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Nate Watson Named One Of 10 Finalist For Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award

1/29/2021 1:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball

The senior center is averaging 18 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – It was announced today (January 29) that senior center Nate Watson (Portsmouth, Va.) has been named one of the Top 10 candidates for the 2021 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award. Named after Class of 1995 Hall of Famer and three-time NCAA Champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the annual honor in its seventh year recognizes the top centers in men's college basketball. A national committee of college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates in November, which has now been narrowed to 10.

Watson, who is averaging 18.0 points per game, ranks third in the BIG EAST in scoring.  He also ranks second in the league in field goal percentage at 62 percent (116-187).  In addition, Watson is 10th in the league in rebounding at 6.8 boards per game.  For his career, he has scored 1,166 points and has grabbed 480 rebounds.

In late February, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Abdul-Jabbar and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The winner of the 2021 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award will be presented will be presented 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 Karl Malone Power Forward Award, in addition to the Women's Starting Five. College basketball fans can support their favorite players by participating in Fan Voting presented by Dell.

Previous winners of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award include Luka Garza, Iowa (2020), Ethan Happ, Wisconsin (2019), Angel Delgado, Seton Hall (2018), Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga (2017), Jakob Poeltl, Utah (2016) and Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin (2015).

For more information on the 2021 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the latest updates, log onto www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #KareemAward on Twitter and Instagram. Starting Five Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies will go live today, January 29.

2021 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award Candidates*

Kofi Cockburn Illinois

Luka Garza Iowa

Hunter Dickinson Michigan

Liam Robbins Minnesota

Nate Watson Providence

Trevion Williams Purdue

Evan Mobley USC

Neemias Queta Utah State

Derek Culver West Virginia

Charles Bassey Western Kentucky

*Players can play their way onto and off of the list at any point in the 2020-21 season*

-GO FRIARS!-  

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