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AMES -- Iowa State sophomore Killyan Toure has been named to the 2027 Jerry West Award Watch List, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced Tuesday. Toure is one of 20 players in the country named to the list.
The annual Jerry West Award, named after the late Class of 1980 Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player, celebrates its 13th year by highlighting the top shooting guard in NCAA Division I men's college basketball.
Toure started all 37 games last season, tying the school record for starts by a freshman. He averaged 8.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game last season, one of just 11 freshmen in the country to average those numbers. He was the 26th freshman in program history to start the season opener and the fourth under Otzelberger. He tallied 54 steals on the season, the fifth-most by a freshman in program history. Toure's breakout game came against Creighton, where he scored 20 points in Las Vegas at the Players Era Championship. In his NCAA Tournament debut, Toure tallied 25 points, 11 rebounds and six assists against Tennessee State, becoming the first freshman in NCAA Tournament history to record those numbers in a game. The Cyclones went 16-1 in the games he reached double figures, 21-2 when he recorded multiple assists and 14-3 when recording multiple steals.
Over the summer, Toure underwent a successful surgery for a right shoulder injury. After a successful summer session in Ames, Toure suffered the injury serving as one of the top 15 college counselors at Damian Lillard's Formula Zero Elite Camp. Toure is expected to return to play in January.
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting in each of the three rounds starting on Friday, October 30. In February, the watch list of 20 players for the 2027 Jerry West Award will be narrowed to 10, then to five in March. In late March, the five finalists will be presented to West's family and the Hall of Fame's selection committees, where a winner will be selected. The selection committee for the Jerry West Award is composed of top men's college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers.