Udeh Jr. Lands on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – University of Miami senior Ernest Udeh Jr. was named to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced Friday.

The award is presented annually to the nation’s best center in Division I men’s basketball.

A transfer from TCU, Udeh earned All-Big 12 honorable mention last season and was also named to the NABC Second Team All-Gulf District after averaging 6.6 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.

A presence in the paint, the Orlando, Florida, native averaged 1.3 blocks and was third in the Big 12 with 3.1 offensive rebounds per game.

Udeh Jr. led the Horned Frogs in rebounding 16 times and had 10-or-more rebounds in nine games including a season-high 15 rebounds and a season-high four blocks at Baylor.

Miami tips off the season Monday as they take on Jacksonville at 8 p.m. inside the Watsco Center.

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