Congratulations to Nick Richards and PJ Washington, who were named to preseason watch lists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award and the Karl Malone Award, respectively. The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award honors the best center in college basketball, while the Karl Malone Award honors the best power forward.
Earlier this week, Kevin Knox made the watch list for the Julius Erving Award, which honors the best small forward, and Hamidou Diallo made the watch list for the Jerry West Award, which honors the best shooting guard. All four awards are handed out by the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame and will be presented at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show in Los Angeles on April 6.