Oregon State forward Drew Eubanks (12) crashes into Arizona forward Lauri Markkanen (10) sending him to the foul line in the first half of their Pac-12 game at Gill Coliseum, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, Corvallis, Ore. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Arizona’s Lauri Markkanen was named one of 10 finalists for the Karl Malone Award honoring the nation’s top power forward.

The award run by the Basketball Hall of Fame also named UCLA’s T.J. Leaf and Cal’s Ivan Rabb out of the Pac-12.

Other finalists: Baylor’s Johnathan Motley, Memphis’ Dedric Lawson, Michigan State’s Miles Bridges, Notre Dame’s Bonzie Colson, Pittsburgh’s Michael Young, Purdue’s Caleb Swanigan and Valparaiso’s Alec Peters. 


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