Arizona men’s basketball freshman Deandre Ayton was named the Karl Malone Power Forward of Year at the College Basketball Awards show in Los Angeles on April 6.
The 7-foot-1, 260 pound big man beat out Duke’s Marvin Bagley III, North Carolina’s Luke Maye, Middle Tennessee’s Nick King and South Dakota’s Mike Daum to take home the award. Ayton now adds another award to his impressive résumé that includes First-Team AP All-American, Pac-12 Player of the Year, Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and Pac-12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player.
“I’m a competitor, I play hard on both ends of the floor.