Adama Sanogo has performed like one of the top players in the country this season and he’s earning recognition for it. The junior big man was named to the Naismith Player of the Year Award Midseason Team — awarded annually to the best player in college basketball — and the Kareem Abdul-Jabaar Center of the Year Award.
The big man from Bamako, Mali is currently enjoying his best season yet as a Husky, averaging a Big East-best 17.2 points per game and 7.2 rebounds. After mostly being an interior player as an underclassman, Sanogo can now stretch the floor, shooting 39.