SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Freshman Bol Bol was one of 20 players nationally named to the 2019 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award watch list by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday.
Bol, from Olathe, Kan., was ranked as the nation's No. 3 recruit and the top center among high schooler seniors in 2018. He was a five-star recruit with a scout grade of 95 according to ESPN. Bol was selected for the 2018 McDonald's All-America game and the Jordan Brand Classic and was named a finalist for the Naismith national high school boys' player of the year.