Florida senior center John Egbunu was named as one of 20 players to the Kareem Abdul-Jabar list on Friday, an award given to college basketball’s top center.
Egbunu averaged 7.8 points and a team-high 6.6 rebounds last season before his season was cut shot when he tore his ACL on Feb. 14 against Auburn. The 6-foot-11, 265-pound center is still recovering from knee surgery but is on track for a January return.
The Gators, ranked seventh in the country in the USA Today coaches poll, open their season Nov. 13 at home against Gardner-Webb (7:30 p.m., ESPNU).
Here’s the full watch list:
2018 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award Candidates
| Dusan Ristic | Arizona |
| Austin Wiley | Auburn |
| Kingsley Okoroh | California |
| Tacko Fall | Central Florida |
| Marques Bolden | Duke |
| John Egbunu | Florida |
| Jessie Govan | Georgetown |
| Ben Lammers | Georgia Tech |
| Nick Richards | Kentucky |
| Omer Yurtseven | NC State |
| Isaac Haas | Purdue |
| Jock Landale | Saint Mary’s |
| Angel Delgado | Seton Hall |
| Michael Humphrey | Stanford |
| Vladimir Brodziansky | TCU |
| Mohamed Bamba | Texas |
| Tyler Davis | Texas A&M |
| Thomas Welsh | UCLA |
| Chimezie Metu | USC |
| Ethan Happ | Wisconsin |
