Iowa State senior Jameel McKay has been named to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar watch list, it was announced Friday. The award is given annually to college basketball’s top center.
McKay averaged 11 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.4 blocks last season for the Cyclones en route to winning the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year award. He is a preseason honorable mention all-Big 12 pick.
The Cyclones, who are ranked seventh in the preseason coaches poll, open the season Nov. 13 against Colorado in Sioux Falls, S.D.