SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Tucker DeVries of Drake men's basketball was selected to the 2024 Julius Erving Award Watch List, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced Wednesday, Oct. 25. Named after Class of 1993 Hall of Famer and 16-year professional basketball player Julius Erving, the annual honor, in its tenth year, recognizes the top small forwards in Division I men's college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.
DeVries was the 2022-23 Larry Bird Trophy winner and was predicted to repeat the honor, being named MVC Preseason Player of the Year for the second straight season. DeVries averaged a team-high 18.6 points per game for the Bulldogs a season ago.
2024 Julius Erving Award Candidates*
| Jalen Bridges |
Baylor |
David Joplin |
Marquette |
| Jaylon Tyson |
Cal |
Matthew Cleveland |
Miami (Fla.) |
| Baylor Scheierman |
Creighton |
Coen Carr |
Michigan State |
| Tucker DeVries |
Drake |
Harrison Ingram |
North Carolina |
| Mark Mitchell |
Duke |
Jamison Battle |
Ohio State |
| Anton Watson |
Gonzaga |
Glenn Taylor Jr. |
St. John's |
| Payton Sandfort |
Iowa |
Dalton Knecht |
Tennessee |
| Johnny Furphy |
Kansas |
Tyler Burton |
Villanova |
| Arthur Kaluma |
Kansas State |
Dillon Jones |
Weber State |
| Justin Edwards |
Kentucky |
Tyler Wahl |
Wisconsin |
*Players can play their way onto and off of the list at any point in the 2023-24 season.
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, in each of the three rounds beginning Friday, October 27. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2024 Julius Erving Award will be narrowed to 10, and then in late February, to just five. In March, the five finalists will be presented to Erving and the Hall of Fame's selection committee, where a winner will be selected.
The winner of the 2024 Julius Erving 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), Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard), Karl Malone Award (Power Forward), and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center), in addition to the Women's Starting Five.
Previous winners of the Julius Erving Award are
Jalen Wilson, Kansas (2023),
Wendell Moore Jr., Duke (2022),
Corey Kispert, Gonzaga (2021),
Saddiq Bey, Villanova (2020),
Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga (2019),
Mikal Bridges, Villanova (2018),
Josh Hart, Villanova (2017),
Denzel Valentine, Michigan State (2016), and
Stanley Johnson, Arizona (2015).
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