Karl Malone Award

Karl Malone Award
Awarded forthe nation's top male power forward in NCAA basketball
CountryUnited States
Presented byNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
History
First award2015
Most recentJaedon LeDee, San Diego State
WebsiteOfficial website

The Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate power forward. 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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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 Montrezl Harrell of Louisville.[2]

  1. ^ "College Basketball Awards handed out". Valley News. Lebanon, New Hampshire. April 11, 2015. p. 16. Retrieved July 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "University of Louisville junior forward Montrezl Harrell wins inaugural Karl Malone Award". Kentucky New Era. Hopkinsville, Kentucky. April 11, 2015. p. 11. Retrieved July 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.