SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — The Basketball Hall of Fame announced the Top 10 candidates for the 2023 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. Named after Class of 1995 Hall of Famer and three-time NCAA Champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the annual honor in its ninth year recognizes the top center in Division I men's college basketball.
2023 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Candidates*
Oumar Ballo, Arizona
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Adama Sanogo, Connecticut
Zach Edey, Purdue
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
Cliff Omoruyi, Rutgers
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Joel Soriano, St. John's
Hunter Dickinson, Michigan
Jack Nunge, Xavier
*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2022-2023 season.