Kentucky’s Kevin Knox is one of 20 college basketball players in the early mix for the Julius Erving Award, presented annually to the top small forward in the country. Knox hopes to become the first Wildcat to win the award; although, it has only been around for three years, so there are lots of schools that have never won it. The three previous winners are Villanova’s Josh Hart (2017), Michigan State’s Denzel Valentine (2016) and Arizona’s Stanley Johnson (2015).
Here’s the entire list of early contenders for 2018:
Rawle Alkins Arizona
Kelan Martin, Butler
Jacob Evans, Cincinnati
Gary Trent Jr.