Nebraska senior guard James Palmer Jr. was one of 20 players on the initial 2019 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award watch list released Tuesday afternoon.
The Jerry West Award recognizes the top shooting guard in Division I men’s college basketball. A national committee comprised of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.
Palmer, a returning first-team All-Big Ten selection, comes off a junior season where he averaged 17.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in leading the Huskers to a 22-11 record and an NIT berth. Palmer reached double figures in 31 of 33 games in his first season at Nebraska, including eight 20-point efforts.