BOULDER — The era when big men dominated the game of basketball may be over — but there are still a few of them making waves in the college game.
The Pac-12 has more than its share. Four of the 20 candidates for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award play in the conference, with three — Colorado’s Josh Scott, Utah’s Jacob Poeltl and Washington State’s Josh Hawkinson — currently among the top five statistical leaders. (The fourth, Arizona’s Kaleb Tarczewski, hasn’t played for more than a month because of a foot injury, and would have to have a terrific conference season to put himself back in the running.