Grayson Allen averaged 21.6 points per game for the Blue Devils last season.
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.
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.
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The following chart outlines all 20 preseason candidates entering 2017:
| 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).
