It truly is watch list season. Kentucky freshman BJ Boston is one of 20 nominees for the Julius Erving Award, given annually to the top small forward in the country by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Boston is one of three SEC players on the list, along with Florida’s Keyonte Johnson and Tennessee’s Yves Pones. He is also one of three freshmen. Here’s the entire list:
- Derrick Alston Jr. (Boise State)
- Jalen Johnson (Duke)
- Wendell Moore (Duke)
- Jayden Gardner (East Carolina)
- Keyontae Johnson (Florida)
- Corey Kispert (Gonzaga)
- Brandon Boston Jr.