Brooks Grabs Spot On Malone Award Watch List

Springfield, Mass. (Nov. 5, 2020) — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the 20 watch list members for the 2021 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award. North Carolina senior Garrison Brooks is on the list.

Named after Class of 2010 Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone, the annual honor in its seventh 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 Basketball Hall of Fame is proud to annually acknowledge the best in the collegiate game with positional awards bearing the names of some of the greatest Hall of Famers of all time," said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. "To be named to the watch list of the Naismith Starting Five is a great honor and I know our Hall of Famers sincerely enjoy the opportunity to watch these players compete. We thank Mr. Malone for his unwavering support over the years and the unique perspective he brings to ultimately selecting a winner."

College basketball fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies in each of the three rounds. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2021 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award will be narrowed to just 10. In late February, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Malone and the Hall of Fame's selection committee.

The winner of the 2021 Karl Malone Award will be presented on Friday, April 9, 2021, along with the other four members of the Men's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Bob Cousy Point Guard Award, the Jerry West Shooting Guard Award, the Julius Erving Small Forward Award and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center Award, in addition to the Women's Starting Five.

Previous winners of the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award include Obi Toppin, Dayton (2020), Zion Williamson, Duke (2019), Deandre Ayton, Arizona (2018), Johnathan Motley, Baylor (2017), Georges Niang, Iowa State (2016) and Montrezl Harrell, Louisville (2015).

For more information on the 2021 Karl Malone Award and the latest updates, log onto www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #MaloneAward on Twitter and Instagram. Starting Five Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies will go live on Friday, November 6.

2021 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award Candidates*

Mark Vital	Baylor
Aamir Simms	Clemson
Matthew Hurt	Duke
Drew Timme	Gonzaga
Trayce Jackson-Davis	Indiana
Isaiah Jackson	Kentucky
Trendon Watford	LSU
Tre Mitchell	Massachusetts
Garrison Brooks	North Carolina
Seth Towns	Ohio State
Brady Manek	Oklahoma
Hasahn French	Saint Louis
Sandro Mamukelashvili	Seton Hall
Oscar da Silva	Stanford
John Fulkerson	Tennessee
Greg Brown	Texas
Kevin Marfo	Texas A&M
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	Villanova
Oscar Tshiebwe	West Virginia
Nate Reuvers	Wisconsin

*Players can play their way onto and off of the list at any point in the 2020-2021 season*

Players Mentioned

Garrison Brooks

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