Tuesday, BYU and Utah State men’s basketball received representatives on the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Top 20 preseason watch list.
The Cougars are represented by junior shooting guard Collin Chandler. Chandler, a former Farmington High School star out of Farmington, Utah, averaged 9.7 points per game last season at Kentucky before transferring to BYU.
The Aggies are represented by Utah State senior point guard Mason Falslev. Falslev, a former Sky View High School star out of Benson, Utah, posted 16 points and 5.7 rebounds per game last season at Utah State.
Other represenatives on the watch list include
Florida senior guard Denzel Aberdeen-13.5 points per game last season for Kentucky
North Carolina sophomore guard Matt Able-8.8 points per game last season for NC State
USC sophomore guard Alijah Arenas-14.1 points per game last season for USC
West Virginia senior guard Finley Bizjack-17.1 points per game last season for Butler
Duke senior guard John Blackwell-19.1 points, 5.1 rebounds per game last season for Wisconsin
Providence senior guard Miles Byrd-10.4 points per game last season for San Diego State
Illinois freshman guard Quentin Coleman
Texas freshman guard Austin Goosby
Texas A&M freshman guard P.J. Haggerty
Arizona freshman guard Caleb Holt
Michigan freshman guard Trey McKenney
Ohio State junior guard John “Juni” Mobley Jr.: 15.7 points per game last season for the Buckeyes
UCONN sophomore guard Braylon Mullins: 12 points per game last season for the Huskies
Villanova senior guard Tyler Perkins: 13.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game last season for the Wildcats
UCLA junior guard Trent Perry: 12.6 points per game last season for the Bruins
Iowa State freshman guard Killyan Toure: 10.2 points per game last season for Espoirs Asvel (France)
Louisville 5th year guard Seth Trimble: 14 points per game last season for North Carolina
Arkansas junior guard Jeremiah Wilkinson: 17.4 points per game last season for Georgia
Chandler and his BYU teammates start the season Monday by squaring off against Ohio State in a non-conference tilt at The Delta Center. Falslev and his Utah State teammates start the season Monday by hosting Idaho State at the Spectrum in Logan in a non-conference matchup.