On Thursday, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the 10 finalists for the Karl Malone Award. Introduced in 2015, the honor is given to the nation's top power forward.
Last year, Louisville's Montrezl Harrell received the award.
Iowa State's Georges Niang and North Carolina's Brice Johnson will be two of the favorites for this award in a competitive group of candidates. Here are the other remaining finalists:
Ryan Anderson, Arizona
Henry Ellenson, Marquette
Perry Ellis, Kansas
Shawn Long, Louisiana-Lafayette
Taurean Prince, Baylor
Pascal Siakam, New Mexico State
Jameel Warney, Stony Brook
Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga
The finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, Jerry West Award and Julius Erving Award were announced earlier this week. Winners will be named on April 8. The finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, Jerry West Award and Julius Erving Award were announced earlier this week. Winners will be named on April 8.
