COLLEGE PARK, MD - Maryland Men's Basketball forward Julian Reese was named to the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award Watch List in an announcement by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Thursday. Reese is one of only two forwards in the Big Ten to be named to the preseason watch list.
This is the third-straight year that a Terrapin forward has featured on the Malone Award preseason watch list, with fifth-year forward Donta Scott named to the watch-list in consecutive years. Including Scott, Reese joins a list of four Terrapin forwards that have been named to the Malone award watch list with Jalen Smith (2019-20) and Jake Layman (2014-15).
Earlier this month, Reese was named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team. Reese is coming off a sophomore campaign that saw the Baltimore native earn honorable mention All-Big Ten honors after the 2022-23 season. Reese averaged 11.4 points per game and a team high 7.2 rebounds per game a season ago. Reese was efficient from the field all year, posting the third-best single-season field goal percentage (.632) in program history. The junior controlled the paint against opposing offenses, blocking a team-leading 42 shots last season. Reese had seven double-doubles last season, including four-straight games with a double-double where the junior forward averaged 16.5 points and 12.5 rebounds.
Named after Class of 2010 Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone, the annual honor, in its tenth 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.
"We are proud to recognize this group of student-athletes as the best power forwards in the collegiate game this season," said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. "To be named to the watchlist of the Karl Malone Award is a great honor, and we are excited to have Karl's unique perspective alongside our selection committee each year."
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, in each of the three rounds beginning Friday, October 27. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2024 Karl Malone Award will be narrowed to 10, and then in late February, to just five. In March, the five finalists will be presented to Malone and the Hall of Fame's selection committee, where a winner will be selected.
The winner of the 2024 Karl Malone Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the other four members of the Men's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard), Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard), Julius Erving Award (Small Forward), and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center), in addition to the Women's Starting Five.
This is the third-straight year that a Terrapin forward has featured on the Malone Award preseason watch list, with fifth-year forward Donta Scott named to the watch-list in consecutive years. Including Scott, Reese joins a list of four Terrapin forwards that have been named to the Malone award watch list with Jalen Smith (2019-20) and Jake Layman (2014-15).
Earlier this month, Reese was named to the Preseason All-Big Ten Team. Reese is coming off a sophomore campaign that saw the Baltimore native earn honorable mention All-Big Ten honors after the 2022-23 season. Reese averaged 11.4 points per game and a team high 7.2 rebounds per game a season ago. Reese was efficient from the field all year, posting the third-best single-season field goal percentage (.632) in program history. The junior controlled the paint against opposing offenses, blocking a team-leading 42 shots last season. Reese had seven double-doubles last season, including four-straight games with a double-double where the junior forward averaged 16.5 points and 12.5 rebounds.
Named after Class of 2010 Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone, the annual honor, in its tenth 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.
"We are proud to recognize this group of student-athletes as the best power forwards in the collegiate game this season," said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. "To be named to the watchlist of the Karl Malone Award is a great honor, and we are excited to have Karl's unique perspective alongside our selection committee each year."
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, in each of the three rounds beginning Friday, October 27. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2024 Karl Malone Award will be narrowed to 10, and then in late February, to just five. In March, the five finalists will be presented to Malone and the Hall of Fame's selection committee, where a winner will be selected.
The winner of the 2024 Karl Malone Award will be presented on a to be determined date, along with the other four members of the Men's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Bob Cousy Award (Point Guard), Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard), Julius Erving Award (Small Forward), and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center), in addition to the Women's Starting Five.
