Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner was selected Big East Defensive Player of the Year for the fourth straight season on Monday, joining Georgetown great Patrick Ewing as the only players to accomplish the feat.

Auburn’s Denver Jones of New Market, Alabama is a semifinalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award.

The Naismith Awards announced the 2025 Naismith Women’s College Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalists Tuesday, headlined by superstars Lauren Betts from UCLA and JuJu Watkins from USC. Among the other names on the list include rebounds leader Aneesah Morrow of LSU and FSU’s Makayla Timpson who finished the season third in blocks per game.

Longhorns guard Rori Harmon could add more hardware to her trophy case soon. The Cypress High School product is one of the ten semifinalists for the Naismith Women's Defensive Player of the Year Award.

Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner won Big East Defensive Player of the Year honors for the fourth straight season, joining Patrick Ewing as the only players to accomplish the feat.

Creighton Bluejays center Ryan Kalkbrenner has made history as he’s won his fourth consecutive Big East Defensive Player of the Year Award. For the fourth consecutive year, Kalkbrenner has beaten some of the best defenders that the Big East has ever seen and is now in special company.