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Brooks Named To Karl Malone Award Watch List

Springfield, Mass. — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the 20 watch list members for the 2020 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award. University of North Carolina junior Garrison Brooks made the list.

Named after Class of 2010 Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone, the annual honor in its sixth year recognizes the top power forwards in Division I men's college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.

"The young men on the watch list for this, and other awards in the Starting Five, should be extremely proud and motivated heading into the upcoming season," said John L.