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Penn State men’s basketball’s Lamar Stevens named to Karl Malone Award watch list

Forward Lamar Stevens (11) attempts a shot during the game against Minnesota in the Big Ten Tournament in the United Center on Thursday, March 14, 2019. Minnesota defeated Penn State 77-72.

Caitlin Lee

After a 2018-19 season in which he was the Big Ten’s leading scorer and rebounder, Lamar Stevens was named as one of 20 players on the Karl Malone power forward watch list, as announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Thursday.

Named after two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone, the annual honor recognizes the top power forwards in Division I men's college basketball.