Creighton sophomore Arthur Kaluma is on the Preseason Watch List for the Karl Malone Award
Arthur Kaluma Named to Karl Malone Award Watch List
10/27/2022 12:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Rising sophomore was named to BIG EAST's All-Tournament Team last March
Springfield, Mass. (Oct. 27, 2022) — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that Creighton's Arthur Kaluma is one of 20 candidates on the watch list for the 2023 Karl Malone Award.
Named after Class of 2010 Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone, the annual honor in its ninth 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.
"The Basketball Hall of Fame is proud to annually recognize the best power forwards in the collegiate game with the Karl Malone Award, which bears the name of one of the greatest players of all time," said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. "To be named to the watch list of the Karl Malone Award is a great honor and I know he values the opportunity to watch these players compete throughout the season. We are honored to have his unique perspective in our evaluation each year."
A sophomore from Glendale, Ariz., Kaluma is a Preseason Second Team All-BIG EAST choice after averaging 10.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game en route to All-BIG EAST Freshman Team accolades in his debut campaign. He was a two-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week and landed on the BIG EAST's All-Tournament Team after averaging 13.3 points and 6.3 rebounds in the event. He closed his freshman season with career-highs of 24 points and 12 rebounds while playing all 40 minutes in a Second Round loss to eventual national champion Kansas in the NCAA Tournament.
Kaluma is Creighton's first player in the nine seasons of the Karl Malone Award to be named to the watch list at any point.
2023 Karl Malone Award Candidates*
*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2022-2023 season.
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, in each of the three rounds beginning Friday, October 28. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2022 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award will be narrowed to 10 and then in late February to just five. In March the five finalists will be presented to Malone and the Hall of Fame's selection committee where a winner will be selected.
The winner of the 2023 Karl Malone 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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center), in addition to the Women's Starting Five. On Monday, Kaluma's teammate Ryan Nembhard earned a spot on the watch list for the Bob Cousy Award while yesterday it was announced that Baylor Scheierman is up for the Julius Erving Award. Last week, Creighton's Emma Ronsiek landed on the Katrina McClain Award watch list as a candidate to be recognized as the nation's top power forward in women's basketball.
Previous winners of the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award include Keegan Murray, Iowa (2022), Drew Timme, Gonzaga (2021), Obi Toppin, Dayton (2020), Zion Williamson, Duke (2019), Deandre Ayton, Arizona (2018), Johnathan Motley, Baylor (2017), Georges Niang, Iowa State (2016) and Montrezl Harrell, Louisville (2015).
For more information on the 2023 Karl Malone Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #MaloneAward on Twitter and Instagram.
Named after Class of 2010 Hall of Famer and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Karl Malone, the annual honor in its ninth 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.
"The Basketball Hall of Fame is proud to annually recognize the best power forwards in the collegiate game with the Karl Malone Award, which bears the name of one of the greatest players of all time," said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. "To be named to the watch list of the Karl Malone Award is a great honor and I know he values the opportunity to watch these players compete throughout the season. We are honored to have his unique perspective in our evaluation each year."
A sophomore from Glendale, Ariz., Kaluma is a Preseason Second Team All-BIG EAST choice after averaging 10.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game en route to All-BIG EAST Freshman Team accolades in his debut campaign. He was a two-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week and landed on the BIG EAST's All-Tournament Team after averaging 13.3 points and 6.3 rebounds in the event. He closed his freshman season with career-highs of 24 points and 12 rebounds while playing all 40 minutes in a Second Round loss to eventual national champion Kansas in the NCAA Tournament.
Kaluma is Creighton's first player in the nine seasons of the Karl Malone Award to be named to the watch list at any point.
2023 Karl Malone Award Candidates*
| Enrique Freeman | Akron | Kris Murray | Iowa |
| Ažuolas Tubelis | Arizona | KJ Williams | LSU |
| Johni Broome | Auburn | Donta Scott | Maryland |
| Arthur Kaluma | Creighton | DeAndre Williams | Memphis |
| DaRon Holmes II | Dayton | Norchad Omier | Miami (Fl.) |
| Kyle Filipowski | Duke | Pete Nance | North Carolina |
| Jalen Slawson | Furman | GG Jackson | South Carolina |
| Drew Timme | Gonzaga | Jayden Gardner | Virginia |
| Jarace Walker | Houston | Justyn Mutts | Virginia Tech |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | Indiana | Graham Ike | Wyoming |
*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2022-2023 season.
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, in each of the three rounds beginning Friday, October 28. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2022 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award will be narrowed to 10 and then in late February to just five. In March the five finalists will be presented to Malone and the Hall of Fame's selection committee where a winner will be selected.
The winner of the 2023 Karl Malone 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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center), in addition to the Women's Starting Five. On Monday, Kaluma's teammate Ryan Nembhard earned a spot on the watch list for the Bob Cousy Award while yesterday it was announced that Baylor Scheierman is up for the Julius Erving Award. Last week, Creighton's Emma Ronsiek landed on the Katrina McClain Award watch list as a candidate to be recognized as the nation's top power forward in women's basketball.
Previous winners of the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award include Keegan Murray, Iowa (2022), Drew Timme, Gonzaga (2021), Obi Toppin, Dayton (2020), Zion Williamson, Duke (2019), Deandre Ayton, Arizona (2018), Johnathan Motley, Baylor (2017), Georges Niang, Iowa State (2016) and Montrezl Harrell, Louisville (2015).
For more information on the 2023 Karl Malone Award and the latest updates, visit hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #MaloneAward on Twitter and Instagram.
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