IU basketball senior forward Tucker DeVries was named to the preseason watch list for the Julius Erving Award.
DeVries, a 6-foot-7 forward, is one of 20 players on the list, which honors the nation's top small forward each season. Recent winners include Cooper Flagg, Dalton Knecht, Jalen Wilson, and Wendell Moore Jr.
DeVries has notable career averages, with 17.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.2 steals in 32.9 minutes per game over 112 games at Drake and West Virginia. He is a 36.7 percent 3-point shooter with 276 makes from beyond the arc.
In IU's recent exhibition win against Baylor, DeVries scored 18 points, grabbed six rebounds, and dished out five assists.
Recent winners include Cooper Flagg, Dalton Knecht, Jalen Wilson, Wendell Moore Jr.
Author's summary: Tucker DeVries named to Julius Erving Award watch list.