Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award

Not to be confused with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award
Awarded forthe nation's top male center in NCAA basketball
CountryUnited States
Presented byNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
History
First award2015
Most recentZach Edey, Purdue
WebsiteOfficial website

The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate center. Following the success of the Bob Cousy Award which had been awarded since 2004, the award was one of four new awards (along with the Jerry West Award, Julius Erving Award and Karl Malone Award) created as part of the inaugural College Basketball Awards show in 2015.[1] It is named after Karl Malone, a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who played the position. The inaugural winner was Frank Kaminsky of Wisconsin.[2]

  1. ^ "College Basketball Awards handed out". Valley News. Lebanon, New Hampshire. April 11, 2015. p. 16. Retrieved July 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "UW's Kaminsky wins Wooden Award". Chippewa Herald-Telegram. Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. April 11, 2015. p. 10. Retrieved July 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.