The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award is an annual

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award given by the

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to the top men's collegiate

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. Following the success of the

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which had been awarded since 2004, the award was one of four new awards (along with the

Jerry West Award The Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate shooting guard. The award is named after former Los Angeles Lakers shooting guard, ...

Julius Erving Award The Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate small forward. Following the success of the Bob Cousy Award which had been awarde ...

and

Karl Malone Award The Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate power forward. Following the success of the Bob Cousy Award which had been awarded s ...

) created as part of the inaugural College Basketball Awards show in 2015. It is named after three-time NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Champion, three-time

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, and three-time

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. The inaugural winner was

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is the only player to repeat as recipient of the award.

Winners

Winners by school

References

External links

Official website
{{Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Award Awards established in 2015 College basketball trophies and awards in the United States