Georgia freshman Anthony Edwards is one of five finalists for the 2020 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday.
Named after Class of 1980 Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player Jerry West, the annual honor in its sixth year recognizes the top shooting guards in Division I men’s college basketball. The other four finalists are Mason Jones from Arkansas, Kamar Baldwin from Butler, Ty-Shon Alexander from Creighton and Myles Powell from Seton Hall.
Edwards, an Atlanta native, is the nation’s freshman scoring leader this season, averaging 19.