OMAHA, Neb. -- Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner is one of 15 men on the Watch List for this year's Naismith Trophy Men's Defensive Player of the Year award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Wednesday.
Kalkbrenner leads the BIG EAST with 2.59 blocked shots per game, which ranks sixth nationally. In league play Kalkbrenner paces the conference with 2.91 blocked shots per game. He also ranks third in the BIG EAST in field goal percentage (.630), fifth in rebounds per game (7.7) and sixth in points per game (16.7).
Last season the Florissant, Mo.