Nickeil Alexander-Walker on Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award list

Virginia Tech guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker has been named one of the 10 candidates for the 2019 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award.
 
The sophomore from Toronto, Ontario, leads the Hokies in scoring, at 17.5 points per game and steals, at 2.1 steals per game and is among the ACC leaders in scoring, steals, field goal percentage, three-point field goal percentage and assists. He has won the ACC Player of the Week award twice this season, most recently for the week ending Feb. 3, 2019. He is one of four ACC players on the 10-man list.  
 
Named after Class of 1980 Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player Jerry West, the annual honor, in its fifth year, recognizes the top shooting guards in Division I men's college basketball. A national committee comprising top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates in October, which has now been narrowed to just 10.
 
In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. West and the Hall of Fame's selection committee.  The winner of the 2019 Jerry West Award will be presented at The College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy's in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, April 12, 2019, along with the other four members of the Naismith Starting 5. Additional awards being presented and sponsored by Eaton Ephesus Lighting include the Bob Cousy Point Guard Award, the Julius Erving Small Forward Award, the Karl Malone Power Forward Award and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center Award. Broadcast information will be released by ESPN at a later date.
 
For more information and the latest updates on the 2019 Jerry West Award, log onto www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #WestAward on Twitter and Instagram.
 
2019 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award Candidates