BRISTOL, Conn. -- Saddiq Bey of Villanova, Luka Garza of Iowa, Myles Powell of Seton Hall, Payton Pritchard of Oregon and Obi Toppin of Dayton have earned positional awards from the Basketball Hall of Fame.
The winners, which were announced Tuesday on ESPN's SportsCenter, are usually honored at the College Basketball Awards in Los Angeles, which were scheduled for Friday but got canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Bey received the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year award. He averaged 16.1 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists, and shot 45% from 3-point range.
Garza was named the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year. He averaged 23.9 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks.
Powell earned the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year award. He averaged 21 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists.
The Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year award went to Pritchard, who averaged 20.5 points and 5.5 assists, and shot 82% from the free throw line.
Toppin received the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year award. He averaged 20.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists, and shot 63% from the field.
Each award's namesake headed his own selection committee to evaluate candidates throughout the season. Fans also were able to vote.
