Título: Jerry West
Seção: College career
Background: Jerry Alan West was born into a poor household in Chelyan, West Virginia. He was the fifth of six children of Cecil Sue West, a housewife, and Howard Stewart West, a coal mine electrician. West was previously an aggressive child in his youth, until his brother's death at the Korean War aged 21 turned him into a shy and introverted boy when Jerry was 12/13. He was so small, frail, and weak that he needed lots of vitamin injections from his doctor and was kept apart from children's sports, to prevent him from getting seriously injured.

Conteúdo: West graduated from East Bank High School in 1956, and more than 60 universities showed interest in him. He eventually chose to stay in his home state and attend West Virginia University (WVU), located in Morgantown. In his freshman year (1956-57), West was a member of the WVU freshman squad that achieved a perfect record of 17 wins without a loss over the course of the season; other team members included Jay Jacobs and Willie Akers. In his first varsity year under head coach Fred Schaus, West scored 17.8 points per game and averaged 11.1 rebounds; he also started in all 28 games while shooting 49.6% from the field and 73.2% from the free throw line. These performances earned him a multitude of honors, among them an All-American Third Team call-up; First Team All-Southern Conference; Southern Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player Award and First Team honors; Chuck Taylor-Converse Second-team All-American honors; and Associated Press and United Press International Third-team All-American honors. The Mountaineers went 26-2 that year, ending the season with a loss to Manhattan College in post-season tournament play. During his junior year (1958-59), West scored 26.6 points per game and grabbed 12.3 rebounds per game. He tied the NCAA five-game tournament record of 160 points (32.0 points per game) and led all scorers and rebounders in every West Virginia game, including getting 28 points and 11 rebounds in a 71-70 loss to California in the final. West was named Most Outstan

user: tell me some about his college career

assistant: He eventually chose to stay in his home state and attend West Virginia University (WVU), located in Morgantown.

user: which university did he go to?

assistant: He eventually chose to stay in his home state and attend West Virginia University (WVU),

user: did he start playing for them immediately?

assistant: In his freshman year (1956-57), West was a member of the WVU freshman squad that achieved a perfect record of 17

user: what were his other achievements his first year?

assistant: In his first varsity year under head coach Fred Schaus, West scored 17.8 points per game and averaged 11.1 rebounds;

user: did he get any wards or accolades that year?

assistant: among them an All-American Third Team call-up; First Team All-Southern Conference; Southern Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player

user: what other honors did he receive?

assistant: Southern Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player Award and First Team honors; Chuck Taylor-Converse Second-team All-American honors;

user: did they win the season?

assistant: The Mountaineers went 26-2 that year, ending the season with a loss to Manhattan College in post-season tournament play.

user: How did he do the next year?

assistant: During his junior year (1958-59), West scored 26.6 points per game and grabbed 12.3 rebounds per game.