By: Tom Eiser, Xavier Athletic Communications
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today that Xavier University senior Paul Scruggs is among the 20 watch list members for the 2021 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award. Named after Class of 1980 Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player Jerry West, the annual honor in its seventh year recognizes the top shooting guards in Division I men's college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.