Arizona forward Keshad Johnson was one of 20 players named to the watch list for the Karl Malone Award given to the top power forward in college basketball.
The Naismith Award has been announcing the watch lists for all five of its positional awards this week, with UA's Caleb Love also put on the Jerry West Award (shooting guard) list.
However, UA's Kylan Boswell was not among the 20 players on the Bob Cousy (point guard) list nor was senior Pelle Larsson listed on the Julius Erving (small forward) list. Wildcats center Oumar Ballo appears likely to be named to the watch list for centers on Friday based on his accomplishments last season.
Johnson, a graduate transfer from San Diego State, is scheduled to face four other players on the Malone list this season: Duke's Kyle Filipowski, Alabama's Grant Nelson,Β Colorado's Tristan da Silva, and UCLA's Adem Bona.Β
Others named to the Karl Malone watch list Thursday included:
Enrique Freeman, Akron
Coleman Hawkins, Illinois
Oso Ighodaro, Marquette
Julian Reese, Maryland
Trevon Brazile, Arkansas
Norchad Omier, Miami (Fla.)
Fousseyni Traore, BYU
Tolu Smith, Mississippi State
Jevon Porter, Pepperdine
DaRon Holmes II, Dayton
Bryce Hopkins, Providence
Graham Ike, Gonzaga
Alex Karaban, UConn
JβWan Roberts, Houston
Drew Pember, UNC Asheville
