SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has announced Duke sophomore Matthew Hurt as one of 20 players named to the 2021 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award watch list.
Named after Class of 2010 Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone, the annual honor in its seventh year recognizes the top power forwards in Division I men's college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.
A native of Rochester, Minn., Hurt appeared in all 31 games last season, making 22 starts.