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Knox Chosen for Julius Erving Award Watch List

Knox Chosen for Julius Erving Award Watch List
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By UK Athletics
Oct. 18, 2017 | LEXINGTON, KY
By UK Athletics Oct. 18, 2017 | 08:53 PM | LEXINGTON, KY
With Hamidou Diallo already on the preseason watch list for the Jerry West Award, freshman forward Kevin Knox was announced Wednesday as one of 20 candidates for the 2018 Julius Erving Award, which is presented annually to the top small forward in the country.

Knox is looking to become the first winner of the award in school history.

The Erving Award be presented by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the nation's top small forward for the fourth consecutive season. The Hall of Fame announced its original list Thursday.

The three previous winners of the award include Villanova's Josh Hart (2017), Michigan State's Denzel Valentine (2016) and Arizona's Stanley Johnson (2015).

By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players will be narrowed to 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to the award's namesake and the Hall of Fame selection committee. The winner of the 2018 Julius Erving Award will be presented at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show in Los Angeles on April 6. Players do not have to be on the watch list to win the award until the five finalists are announced.

Knox is entering his freshman season at Kentucky as a top-10 prospect in the class of 2017, according to Scout, Rivals and ESPN. The 2017 Mr. Florida winner averaged 28.5 points and 11.3 rebounds a game for Tampa Catholic as a senior, where he finished with 2,760 career points. He led the Crusaders to a runner-up finish in the state tournament. 

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