SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner is one of 10 candidates on the Mid Season Watch List for the 2024 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 10th year, recognizes the top center in Division I men's college basketball.
Kalkbrenner averages 16.6 points and 7.7 rebounds per game for No. 13 Creighton (16-5, 7-3 BIG EAST). He leads the conference with 2.6 blocks per game and ranks among the league leaders in field goal percentage (.