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Dickinson Named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Top 10 Candidate
2/7/2025 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Kansas graduate Hunter Dickinson has been named a 2025 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award Top 10 candidate, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced Friday.
This is the second straight year Dickinson has been named to a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Top 10 candidate, which is part of the Hall of Fame Men's Starting Five awards. Historically, Kansas has won two such honors, with Frank Mason III winning the 2017 Bob Cousy Point Gurad of the Year Award and Jalen Wilson the 2023 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award.
Named after Class of 1995 Hall of Famer and three-time NCAA Champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the annual honor, in its 11th year, recognizes the top center in Division I men's college basketball.
Joining Dickinson on the list is Robbie Avila (Saint Louis), Nate Bittle (Oregon), Oscar Cluff (South Dakota State), Dawson Garcia (Minnesota), Vladislav Goldin (Michigan), Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton), Asa Newell (Georgia), Derik Queen (Maryland) and Maxime Raynaud (Stanford). Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2024-25 season.
A two-time Wooden All-American in 2021 at Michigan and 2024 at Kansas, this season Dickinson has seven 20-point efforts and leads Kansas in scoring at 16.3 ppg, which ranks fourth in the Big 12. The Alexandria, Virginia, native also leads KU in rebounding at 9.6 rpg, which is second in the Big 12 and 16th nationally. A three-time Big 12 Player of the Week in 2024-25, Dickinson is second in the Big 12 in double-doubles (9), which is 18th nationally. Dickinson is second on the team with 33 blocked shots and is also second on the team with 24 steals.
On most every midseason All-America team, Dickinson is a two-time Consensus All-America Second Team selection in 2021 and 2024, and is the only active player in NCAA Division I to have more than 2,500 career points and 1,300 career rebounds. Dickinson also ranks first among active players in career points (2,567), field goals made (1,039), and is third in rebounds with 1,360 and double-doubles with 57.
Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting today on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
In March, five finalists will be presented to Abdul-Jabbar and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The Selection Committee for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award is composed of top men's college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers.
The winner of the 2025 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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 Karl Malone Award (Power Forward), in addition to the Women's Starting Five.
Previous winners of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award are Zach Edey, Purdue (2023), Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky (2022), Luka Garza, Iowa (2020-21), Ethan Happ, Wisconsin (2019), Angel Delgado, Seton Hall (2018), Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga (2017), Jakob Poeltl, Utah (2016), and Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin (2015).
For more information on the 2025 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophallU and #KareemAward on X and Instagram.
This is the second straight year Dickinson has been named to a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Top 10 candidate, which is part of the Hall of Fame Men's Starting Five awards. Historically, Kansas has won two such honors, with Frank Mason III winning the 2017 Bob Cousy Point Gurad of the Year Award and Jalen Wilson the 2023 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award.
Named after Class of 1995 Hall of Famer and three-time NCAA Champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the annual honor, in its 11th year, recognizes the top center in Division I men's college basketball.
Joining Dickinson on the list is Robbie Avila (Saint Louis), Nate Bittle (Oregon), Oscar Cluff (South Dakota State), Dawson Garcia (Minnesota), Vladislav Goldin (Michigan), Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton), Asa Newell (Georgia), Derik Queen (Maryland) and Maxime Raynaud (Stanford). Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2024-25 season.
A two-time Wooden All-American in 2021 at Michigan and 2024 at Kansas, this season Dickinson has seven 20-point efforts and leads Kansas in scoring at 16.3 ppg, which ranks fourth in the Big 12. The Alexandria, Virginia, native also leads KU in rebounding at 9.6 rpg, which is second in the Big 12 and 16th nationally. A three-time Big 12 Player of the Week in 2024-25, Dickinson is second in the Big 12 in double-doubles (9), which is 18th nationally. Dickinson is second on the team with 33 blocked shots and is also second on the team with 24 steals.
On most every midseason All-America team, Dickinson is a two-time Consensus All-America Second Team selection in 2021 and 2024, and is the only active player in NCAA Division I to have more than 2,500 career points and 1,300 career rebounds. Dickinson also ranks first among active players in career points (2,567), field goals made (1,039), and is third in rebounds with 1,360 and double-doubles with 57.
Fans can support their favorite players in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting today on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
In March, five finalists will be presented to Abdul-Jabbar and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The Selection Committee for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award is composed of top men's college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers.
The winner of the 2025 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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 Karl Malone Award (Power Forward), in addition to the Women's Starting Five.
Previous winners of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award are Zach Edey, Purdue (2023), Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky (2022), Luka Garza, Iowa (2020-21), Ethan Happ, Wisconsin (2019), Angel Delgado, Seton Hall (2018), Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga (2017), Jakob Poeltl, Utah (2016), and Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin (2015).
For more information on the 2025 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophallU and #KareemAward on X and Instagram.
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