(Omaha, NE) -- Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner is one of 10 men on the Watch List for this year's Naismith Trophy Men's Defensive Player of the Year award.
The Atlanta Tipoff Club made the announcement on Thursday. Kalkbrenner leads the Big East with 2.24 blocked shots per game, which also ranks 20th nationally. In league play Kalkbrenner paces the conference with 3.00 blocked shots per game. Last season the Florissant, Missouri, native became Creighton's third Big East Defensive Player of the Year in six seasons following a vote of league coaches.
Kalkbrenner has also been named to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Watch List, the USBWA Oscar Robertson Midseason Watch List, the Wooden Award Preseason Watch List and Preseason Jersey Mike's Naismith Award Watch List during his junior campaign.