SPRINGFIELD, MASS. --- The Basketball Hall of Fame announced today that Xavier University graduate student Jack Nunge is among the Top 10 candidates for the 2023 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Named after Class of 1995 Hall of Famer and three-time NCAA Champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the annual honor in its ninth year recognizes the top center in Division I men's college basketball.
2023 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Candidates*
Armando Bacot (North Carolina), Oumar Ballo (Arizona), Hunter Dickinson (Michigan), Zach Edey (Purdue), Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton), Jack Nunge (Xavier), Cliff Omoruyi (Rutgers), Adama Sanogo (UConn), Joel Soriano (St.