Karl Malone Award

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Karl Malone Award
Awarded forthe nation's top male power forward in NCAA basketball
CountryUnited States
Presented by Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
History
First award2015
Most recent Johni Broome, Auburn
Website Official website

The Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate power forward. Following the success of the Bob Cousy Award which had been awarded since 2004, the award was one of four new awards (along with the Jerry West Award, Julius Erving Award, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award) created as part of the inaugural College Basketball Awards show in 2015. [1] It is named after Karl Malone, a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee who played the position. The inaugural winner was Montrezl Harrell of Louisville. [2]

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Key

    *    Awarded a national player of the year award:
Sporting News ; Oscar Robertson Trophy; Associated Press; NABC; Naismith; Wooden
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Karl Malone Award at that point

Winners

Montrezl Harrell 2013.jpg
Montrezl Harrell, Louisville, 2015
Zion Williamson Duke (cropped).jpg
Zion Williamson, Duke, 2019
Keegan Murray 2022 (cropped).jpg
Keegan Murray, Iowa, 2022
Jaedon LeDee (53687169302) (cropped).jpg
Jaedon LeDee, San Diego State, 2024
SeasonPlayerSchoolClassReference
2014–15 Montrezl Harrell Louisville Junior [2]
2015–16 Georges Niang Iowa State Senior [3]
2016–17 Johnathan Motley Baylor Junior [4]
2017–18 Deandre Ayton Arizona Freshman [5]
2018–19 Zion Williamson * Duke Freshman [6]
2019–20 Obi Toppin * Dayton Sophomore [7]
2020–21 Drew Timme Gonzaga Sophomore [8]
2021–22 Keegan Murray Iowa Sophomore [9]
2022–23 Trayce Jackson-Davis Indiana Senior [10]
2023–24 Jaedon LeDee San Diego State Graduate [11]
2024–25 Johni Broome Auburn Graduate [12]

Winners by school

SchoolWinnersYears
Arizona 12018
Auburn 12025
Baylor 12017
Dayton 12020
Duke 12019
Gonzaga 12021
Indiana 12023
Iowa 12022
Iowa State 12016
Louisville 12015
San Diego State 12024

References

  1. ↑ "College Basketball Awards handed out". Valley News . Lebanon, New Hampshire. April 11, 2015. p. 16. Retrieved July 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 "University of Louisville junior forward Montrezl Harrell wins inaugural Karl Malone Award". Kentucky New Era . Hopkinsville, Kentucky. April 11, 2015. p. 11. Retrieved July 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Niang wins Karl Malone Award". The Oskaloosa Herald . Oskaloosa, Iowa. April 9, 2016. p. A28. Retrieved July 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Werner, John (April 8, 2017). "PF Motley wins Karl Malone Award". Waco Tribune-Herald . Waco, Texas. p. 13. Retrieved July 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Pascoe, Bruce (April 7, 2018). "Arizona's Ayton wins Karl Malone Award". Arizona Daily Star . Tucson, Arizona. p. B004. Retrieved July 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Williamson, Ionescu win Wooden Awards". Star Tribune . Minneapolis, Minnesota. April 13, 2019. p. C7. Retrieved July 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Jablonski, David (April 8, 2020). "UD's Toppin hauls in two more trophies, including the prestigious Wooden Award". The Journal News . Westchester County, New York. p. C1. Retrieved July 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Lawson, Theo (October 22, 2021). "Zags forward Timme earns chance to repeat as Malone award winner". The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. p. B6. Retrieved July 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Batterson, Steve (April 3, 2022). "Iowa's Murray wins Malone Award". Quad-City Times . Davenport, Iowa. p. B2. Retrieved July 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Anderson, Jason (May 31, 2023). "Kings pre-draft workout features Indiana, Kansas forwards". The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento, California. p. B1. Retrieved July 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "LeDee First Aztec to Win Karl Malone Award for Nation's Best Power Forward". Times of San Diego . San Diego, California. April 6, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  12. ↑ . April 5, 2025 https://www.hoophall.com/index.php/news/naismith-basketball-hall-of-fame-reveals-winners-of-men-and-womens-naismith-starting-five-awards-on-espns-college-gameday2 . Retrieved April 5, 2025.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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