WVU’s Derek Culver Named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List
West Virginia forward Derek Culver was named to the 2021 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award watch list, announced on Friday.
The winner of the award will be announced on April 9, 2021.
The 6-foot-10 forward was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention pick last year after averaging 10.4 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, the latter of which was among the Top 5 in the Big 12. He also had 54 assists, 24 steals and had six double-doubles. Plus, no player attempted more free throws in the Big 12 last season than Culver.
Previous winners of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award include Luka Garza, Iowa (2020), Ethan Happ, Wisconsin (2019), Angel Delgado, Seton Hall (2018), Przemek Karnowski, Gonzaga (2017), Jakob Poeltl, Utah (2016) and Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin (2015).
2021 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award Candidates
Matt Haarms, BYU
Mark Williams, Duke
Kofi Cockburn, Illinois
Luka Garza, Iowa
Olivier Sarr, Kentucky
Ahsan Asadullah, Lipscomb
Cameron Krutwig, Loyola Chicago
Mousa Cisse, Memphis
Liam Robbins, Minnesota
Armando Bacot, North Carolina
Walker Kessler, North Carolina
Trevion Williams, Purdue
Grant Golden, Richmond
Evan Mobley, USC
Neemias Queta, Utah State
Jay Huff, Virginia
Derek Culver, West Virginia
Charles Bassey, Western Kentucky
Micah Potter, Wisconsin
Loudon Love, Wright State
