SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Gonzaga's
Drew Timme was named to the Karl Malone Award Watch List Thursday.
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.
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 April 9, 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. Gonzaga and Villanova are the only teams in the country that have had four players on the first four position award watch lists.
Timme was recently named Preseason All-West Coast Conference. Last season, the Dallas, Texas, native appeared in all 33 games, averaging 9.8 points and 5.4 rebounds. He was third in the conference with 31 blocked shots. During his freshman season, he led the team shooting 62.1 percent from the field and was third in WCC making 62.3 percent of shots inside-the-arc. Timme recorded three double-doubles in 2019-20, and reached double-digit scoring in 16 games.
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).
Karl Malone attended Louisiana Tech University due to its close proximity to his hometown of Summerfield, Louisiana. He led the Bulldogs to a Sweet 16 appearance and earned All-Southland honors in his three seasons while averaging 18.7 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. Malone achieved great success during his 19 seasons in the NBA as a 14-time NBA All-Star (1988-98, 2000-02), 11-time All-NBA First Team player (1989-99) and a member of the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team. He also won two Olympic gold medals (1992, 1996).
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.
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 2020-21 season*
