SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Gonzaga's Killian Tillie was named one of 10 candidates on the late season list for the 2020 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award Thursday.
 
Named after Class of 2010 Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone, the annual honor in its sixth 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 in October, which has now been narrowed to just 10.
 
Tillie is 13^th in the West Coast Conference averaging 14 points per game, and 12^th shooting 52.4 percent from the field. He is shooting 40 percent (12-of-30) from three-point range. The senior is third in the league averaging 1.6 blocks per conference game. He was named Preseason All-WCC for the second straight season. Tillie was tabbed Second Team All-WCC following the 2017-18 season.
 
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).
 
Starting Five Fan Voting Presented by Dell Technologies will go live Friday via hoophallawards.com. In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Malone and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The winner of the 2020 Karl Malone Award will be presented at The College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy's in Los Angeles on April 10, along with the other four members of the Men's Starting Five.
 
Additional awards being presented and receiving support from Eaton Ephesus Lighting 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. Broadcast information will be released by ESPN at a later date.
 
Previous winners of the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award include Zion Williamson, Duke (2019), Deandre Ayton, Arizona (2018), Johnathan Motley, Baylor (2017), Georges Niang, Iowa State (2016) and Montrezl Harrell, Louisville (2015).
 
Wednesday, Tillie's teammate Corey Kispert was named to the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year late season watch list. Gonzaga was the only team with a student-athlete on both the Julius Erving and Karl Malone late season lists.
 
2020 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award Candidates* 

Zeke Nnaji	Arizona
Yoeli Childs	BYU
Tyler Bey	Colorado
Obi Toppin	Dayton
Killian Tillie	Gonzaga
Jalen Smith	Maryland
Xavier Tillman	Michigan State
Reggie Perry	Mississippi State
John Mooney	Notre Dame
Hasahn French	Saint Louis

 
*Players can play their way onto and off of the list at any point in the 2019-20 season*