(Iowa City, IA) – The University of Iowa may be known for its women’s basketball achievements so far, but we cannot forget about the men’s side of the floor. Payton Sandfort has been named to the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Preseason Watch List. Stanford is one of three student-athletes from the Big Ten on the list.

The Iowa native is one of twenty players announced in the selection for the watch list this season. The list will be narrowed down in January to 10 players, and to five in February.

Last season, Sandfort averaged 10.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. He also had 59 three-point field goals during the season which are the second-most for the Hawkeyes.

The Hawkeyes begin their season on October 30th in an exhibition game against Quincy. They begin their regular season on November 7th versus North Dakota.