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Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Name Twenty Point Guards to Watch List for 2021 Nancy Lieberman Award

Nov 09, 2020 - Springfield, Mass. — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today the 20 watch list candidates for the 2021 Nancy Lieberman Award. Now in its twenty-second year, the award recognizes the top point guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates exhibit the floor leadership, play-making and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman.

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Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Centers to Watch List for 2021 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award

Nov 06, 2020 - Springfield, Mass. — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the 20 watch list members for the 2021 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center 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 seventh year recognizes the top centers in men’s college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.

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Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Power Forwards to Watch List for 2021 Karl Malone Award

Nov 05, 2020 - Springfield, Mass. — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the 20 watch list members for the 2021 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award. Named after Class of 2010 Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone, the annual honor in its seventh year recognizes the top power forwards in Division I men’s college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.

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Basketball Hall of Fame’s Third Annual Jerry Colangelo Classic Rescheduled to December 2021

Nov 04, 2020 - PHOENIX, AZ – Today, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced the postponement of the third annual Jerry Colangelo Classic originally scheduled for Saturday, December 19, 2020 to December 18, 2021. A premier college basketball showcase hosted at the home of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury in downtown Phoenix, the one-day quadruple-header was to feature Gonzaga vs. Texas Tech, Arizona State vs. BYU, San Francisco vs. Grand Canyon, and Northern Arizona vs. San Diego.

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Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Small Forwards to Watch List for 2021 Julius Erving Award

Nov 04, 2020 - Springfield, Mass. — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the 20 watch list members for the 2021 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award. Named after Class of 1993 Hall of Famer and 16-year professional basketball player Julius Erving, the annual honor in its seventh year recognizes the top small forwards in Division I men’s college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.

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