Anthony Chiusano | NCAA.com | October 18, 2016 Jerry West Award watch list released with nation's best SGs Grayson Allen averaged 21.6 points per game for the Blue Devils last season. Share As college basketball's tip-off continues to inch closer and closer, more preseason award watch lists are emerging that feature some of the best returning players as well as a flurry of breakout candidates. Hoophall Awards released its second of five watch lists for its positional awards on Tuesday. Twenty players appeared on the watch list for the 2017 Jerry West Award, handed to the nation's top shooting guard at the end of the season. MORE: Bob Cousy Award watch list for top point guard The following chart outlines all 20 preseason candidates entering 2017: 2017 Jerry West Award Watch List: Allonzo Trier Arizona Sophomore Dusty Hannahs Arkansas RS Senior Nick Emery BYU Sophomore Jacob Evans Cincinnati Sophomore Charles Cooke Dayton RS Senior Grayson Allen Duke Junior Jordan Matthews Gonzaga Senior Malcolm Hill Illinois Senior James Blackmon Jr. Indiana Junior Peter Jok Iowa Senior Devonte' Graham Kansas Junior Malik Monk Kentucky Freshman Antonio Blakeney LSU Sophomore Donovan Mitchell Louisville Sophomore Eron Harris Michigan State RS Senior Elijah Brown New Mexico RS Junior Tyler Dorsey Oregon Sophomore E.C. Matthews Rhode Island RS Junior Shake Milton SMU Sophomore Isaac Hamilton UCLA Senior The Jerry West Award first debuted two years ago. The first two athletes to take home the honor were Oklahoma's Buddy Hield (2016) and Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell (2015). College basketball rankings: Gonzaga, UCLA, Kansas lead men's basketball preseason AP Top 25 poll Here's everything you need to know about the preseason men's college basketball poll. READ MORE The best, worst and most likely finish for each AP Top 25 ranking A comprehensive breakdown of the AP preseason college basketball poll, including how many NCAA tournament titles each spot has won and how many March Madness games a team is likely to win based on where it's ranked. READ MORE Watch NC State women's soccer take down No. 4 Duke with a 2OT golden goal NC State's Jameese Joseph scores a late goal in double overtime to give the Wolfpack the win over No. 4 Duke. READ MORE