Karl Malone Power Forward Award and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center Award, in addition to the Women's Starting Five. Additional information about the award presentation, including date and time, will be released in the coming weeks.

Previous winners of the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award include Myles Powell, Seton Hall (2020); RJ Barrett, Duke (2019); Carsen Edwards, Purdue (2018); Malik Monk, Kentucky (2017); Buddy Hield, Oklahoma (2016) and D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State (2015).

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2021 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Finalists

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