Florida basketball senior Xaivian Lee has been named to the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Top 20 Preseason List on Oct. 28.

A two-time first-team All-Ivy League performer at Princeton, Lee transferred to UF this offseason after averaging 16.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists last season.

The West Award is part of the Naismith Starting 5 positional awards. The honor has been presented since 2015, with the Gators’ Alijah Martin featured on last season’s midseason watch list.

A day earlier, Lee’s teammate Boogie Fland was named to the Bob Cousy Award watch list.

The West Award Watch List

Brayden Burries, Arizona

Richie Saunders, BYU

Josh Dix, Creighton

Xaivian Lee, Florida

Emmanuel Sharp, Houston

Kylan Boswell, Illinois

PJ Haggerty, Kansas State

Otega Oweh, Kentucky

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