Kyle Wiltjer, Georges Niang among 20 candidates for Karl Malone Award
On Tuesday, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the 20 candidates for the 2016 Karl Malone Award, the annual honor given out to the top power forward in college basketball.
Montrezl Harrell of Louisville won the first-ever award in 2015.
Here's the full list of candidates:
Rico Gathers, Baylor
Taurean Prince, Baylor
Tony Parker, UCLA
Dorian Finney-Smith, Florida
Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga
Georges Niang, Iowa State
Perry Ellis, Kansas
Shawn Long, Louisiana-Lafayette
Henry Ellenson, Marquette
Shaq Goodwin, Memphis
Brice Johnson, North Carolina
Beejay Anya, North Carolina State
Ryan Spangler, Oklahoma
Caleb Swanigan, Purdue
Markus Kennedy, SMU
Jameel Warney, Stony Brook
Jordan Loveridge, Utah
Alec Peters, Valparaiso
Anton Grady, Wichita State
Five finalists will be named in March. A winner will be selected on April 8.
