SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner is one of 10 candidates on the Midseason Watch List for the 2025 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 11th year, recognizes the top center in Division I men's college basketball.
Kalkbrenner averages 19.2 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.7 blocked shots per game for Creighton (17-6, 10-2 BIG EAST). He leads the conference in blocks per game, defensive rebounds per game (6.