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Men’s Basketball’s Jamarion Sharp Named to Watch List for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award
10/27/2023 | Men's Basketball
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced their 20 student-athletes to the watch list for the 2024 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year award on Friday, selecting Ole Miss forward Jamarion Sharp to the list.
The tallest player in college basketball for the third-straight season at 7'5", Sharp has already established himself as one of the most prolific shot blockers in NCAA history. The transfer from Western Kentucky has amassed 279 blocks in just two seasons, becoming just the fifth student-athlete all-time to lead the country in blocked shots twice in their career. Sharp's average of 4.36 swats per contest entering the 2023-24 season rank as the 10th-highest mark in NCAA history.
Sharp has been no stranger to preseason recognition during his collegiate career. While this marks the second consecutive year in which he finds himself on the watch list for this award, he has also been a semifinalist for the 2022 Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year, a finalist for the 2022 Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year, and watch list selection to the 2023 Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year.
The Rebels are set to begin the 2023-24 season with an exhibition next week, when they host Tusculum for an exhibition on Monday, October 30 at 7 p.m. in the SJB Pavilion. Admission for the friendly match will be free.
The regular season begins for Ole Miss the following Monday, November 6, with a home game against Alabama State at 7 p.m.
For the latest news and updates regarding Ole Miss Men's Basketball, follow the Rebels on X at @OleMissMBB, on Facebook at Ole Miss Men's Basketball and on Instagram at olemissmbb.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award Watch List
Aaron Bradshaw, Kentucky
Aday Mara, UCLA
Armando Bacot, UNC
Aziz Bandaogo, Cincinnati
Branden Carlson, Utah
Clifford Omoruyi, Rutgers
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
Donovan Clingan, UConn
Eric Dixon, Villanova
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Jamarion Sharp, Ole Miss
Jesse Edwards, West Virginia
Joel Soriano, St. Johns
Johni Broome, Auburn
Jordan Brown, Memphis
Kel'el Ware, Indiana
N'Faly Dante, Oregon
Oumar Ballo, Arizona
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
Zach Edey, Purdue
The tallest player in college basketball for the third-straight season at 7'5", Sharp has already established himself as one of the most prolific shot blockers in NCAA history. The transfer from Western Kentucky has amassed 279 blocks in just two seasons, becoming just the fifth student-athlete all-time to lead the country in blocked shots twice in their career. Sharp's average of 4.36 swats per contest entering the 2023-24 season rank as the 10th-highest mark in NCAA history.
Sharp has been no stranger to preseason recognition during his collegiate career. While this marks the second consecutive year in which he finds himself on the watch list for this award, he has also been a semifinalist for the 2022 Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year, a finalist for the 2022 Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year, and watch list selection to the 2023 Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year.
The Rebels are set to begin the 2023-24 season with an exhibition next week, when they host Tusculum for an exhibition on Monday, October 30 at 7 p.m. in the SJB Pavilion. Admission for the friendly match will be free.
The regular season begins for Ole Miss the following Monday, November 6, with a home game against Alabama State at 7 p.m.
For the latest news and updates regarding Ole Miss Men's Basketball, follow the Rebels on X at @OleMissMBB, on Facebook at Ole Miss Men's Basketball and on Instagram at olemissmbb.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award Watch List
Aaron Bradshaw, Kentucky
Aday Mara, UCLA
Armando Bacot, UNC
Aziz Bandaogo, Cincinnati
Branden Carlson, Utah
Clifford Omoruyi, Rutgers
Dawson Garcia, Minnesota
Donovan Clingan, UConn
Eric Dixon, Villanova
Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Jamarion Sharp, Ole Miss
Jesse Edwards, West Virginia
Joel Soriano, St. Johns
Johni Broome, Auburn
Jordan Brown, Memphis
Kel'el Ware, Indiana
N'Faly Dante, Oregon
Oumar Ballo, Arizona
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
Zach Edey, Purdue
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