Jaime Jaquez is instead on a small forward award list.
Bruce Pascoe Arizona Daily Star Arizona's Azuolas Tubelis was named one of five finalists for the Karl Malone Award, which honors the top power forward in college basketball.
Others named included Gonzaga's Drew Timme, Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis, Iowa's Kris Murray and Providence's Bryce Hopkins. UCLA's Jaime Jaquez, who won Pac-12 Player of the Year over Tubelis, was named instead to the Julius Erving finalist list earlier this week despite being the Bruins' starting power forward.
Arizona's Deandre Ayton won the award in 2017-18. Murray's twin brother, Keegan, won the award last season while Timme won it in 2020-21. Other previous winners include Obi Toppin, Dayton ; Zion Williamson, Duke ; Johnathan Motley, Baylor , Georges Niang, Iowa State and Montrezl Harrell, Louisville . Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community.
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