The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Men’s Basketball’s Allen named to preseason watch list for 2022 Julius Erving Award
10.20.2021 | Men's Basketball
Starting Five fan voting presented by Dell Technologies to go live on Friday, Oct. 22.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — University of Texas senior Timmy Allen is one of 20 preseason watch list candidates for the 2022 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced Wednesday. Named after Class of 1993 Hall of Famer and 16-year professional basketball player Julius Erving, the annual honor in its eighth year recognizes the top small forward in Division I men's college basketball.
Allen, who transferred to Texas after spending his first three seasons at Utah, has played in 85 career games (82 starts) and registered 1,323 points (15.6 ppg), 534 rebounds (6.3 rpg) and 261 assists (3.1 apg). He converted 47.9-percent from the floor (471-983) and 74.0-percent from the free throw line (358-484), and his 1,323 career points rank No. 21 on the Utah all-time scoring list.
In his junior season in 2020-21, Allen started all 25 games and led Utah in scoring (17.2 ppg) and rebounds (6.4 rpg) and ranked second in assists (3.9 apg) in 35.2 minutes per contest. Allen was an All-Pac-12 First Team selection and named to the USBWA All-District VIII team and the NABC All-District 19 second team. He topped the 20-point mark eight times and reached double figures in scoring in 23 of the 25 games. Allen was the only Pac-12 player last year to rank in the top-10 in the league in scoring (fifth), rebounding (seventh), assists (fifth) and steals (10th). He was one of just six players in NCAA Division I during the 2020-21 season (and one of just two Power 6 players, joined by Illinois' Ayo Dosunmu) to average at least 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game.
College basketball fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies in each of the three rounds of the selection process. Starting Five Fan Voting will go live on Friday, Oct. 22 at this web site: www.hoophallawards.com. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the award will be narrowed to just 10. In late February, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Erving and the Hall of Fame's selection committee.
The winner of the 2022 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 Point Guard Award, the Jerry West Shooting Guard Award, the Karl Malone Power Forward Award and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center Award, in addition to the Women's Starting Five.
A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.
No. 5 Texas tips off the 2021-22 season with an exhibition game against Texas Lutheran on Monday, Nov. 1. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. Central at the Frank Erwin Center, and admission is free for the general public. The Longhorns open the regular season with a home contest against Houston Baptist on Tuesday, Nov. 9. Tip is scheduled for 8 p.m. Central at the Erwin Center.
2022 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award Candidates
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Player |
School |
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Marcus Bagley |
Arizona State |
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Matt Mayer |
Baylor |
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Kendall Brown |
Baylor |
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Jabari Walker |
Colorado |
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Hyunjung Lee |
Davidson |
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AJ Griffin |
Duke |
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Matthew Cleveland |
Florida State |
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Jalen Wilson |
Kansas |
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Lucas Williamson |
Loyola-Chicago |
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Emoni Bates |
Memphis |
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Caleb Houstan |
Michigan |
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Justice Sueing |
Ohio State |
|
Ron Harper Jr. |
Rutgers |
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Julian Champagnie |
St. John's |
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Harrison Ingram |
Stanford |
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TEXAS |
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Kevin Obanor |
Texas Tech |
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Jaime Jaquez |
UCLA |
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Patrick Baldwin Jr. |
UW-Milwaukee |
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Jermaine Samuels |
Villanova |
