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Trio Of Terps Land On National Watch Lists

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Senior forward Jake Layman, senior guard Rasheed Sulaimon, and sophomore guard Melo Trimble have been named to a trio of national watch lists at their respective positions, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Tuesday.

Layman was tabbed to the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year list after being named an All-Big Ten selection in 2015. The Wrentham, Mass., native boasted 29 double-figure scoring games a year ago while ranking in the top 25 in the conference in scoring (12.5 ppg), field goal percentage (.470) and rebounding (5.8 rpg).

Sulaimon is one of 20 candidates for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year award. The Houston, Texas, native averaged 10 points and 2.7 rebounds per game during his three-year stint at Duke prior to transferring to the University of Maryland for his senior campaign.

For the second straight season, Trimble landed on the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year watch list. A First Team All-Big pick as a freshman last season, Trimble started in all 35 games for the Terps, leading the squad in scoring (16.2 ppg), assists (106) and steals (44). The Upper Marlboro, Md., product was also a Sporting News Second Team All-American and USBWA Freshman All-American.

By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players for each award will be narrowed to 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to the selection committee with the winner being announced at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show live from Club Nokia in Los Angeles on April 8.

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