Three days after being eliminated from the list of finalists for the John R. Wooden Award given to the nation’s top college player, Maryland sophomore Bruno Fernando was among 10 finalists listed Friday for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award.
The award is given to the nation’s top center.
The 6-foot-10 Angolan is averaging 14.8 points — second on the Terps behind Anthony Cowan Jr. — and leads the team in rebounding (10.7 per game). He is second in the Big Ten in rebounding and blocked shots, and leads the league with a 66.2 field-goal percentage.
Fernando is coming off a career-high 19 rebounds with 13 points in No.