Christian Koloko and Bennedict Mathurin are still in contention for two of college basketball’s most prestigious individual awards.
On Tuesday Koloko was named one of 10 semifinalists for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, while Mathurin was named one of five finalists for the Jerry West Award, given to the nation’s top shooting guard.
Koloko is the only Pac-12 semifinalist for the Naismith award. UCLA’s Johnny Juzang joins Mathurin as a finalist for the Jerry West Award.
Koloko is averaging 2.9 blocks and 7.3 rebounds as a junior, his 82 blocks fifth-most in single-season school history.