BYU's Eric Mika is in elite company along with two of his fellow West Coast Conference big men.
Ten finalists were named for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award on Friday, and Mika was among them, as were Gonzaga's Przemek Karnowski and Saint Mary's Jock Landale.
In his first year back from a LDS mission, the sophomore Mika is averaging a team-leading 20.5 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks for the Cougars. He is one of only three players nationally to average 20-plus points and 9-plus rebounds per game and has 14 double-doubles on the season, seventh-best in the country.