Bittle Named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award High 20 Preseason Watch Checklist

EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon senior Nate Bittle was one among 20 gamers named to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award preseason watch checklist at present.

Bittle completed final season as one among 5 finalists for the award after a stellar marketing campaign. The 7-foot senior led Oregon with 14.2 factors per sport in 2024-25, together with 7.6 rebounds, 2.1 blocks and 1.9 assists per sport. He shot 51.1 % from the sector, 33.6 % from three-point vary and 81.1 % from the free throw line.

The Central Point native was one among three gamers nationwide to whole at the very least 490 factors, 260 rebounds and 70 blocks final season. He was the one one of many three to make over 30 three pointers and his 74 blocks led the Big Ten.

Fans can help their favourite participant by taking part in Fan Voting beginning at present, Friday, October 31, by way of hoophallawards.com. In early February, the watch checklist of 20 gamers for the 2026 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award will likely be narrowed to 10, after which in early March, to simply 5. Later in March, the 5 finalists will likely be offered to Abdul-Jabbar and the Hall of Fame’s choice committee, the place winners will likely be chosen. The Selection Committee consists of prime males’s and girls’s school basketball personnel, together with media members, head coaches, sports activities data administrators, and Hall of Famers.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award
NAME	SCHOOL
Malique Ewin	Arkansas
Moustapha Thiam	Cincinnati
Owen Freeman	Creighton
Patrick Ngongba	Duke
Alex Condon	Florida
Chris Cenac	Houston
Tomislav Ivišic	Illinois
Flory Bidunga	Kansas
Jayden Quaintance	Kentucky
Ernest Udeh Jr.	Miami
Aday Mara	Michigan
Rienk Mast	Nebraska
Henri Versaar	North Carolina
Nate Bittle	Oregon
Oscar Cluff	Purdue
Robbie Avila	Saint Louis
Magoon Gwath	San Diego State
Zuby Ejiofor	St. John’s
Felix Okpara	Tennessee
Tarris Reed, Jr.	UConn