Caleb Swanigan now has company as a Purdue player on a watch list for a national award. Senior center A.J. Hammons is now on the watch list for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award which is given to the nation's best center, and given his talent and history he just might get it.
By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players for the 2016 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award will be narrowed down to just 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Abdul-Jabbar and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The winner of the 2016 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award will be presented at the ESPN College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy's from Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California, on Friday, April 8, 2016.