V.J. Beachem Makes Julius Erving Award Watch List

Notre Dame senior wing V.J. Beachem was named to the Julius Erving Award watch list, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Wednesday.

A national committee comprised of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates, given to the nation’s top small forward.

The list will be cut to 10 in mid-February and then five finalists will be selected in March that will be presented to Julius Erving and the selection committee.

The winner of this award will be presented at the third annual ESPN College Basketball Awards Show live from The Novo in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 7.

Beachem returned to Notre Dame officially for the 2016-17 season after testing the NBA waters. He had a fantastic postseason an averaged 12.0 points per game as a junior.

Dwayne Bacon, Florida State

Kelan Martin, Butler

Jaron Blossomgame, Clemson

Terry Larrier, Connecticut

Jayson Tatum, Duke

OG Anunoby, Indiana

Deng Adel, Louisville

Justin Jackson, North Carolina

VJ Beachem, Notre Dame

Jae’Sean Tate, Ohio State

Tres Tinkle, Oregon State

Vince Edwards, Purdue

Dikembe Dixson, University of Illinois at Chicago

Kevin Hervey, UT Arlington

Jalen Moore, Utah State

Josh Hart, Villanova

Markis McDuffie, Wichita State

Trevon Bluiett, Xavier