Springfield, Mass.— The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Thursday that University of Memphis senior DeAndre Williams is one of 20 players across the country named to the watch list for the 2023 Karl Malone Award.
Named after Class of 2010 Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone, the annual honor in its ninth 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.
"The Basketball Hall of Fame is proud to annually recognize the best power forwards in the collegiate game with the Karl Malone Award, which bears the name of one of the greatest players of all time," said John L.