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Aaron Bradshaw Named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List

Aaron Bradshaw was named to the 20-member watch-list for the 2024 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced

The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the 20 watch-list members for the 2024 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Named after Class of 1995 Hall of Famer and three-time NCAA Champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the annual honor, in its 10th year, recognizes the top center in men’s college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.

“The centers on the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award watch list should feel tremendously proud of all they have accomplished to be associated with one of the greatest players basketball has ever seen,” said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. “We are honored to have Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s perspective when evaluating talent each year, and we encourage the fans to vote alongside Kareem throughout this process.” 

2024 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Candidates*

Name

School

Name

School

Oumar Ballo

Arizona

N’Faly Dante

Oregon

Johni Broome

Auburn

Zach Edey

Purdue

Ryan Kalkbrenner

Creighton

Clifford Omoruyi

Rutgers

Kel’el Ware

Indiana

Joel Soriano

St. John’s

Hunter Dickinson

Kansas

Aday Mara

UCLA

Donovan Clingan

UConn

Jordan Brown

Memphis

Josh Cohen

UMass

Dawson Garcia

Minnesota

Branden Carlson 

Utah 

Armando Bacot

North Carolina

Eric Dixon

Villanova

Jamarion Sharp

Ole Miss

Jesse Edwards

West Virginia

*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2023-24 season.

Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, in each of the three rounds starting today. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2024 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award will be narrowed to 10, and then in late February, to just five. In March, the five finalists will be presented to Abdul-Jabbar and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee, where a winner will be selected. 

The winner of the 2024 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the other four members of the Men’s Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard), Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard), Julius Erving Award (Small Forward), and the Karl Malone Award (Power Forward), in addition to the Women’s Starting Five.

Previous winners of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award are Zach Edey, Purdue (2023), Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky (2022), two-time winner Luka Garza, Iowa (2020-21), Ethan Happ, Wisconsin (2019), Angel Delgado, Seton Hall (2018), Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga (2017), Jakob Poeltl, Utah (2016) and Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin (2015). 

For more information on the 2024 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophallu and #KareemAward on X (formally Twitter) and Instagram.

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On February 7, 1970, Dan Issel made 23 field goals against Ole Miss for the most field goals made in a single game by a Kentucky player.

 

On February 7, 1970, Dan Issel scored 53 points in a 120-85 victory over Ole Miss. He didn't miss a shot from the free-throw line, going 7-of-7 while shooting a mind-blowing 23-of-34 from the field that night.  Issel also snagged 19 rebounds.

 

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