Have you ever thought to yourself, “Man, Sam Hauser is pretty good at basketball, but is he one of the best small forwards in the country?”
Well, if you haven’t, first of all: What’s wrong with you?
Second of all: The question has pretty much been answered by Hauser being included on the 2019 Julius Erving Award watch list. The Erving Award is handed out every year by The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the player named as the best small forward in college basketball. Hauser joins Marquette teammate Markus Howard amongst those earning spots on preseason watch lists from the Hall of Fame, as Howard was included on the Bob Cousy Award list earlier in the week.