Kentucky Wildcats guards Antonio Reeves and Cason Wallace have been named to the 2023 Jerry West Award Watch List, the school announced Tuesday.
Named after Naismith Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four MVP Jerry West, the award is in its ninth year of existence. Malik Monk is the only previous Wildcat to win the award (2017).
Kentucky is one of two schools with two players on the list, joining Gonzaga with Rasir Bolton and Malachi Smith. Other SEC candidates include Arkansas’ Nick Smith, Missouri’s Isiaih Mosley and Tennessee’s Santiago Vescovi.
Reeves, a transfer from Illinois State, was a team captain and Missouri Valley Conference Second-Team pick last season.