Another day, another University of North Carolina Basketball player named to an award watch list.
Tar Heels junior Justin Jackson was one of 20 forwards in the country named to the Julius Erving Award Watch List on Wednesday.
The award recognizes the nation’s top small forward in college basketball and is named after Hall of Famer Julius Erving who spent 16 years playing professionally. The award is in its third year.
Stanley Johnson (Arizona) and Denzel Valentine (Michigan State) have won the award the previous two years.
Jackson averaged 12.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.