SPRINGFIELD, Mass. 鈥� Toronto's Zach Edey is among 10 finalists for the NCAA's 2023 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, the Basketball Hall of Fame announced Friday.
The annual award is handed out to the top centre in NCAA Division 1 men's college basketball.
Edey, a seven-foot-four, 305-pound junior centre with top ranked Purdue, has averaged 22.1 points and 13.2 rebounds for the Boilermakers.
Also nominated are: Oumar Ballo (Arizona); Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton); Clifford Omoruyi (Rutgers); Oscar Tshiebwe (Kentucky); Joel Soriano (St. John's); Hunter Dickinson (Michigan); Adama Sanogo (小蓝视频icut); Armando Bacot (North Carolina); and Jack Nunge (Xavier).
Previous winners include Luka Garza of the Minnesota Timberwolves (2020, 鈥�21) and Jakob Poeltl of the Toronto Raptors (2016).
The winner will be announced in March.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 10, 2023.
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