Creighton’s Kalkbrenner Beats Out Pair Of Tennessee Guards For Defensive Player Of Year
Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner won the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award on Sunday afternoon, beating out Tennessee guards Zakai Zeigler and Jahmai Mashack as well as Houston forward Joseph Tugler for the nation’s top individual defensive award. Kalkbrenner won the award after blocking a nation’s third best 93 blocks on a Creighton team […]
Tennessee PG Named To Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List
NCAAM: SEC Deepest Conference Tennessee point guard Kennedy Chandler made the 15-player Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Thursday. Chandler’s strong defensive season has come from steals. The five-star freshman’s 2.2 steals per game leads the SEC’s No. 2 defense and ranks second in the conference. The Memphis […]
Pons named semifinalist for Naismith Defensive Player of the Year
Vols senior forward Yves Pons has been named a National Semifinalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award.