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ESPN's Jeff Goodman has noted that Villanova big man Daniel Ochefu has been named a finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, an award for the nation's top center in college basketball.
2015 will be the first year the award is given out.
The 6'11" junior is averaging 9.2 ppg and 8.3 rebounds this season for the 23-2 Wildcats.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Finalists
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Willie Cauley-Stein | Kentucky |
| Rakeem Christmas | Syracuse |
| Damian Jones | Vanderbilt |
| Frank Kaminsky | Wisconsin |
| Jarell Martin | LSU |
| Kennedy Meeks | North Carolina |
| Stefan Nastic | Stanford |
| Daniel Ochefu | Villanova |
| Jahlil Okafor | Duke |
| Jakob Poeltl | Utah |
| Bobby Portis | Arkansas |
| Josh Scott | Colorado |
| Joshua Smith | Georgetown |
| Brad Waldow | Saint Mary’s |
| Alan Williams | UCSB |