( Andy Shupe)
Arkansas guard Nick Smith Jr. drives with the ball Wednesday, July 27, 2022, during practice in the Eddie Sutton Men’s Basketball Practice Gym on the university campus in Fayetteville. Visit nwaonline.com/220728Daily/ for the photo gallery.
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas freshman Nick Smith Jr. is one of 20 players on the watch list for the 2023 Jerry West Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Tuesday.
The award, in its ninth year, recognizes the top shooting guard in Division I men’s college basketball. Players were selected by a national committee of top college basketball personnel.