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2 former Wildcats among 10 best defenders of the last decade

There has not been a college basketball NCAA Tournament game in over 14 months. We are desperate for high-level college athletics, and we continue to fill the void with debatable conversations. Andy Katz has brought a new category the “best of” conversation, ranking the top 10 defensive college basketball players in the last decade.

Surprisingly, Katz did more than just arranging the last ten defensive players of the year. And fortunately, Big Blue Nation will be very pleased with No. 1 on the list.

Top Lockdown Defenders, per Andy Katz

  1. Aaron Craft
  2. Russ Smith
  3. Willie Cauley-Stein

Former Kentucky Wildcats Anthony Davis and Willie Cauley-Stein made the cut, with Davis coming as the top defensive player of the last decade.