University of Connecticut Athletics
Hawkins Named To Top 10 For Jerry West Award
2/5/2023 3:13:00 PM | Men's Basketball
UConn Athletic Communications / Feb. 7, 2023
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – UConn sophomore guard Jordan Hawkins has been named as one of the Top 10 candidates for 2023 Jerry West Award, which recognizes to top shooting guards in Division I men's college basketball.
Hawkins (Gaithersburg, Md.) is the second-leading scorer (16.2 ppg) for the 18-6 Huskies and the leading scorer in the entire BIG EAST Conference (17.5) in conference-only games. UConn's top three-point threat, the 6-5 sophomore is shooting 41.5 percent overall, 39.4 percent from three-point range, and 85.9 percent from the foul line.
In the Huskies' last six games, Hawkins has upped his statistics to average 21.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game and is shooting 48.7 percent overall, 40.9 percent from three-point range, and 91.9 percent from the foul line.
Hawkins is the lone BIG EAST Conference player on the Top 10 list for the Jerry West Award. He is joined by Adam Flagler and Keyonte George of Baylor, Marcus Sasser of Houston, Terrence Shannon Jr. of Illinois, Gradey Dick of Kansas, Taevion Kinsey of Marshall, Isaiah Wong of Miami, Terquavion Smith of North Carolina State and Santiago Vescovi of Tennessee.
The Jerry West Award, named for the NBA Hall of Famer of the Los Angeles Lakers and MVP of the 1959 Final Four while playing for West Virginia, is in its ninth year.
Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting Friday, Feb. 10, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
In March, five finalists will be presented to West and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The Selection Committee for the Jerry West Award is composed of top men's college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers.
The winner of the 2023 Jerry West Award will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the other four members of the Men's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard), Julius Erving Award (Small Forward), Karl Malone Award (Power Forward) and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center), in addition to the Women's Starting Five.
Previous winners of the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award are Johnny Davis, Wisconsin (2022), Chris Duarte, Oregon (2021) , Myles Powell, Seton Hall (2020), RJ Barrett, Duke (2019), Carsen Edwards, Purdue (2018), Malik Monk, Kentucky (2017), Buddy Hield, Oklahoma (2016) and D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State (2015).
For more information on the 2023 Jerry West Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #WestAward on Twitter and Instagram.
