DENVER-Thursday, Utah Valley men’s basketball junior center Fardaws Airmaq was named the recipient of the Riley Wallace Award.

This award, named in honor of the former Centenary (1976-1978) and Hawaii (1987-2007) head coach, is bestowed upon the top transfer in Division I men’s college basketball annually.

Aimaq led the nation in rebounding with 15 boards per game. He also led Division I in total rebounds (330) and defensive rebounds per game (10.68).

He became the first Division I player since 1980 to average 15 or more rebounds per game.

Aimaq’s 1.7 blocks per game led the Western Athletic Conference.

Aimaq averaged 13.9 points per game as well this season for the Wolverines.

Wallace (334-265, .558 at Hawaii, the Rainbow Warriors’ all-time winningest coach) welcomed numerous transfers during his time at Honolulu, resulting in the award being named in his honor.