The grad transfer averages 15.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida men’s basketball graduate guard Alijah Martin has been selected for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year’s 10-player midseason watch list, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday.
Martin, a grad transfer from Florida Atlantic, averages 15.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, in addition to 50 3-point field goals. Martin has 17 double-figure scoring performances, including three 20-point outings and a 32-point showing against Southern Illinois. Martin tied UF’s O’Connell Center record with eight made 3-pointers in the outburst vs. SIU, as Martin’s 32 points also matched his career high.
The Summit, Miss., native earned a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds in a neutral-site win vs. Arizona State, and his 18 points at home vs. Tennessee helped lead the Gators to the first regular season win vs. a No. 1 team in program history. He has led Florida in scoring six times, in rebounds four times and in assists four times this season. Martin and the Gators have squared off against and defeated four of the nine other watch list members.
Tickets are available for the Gators’ remaining two home midweek contests:
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Tuesday’s game vs. Vanderbilt is set for 7 p.m. on the SEC Network.
Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Midseason Top 10
VJ Edgecombe, Baylor
Caleb Love, Arizona
Alijah Martin, Florida
Kasparas Jakucionis, Illinois
Curtis Jones, Iowa State
PJ Haggerty, Memphis
Chaz Lanier, Tennessee
Tre Johnson, Texas
RJ Davis, North Carolina
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest
