SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the Top 10 candidates for the 2024 Jerry West Award and the list of candidates includes Arizona guard Caleb Love.
 
Named after Class of 1980 Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player Jerry West, the annual honor, in its 10th year, recognizes the top shooting guards in Division I men's college basketball. The full list of 10 candidates can be found at the bottom of this page.
 
Love has helped the Wildcats to a 15-5 overall record and a tie for first place in the Pac-12 with a 6-3 mark in conference play. He is averaging 19.3 points per game this season, which ranks third in the Pac-12 and he is making an average of 2.5 3-point field goals per game, which is fourth in the conference. The St. Louis native had a career-high 36 points at Oregon and has scored 20 or more points in all five conference road games so far for the Wildcats.
 
Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting Friday, February 2, 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 2024 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 Award are Marcus Sasser, Houston (2023), 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). 
 
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2024 Jerry West Award Candidates*
Caleb Love, Arizona
Kevin McCullar Jr., Kansas
Ja'Kobe Walter, Baylor
Antonio Reeves, Kentucky
Trey Alexander, Creighton
Tyson Walker, Michigan State
Johnell Davis, FAU
RJ Davis, North Carolina
LJ Cryer, Houston
Boogie Ellis, USC
 
*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2023-24 season.
 
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