SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Two American Athletic Conference standouts – Jacob Evans of Cincinnati at Wichita State’s Markis McDuffie – have been named to the Watch List for the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced today.
Evans and McDuffie join Shake Milton, Jalen Adams, Landry Shamet (Bob Cousy Award) and Rob Gray (Jerry West Award) as American players named to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s watch lists this week.
“With his combination of domination on the court and tremendous scoring ability, Julius Erving forged the way for future small forwards in the game of basketball,” said John L.