The Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award is an annual

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award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 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

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, Julius Erving Award and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award) created as part of the inaugural College Basketball Awards show in 2015. It is named after 14-time

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, 11-time All-NBA First Team player

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. The inaugural winner was Montrezl Harrell.

Winners

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Winners by school

References

External links

Official website
{{Karl Malone Award Award Awards established in 2015 College basketball trophies and awards in the United States