The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the 20 watch list members for the 2017 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award. Named after Hall of Famer and three-time NCAA Champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the annual honor in its third year recognizes the top centers in men’s college basketball. A national committee comprised of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.

Grand Central Publishing (GCP), a division of Hachette Book Group, is excited to announce the acquisition of COACH WOODEN AND ME by sports icon and bestselling author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about his 50 years of friendship with –and the life lessons he learned from — legendary college basketball coach John Wooden, including many never-before-told personal stories.