UCLA's Tyler Bilodeau Named to Karl Malone Award Watch List
October 30, 2025 | Men's Basketball
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. โ UCLA senior Tyler Bilodeau has been selected to the 20-person watch list for this season's Karl Malone Award, which honors the nation's best collegiate power forward.
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Bilodeau led the Bruins in scoring last season with 13.5 points per game and finished second on the team in rebounding (4.6 rpg). He secured third-team All-Big Ten Conference honors, as selected by the coaches. Bilodeau also earned NABC All-Pacific District first-team acclaim and was recognized as an NCAA Division I Academic All-District selection at the end of the season for the second straight year. Bilodeau shot 49.6 percent from the field and led UCLA in 3-point shooting percentage (40.0 percent, making 38-of-95 attempts).
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Bilodeau transferred to UCLA in the summer of 2024 after spending his first two seasons playing at Oregon State. Through three collegiate seasons, he has averaged 11.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 97 games. He has shot 50.1 percent overall and 36.0 percent from beyond the 3-point arc through his career.
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The 2025-26 season will mark the 12th year in which the Karl Malone Award recognizes the top small forward in NCAA Division I men's basketball. This award is named after Karl Malone, who was a Class of 2010 Hall of Famer and a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player. Last season, Johni Broome of Auburn was the end-of-year recipient of the Karl Malone Award. to Cooper Flagg of Duke University. UCLA has never had a player win the Karl Malone Award.
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College basketball's annual position-by-position watch lists, as announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, are being revealed this week.
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As the college basketball progresses, the watch list for the Karl Malone Award will remain fluid with student-athletes being able to move onto the list (until the final five are selected). The list will narrow down to 10 student-athletes in late January, before the final five are announced in March. The award winner this season will be revealed with a presentation at the 2026 Final Four in Indianapolis.
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In addition, fan voting will open shortly, with fans being able to vote for their favorite power forward. The student-athlete who receives the most votes will earn one additional vote from the award committee. Additional information about this year's fan vote and positional awards is available online by visiting http://www.hoophallawards.com. ย
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2025-26 Karl Malone Award Candidates (preseason watch list)
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Koa Peat (Arizona)
Keyshawn Hall (Auburn)
Michael Rataj (Baylor)
Cameron Boozer (Duke)
Thomas Haugh (Florida)
Baye Ndongo (Georgia Tech)
Graham Ike (Gonzaga)
Joseph Tugler (Houston)
Alvaro Folgueiras (Iowa)
Joshua Jefferson (Iowa State)
Malik Reneau (Miami)
Yaxel Lendeborg (Michigan)
Caleb Wilson (North Carolina)
Nick Martinelli (Northwestern)
Trey Kaufman-Renn (Purdue)
Bryce Hopkins (St. John's)
Donnie Freeman (Syracuse)
JT Toppin (Texas Tech)
Tyler Bilodeau (UCLA)
Alex Karaban (UConn)
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