Tennessee guard Santiago Vescovi has been named to the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award preseason watch list by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
The award is named in honor of Jerry West, a 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player, and recognizes the top shooting guard in NCAA Division I men’s college basketball.
Vescovi is one of 20 candidates on the watch list, determined by a national panel of basketball personnel.
Vescovi averaged 12.5 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.8 steals per game last season. He helped lead Tennessee to a 25-11 (11-7 SEC) record, advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament last season.