Nate Bittle Named Top 10 Candidate For Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award
Oregon Athletics Media Release –
Bittle Named Top 10 Candidate for the 2025 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced today that Oregon center Nate Bittle is a top 10 candidate for the 2025 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award.
Bittle leads the Ducks with 12.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, shooting a career-high 50.9 percent from the field. The seven-foot center ranks second in the Big Ten in blocks per game and second in total blocks with 44. He sits one block shy of 100 for his career, ranking sixth all-time in Oregon history.
The Oregonian is one of eight players nationally with over 275 points, 150 rebounds and 40 blocks this season and the only player in the Big Ten to eclipse those totals. Bittle has recorded three double-doubles this season, tallying 16 double-digit scoring outings, including three 20-point games.
2025 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Candidates*
Ryan Kalkbrenner Creighton
Asa Newell Georgia
Hunter Dickinson Kansas
Derik Queen Maryland
Vladislav Goldin Michigan
Dawson Garcia Minnesota
Nate Bittle Oregon
Oscar Cluff South Dakota State
Robbie Avila Saint Louis
Maxime Raynaud Stanford
*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2024-25 season.
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting in both of the remaining rounds starting today, February 7, on www.hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process. In March, the Top 10 list will be narrowed to five and presented to Abdul-Jabbar and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee to choose the winner.