This time it’s Omer Yurtseven, the big man from Turkey. Omer is 1 of 20 players selected to be on the list of top centers for the upcoming season. He is also 1 of only 4 freshman who made it on the list.
The Kareem Abdul Jabbar Award watch list is chosen by a committee of top basketball personel and then announced by The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
This is the 3rd year of which the Award exists. The previous winners are as follows: 2015: Frank Kaminsky (Wisconsin) ___________________________________________________ This is the 2nd Pack player to make a Preseason list.
2016: Jakob Poeltl (Utah)