Leading up to Seton Hall forward Sandro Mamukelashvili’s senior year, he had been tipped as one of the players to watch both in the Big East and across the national college basketball scene. He was named to the Preseason All-Big East First Team back in October, and now he’s been named as one of the top 10 candidates for the 2021 Karl Malone Award.
This award is given to the most outstanding power forward in college basketball. No Big East player has won it since it was awarded to the University of Louisville’s Montrezl Harrell in its inaugural year in 2015.