CLARKSVILLE—Keep 'em coming.

Austin Peay State University senior Terry Taylor has been named to the Jerry West Award Mid-Season Watch List by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Tuesday, narrowing the list down to a top-10.

Named after Class of 1980 Hall of Famer and 1959 NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player Jerry West, the annual honor is in its seventh year. West attended West Virginia University and averaged 24.8 points and 13.3 rebounds per game in his three varsity seasons. He led his team to the NCAA Championship game in 1959 and was named a consensus All-American in 1959 and 1960. In the summer of 1960, he was co-captain of the U.S. men's basketball team and won an Olympic gold medal. As a professional player, West played 14 seasons in the NBA with the Lakers making the All-NBA First Team 10 times. West won an NBA championship in 1972 and was named the NBA Finals MVP in 1969 despite his team not winning the championship. In 1996, he was named a member of the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team.

The 2020 Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year and back-to-back league Preseason Player of the Year, Taylor has more than lived up to the hype once again as a senior. Through 13 games, the Bowling Green native is averaging 21.2 points and 10.8 rebounds to lead the league in both categories, while 55.1 percent from the floor and 83.3 percent from the free-throw line.

Taylor has already put up multiple individual performances that would be career outings for a lesser player in 2020-21. He opened the season with five consecutive double-doubles, including a 25-point, 16-rebound outing against ETSU on the second night of the season. He poured in 31 points against McKendree. He slapped up 31 points and 13 rebounds to avenge a loss to Murray State. Most recently, he put up 38 points and 17 rebounds—both single-game highs by an OVC player this season—and banked in the game-winning three as time expired to lift the Govs to a victory at Eastern Illinois, Jan. 9.

Three times this season, Taylor has earned OVC Player of the Week honors, tying him with Morehead State's Kenneth Faried for most in conference history with 15 career weekly honors. He also was named CollegeInsider.com Player of the Week in two of those weeks.

Just last week, Taylor broke into the OVC's career top-10 in scoring with 2,199 career points. He's one of five players in league history with 2,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds, and the first Governor to reach both marks. He's the only OVC player aside from Belmont's Nick Muszynski to be named to the Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List.

Taylor has a chance to become the first two-time OVC Player of the Year since Isaiah Canaan (Murray State, 2012-13) and just the second Governor to earn two OVC Player of the Year honors, joining Howard (1977-78). Monday, he was named to the Lute Olson Award Mid-Season Watch List by CollegeInsider.com.

In late February, five finalists will be presented to Mr. West and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The winner of the 2021 Jerry West Award will be presented April 9, 2021, along with the other four members of the Men's Starting Five.