UConn men’s basketball star Alex Karaban was one of 20 players named to the watch list for the 2026 NABC Division I Player of the Year Award , the National Association of Basketball Coaches announced on Thursday.

The senior wing is in a position to reach historic milestones as he looks to compete for his third national championship in his final year with the Huskies. The four-year starter from Southborough, Mass. has led UConn to a 92-22 record (.807) during his time with the program and is one of the top-30 scorers in program history.

Karaban is 25 starts away from tying the program’s all-time record, set at 135 games by Jake Voskhul from 1996-2000. He has the fifth-highest career free throw percentage in program history (84.1%), is 61 made 3-pointers shy of Rashad Anderson’s record

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