Duke guard Luke Kennard of Franklin finalist for Jerry West Award

The honors keep rolling in for Franklin’s Luke Kennard.

The Duke basketball sophomore was named a finalist for the Jerry West Award on Tuesday. It goes to the top shooting guard in the nation.

Kennard is up against Bryce Alford of UCLA, Marcus Foster of Creighton, Peter Jok of Iowa and Malik Monk of Kentucky.

Fans can vote for the Blue Devils standout starting Friday at hoophallawards.com.

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Kennard is already a unanimous first-team All-ACC pick.

He is also a semifinalist for the Wooden Award and the Naismith Trophy, which go to the national player of the year.

Kennard leads the ACC in scoring (20.1 points per game) and is second in three-point shooting (45 percent) while shooting 50.4 percent from the floor. He is trying to become the first Blue Devil since Christian Laettner in 1992 to make more than half his shots and average more than 20 points for the season.

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