Wait, I mean, Nick Richards has been named an early candidate for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, given annually to the best center in college basketball. (Sorry, I get my all-time greats mixed up.)
Richards is one of 21 big men to land a spot on the preseason watch list:
Daniel Gafford, Arkansas
Austin Wiley, Auburn
James Thompson IV, Eastern Michigan
Jessie Govan, Georgetown
Killian Tillie, Gonzaga
Alessandro Lever, Grand Canyon
Udoka Azubuike, Kansas
Nick Richards, Kentucky
Cameron Krutwig, Loyola Chicago
Naz Reid, LSU
Jalen Smith, Maryland
Dewan Hernandez, Miami
Nick Ward, Michigan State
Jontay Porter, Missouri
Bol Bol, Oregon
Tacko Fall, UCF
Moses Brown, UCLA
James Dickey, UNC Greensboro
Charles Bassey, Western Kentucky
Nathan Knight, William & Mary
Ethan Happ, Wisconsin
The sophomore from Jamaica by way of New York is looking to be the program’s first winner of the award since its inception in 2015.