Gators guard Scottie Lewis named to Jerry West Award watch list

Dynamic guard Scottie Lewis found his name on a shortlist of players on watch for one of college basketball’s most prestigious awards.

Sophomore Gators guard Scottie Lewis has been named to the preseason Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award watch list, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday.

He is one of 20 players across the country named to the watch list for the award, which will be announced on April 9, 2021. There are three rounds of voting, with the first round beginning on Nov. 6. The list will be narrowed from 20 to 10 by mid-February, and then it will be cut to five in March.

Lewis was a five-star recruit in the 2019 recruiting class, and he had a productive freshman season that saw him average 8.5 points and 3.6 rebounds.

He led the team in blocked shots with 36, the first-ever guard to do so, and he also led the team in free throw percentage (.817).

An SEC All-Freshman team selection, he totaled 10 double-figure scoring games.

Lewis chose not to test the NBA Draft waters following the premature cancelation of the 2019-20 college basketball season, and he returns to Gainesville as one of the most highly anticipated players in the nation.

Here’s the full watch list for the Jerry West Award.

 2021 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Watch List

John Petty Jr. Alabama
Terry Taylor Austin Peay
MaCio Teague Baylor
Matt Bradley California
James Bouknight Connecticut
Mitch Ballock Creighton
Kellan Grady Davidson
Antoine Davis Detroit Mercy
DJ Steward Duke
Scottie Lewis Florida
MJ Walker Florida State
Joel Ayayi Gonzaga
Caleb Mills Houston
Joe Wieskamp Iowa
Ochai Agbaji Kansas
Terrence Clarke Kentucky
Franz Wagner Michigan
Jordan Goodwin Saint Louis
Justin Moore Villanova
Paul Scruggs Xavier

*Players can play their way onto and off of the list at any point in the 2020-21 season

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