Wieskamp named a finalist for the Jerry West Award
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Wieskamp Named Jerry West Award Finalist
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday the 10 finalists for the 2020 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award, which includes University of Iowa sophomore Joe Wieskamp.
Wieskamp is the second Hawkeye in four years to be a finalist for the Jerry West Award (Peter Jok, 2017).
Named after Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player Jerry West, the annual honor in its sixth year recognizes the top shooting guards in Division I men's college basketball. Fans can vote for their favorite player starting Friday, Feb. 7, at hoophallawards.com.
Wieskamp (6-foot-6, 210 pounds) ranks second on the team in scoring (15.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.2 rpg). He has drained 26 3-pointers during Big Ten play to lead the conference and is averaging 17.8 points in 11 Big Ten games, which ranks fourth best. The native of Muscatine, Iowa, has scored in double figures 13 straight games and has improved his scoring average by 4.4 points since Dec. 9. Wieskamp is second in the Big Ten in free throw percentage (.840; 63-of-75) and sixth in 3-point accuracy (.385; 45-of-117). Wieskamp, who was named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team, has posted three double-doubles this season.
In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. West and the Hall of Fame's selection committee for the 2020 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award. The winner of the Jerry West Award will be presented at the College Basketball Awards Show in Los Angeles on April 10.
No. 17 Iowa (16-6, 7-4) returns to action on Wednesday at Purdue (12-10, 5-6). Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. (CT) at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. The game will be televised on BTN.
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday the 10 finalists for the 2020 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award, which includes University of Iowa sophomore Joe Wieskamp.
Wieskamp is the second Hawkeye in four years to be a finalist for the Jerry West Award (Peter Jok, 2017).
Named after Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player Jerry West, the annual honor in its sixth year recognizes the top shooting guards in Division I men's college basketball. Fans can vote for their favorite player starting Friday, Feb. 7, at hoophallawards.com.
Wieskamp (6-foot-6, 210 pounds) ranks second on the team in scoring (15.1 ppg) and rebounding (6.2 rpg). He has drained 26 3-pointers during Big Ten play to lead the conference and is averaging 17.8 points in 11 Big Ten games, which ranks fourth best. The native of Muscatine, Iowa, has scored in double figures 13 straight games and has improved his scoring average by 4.4 points since Dec. 9. Wieskamp is second in the Big Ten in free throw percentage (.840; 63-of-75) and sixth in 3-point accuracy (.385; 45-of-117). Wieskamp, who was named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team, has posted three double-doubles this season.
In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. West and the Hall of Fame's selection committee for the 2020 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award. The winner of the Jerry West Award will be presented at the College Basketball Awards Show in Los Angeles on April 10.
No. 17 Iowa (16-6, 7-4) returns to action on Wednesday at Purdue (12-10, 5-6). Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. (CT) at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana. The game will be televised on BTN.
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I am really happy that Garza, Wieskamp and Fredrick are getting some good recognition. Connor also!!
I know that people keep calling this team "gritty" and "hard nosed" while downplaying to some extent the talent level. I would also use those terms to describe this team, but when was the last time that Iowa basketball had a top contender for National Player of the Year and another player as a finalist for a separate national player of the year award? It's likely that one is a favorite to win BIG player of the year and another will be either first or second team ALL BIG. Combine that with the level of play coming out of freshman CJF who has a great shot at first team Freshman All BIG and you've got to acknowledge that this is probably the most talented team that Iowa has had in decades. The only thing missing is a bunch of 5 star ratings 
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.*****I know that people keep calling this team "gritty" and "hard nosed" while downplaying to some extent the talent level. I would also use those terms to describe this team, but when was the last time that Iowa basketball had a top contender for National Player of the Year and another player as a finalist for a separate national player of the year award? It's likely that one is a favorite to win BIG player of the year and another will be either first or second team ALL BIG. Combine that with the level of play coming out of freshman CJF who has a great shot at first team Freshman All BIG and you've got to acknowledge that this is probably the most talented team that Iowa has had in decades. The only thing missing is a bunch of 5 star ratings
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Keep up the good work JW & GL!!
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