The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has announced Duke sophomore Kyle Filipowski as one of 20 watch list candidates for the 2024 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 tenth 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.
Filipowski is coming off a prolific freshman season, being named ACC Rookie of the Year, ACC Tournament MVP, an honorable mention All-American and the Kyle Macy National Freshman of the Year. He led the Blue Devils in scoring and rebounding, averaging 15.1 and 8.9, respectively. Filipowski began his time at Duke as the program’s first freshman with three consecutive double-doubles to open a career and became the ACC’s first freshman all-time to win the league’s Rookie of the Week award in the season’s first four weeks. The Westtown, N.Y., native has been named preseason All-American by the Associated Press and First Team All-American by the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook.
College basketball fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies in each of the three rounds. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the Malone Award will be narrowed to 10. In late February, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Malone and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. The winner of the award will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the other four members of the Men’s Starting Five.
For more information on the 2024 Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award and the latest updates, visit www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #MaloneAward on Twitter and Instagram. Starting Five Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies will go live on Friday, October 27.
2024 Karl Malone Award Candidates
Enrique Freeman – Akron
Grant Nelson – Alabama
Keshad Johnson – Arizona
Trevon Brazile – Arkansas
Fouesseyni Traore – BYU
Tristan da Silva – Colorado
DaRon Holmes II – Dayton
Kyle Filipowski – Duke
Graham Ike – Gonzaga
J’Wan Roberts – Houston
Coleman Hawkins – Illinois
Oso Ighodaro – Marquette
Julian Reese – Maryland
Norchad Omier – Miami
Tolu Smith – Mississippi State
Jevon Porter – Pepperdine
Bryce Hopkins – Providence
Adem Bona – UCLA
Alex Karaban – UConn
Drew Pember – UNC Asheville
