SPRINGFIELD, Mass.-As was confirmed Thursday, BYU men’s basketball star, junior forward, Yoeli Childs, has been named as one of 10 candidates for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award.
This annual honor is in its fifth year of existence and recognizes the top power forwards in Division I men’s college basketball.
Childs amasses 21.2 points (26th in the nation) and 9.5 rebounds per game (28th in the nation), leading the Cougars in both statistics.
He also shoots 52.5 percent from the field and 72 percent at the foul line.
Childs is also a 2-time West Coast Conference player of the week this season.
He is currently 18th in career points at BYU, 11th in career rebounds and fifth in career triple-doubles in program annals.
The winner of this award will be honored Friday April 12 at Los Angeles during the College Basketball Awards presentation.
Other contenders for this award include Duke freshman Zion Williamson, Kansas redshirt junior Dedric Lawson, Kentucky sophomore PJ Washington, Michigan freshman Canadian national Ignas Brazdeikis, Minnesota senior Jordan Murphy, North Carolina senior Luke Maye, South Dakota State senior Mike Daum, Tennessee junior Grant Williams and Villanova redshirt senior Eric Paschall.
