One day after Ashton Hagans was nominated for the Bob Cousy Award for the nation’s top point guard, his backcourt partner-in-crime Tyrese Maxey was named to the watch list for the Jerry West Award, presented annually to the nation’s top shooting guard.
Maxey is one of 20 players on the watch list, six from the Southeastern Conference. Also included were Arkansas’ Isaiah Joe, Georgia’s Anthony Edwards, LSU’s Skylar Mays, Ole Miss’ Breein Tyree, South Carolina’s A.J. Lawson and Tennessee’s Jordan Bowden. The SEC led the nation in nominations for the Jerry West Award. Maxey and Edwards are the only two freshmen on the preseason list.