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Purdue’s Edey, Houston’s Sasser and Kentucky’s Tshiebwe among contenders for Naismith Defensive award
By ROB ROSE
The watch list for the 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year was released on Wednesday and included several of the sport’s top players.
Houston senior Guard Marcus Sasser averaged 2 steals per game, Purdue junior Zach Edey averaged 2.3 blocks per game and Kentucky senior Oscar Tshiebwe led the NCAA with 14 rebounds per game.
Indiana senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis received the honor after he was third in the NCAA in blocks per game at 3.2.
UCLA junior guard Jaylen Clark joined them on the list after he averaged 2.7 steals per game, tied for sixth in the NCAA with Northwestern senior guard Chase Audige.
The full 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year watch list is below:
NAME
CLASS
POS
SCHOOL
Chase Audige
Senior
G
Northwestern
Leaky Black
Grad Student
F
North Carolina
Moussa Cisse
Junior
F
Oklahoma State
Jaylen Clark
Junior
G
UCLA
Zach Edey
Junior
C
Purdue
Andre Jackson Jr.
Junior
G
UConn
Trayce Jackson-Davis
Senior
F
Indiana
Ryan Kalkbrenner
Junior
C
Creighton
Caleb McConnell
Fifth Year
G
Rutgers
Kevin McCullar Jr.
Senior
G
Kansas
Shakeel Moore
Junior
G
Mississippi State
Marcus Sasser
Senior
G
Houston
Jamarion Sharp
Junior
C
Western Kentucky
Oscar Tshiebwe
Senior
F
Kentucky
Zakai Zeigler
Sophomore
G
Tennessee
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The watch list for the 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year was released on Wednesday and included several of the sport’s top players.
Houston senior Guard Marcus Sasser averaged 2 steals per game, Purdue junior Zach Edey averaged 2.3 blocks per game and Kentucky senior Oscar Tshiebwe led the NCAA with 14 rebounds per game.
Indiana senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis received the honor after he was third in the NCAA in blocks per game at 3.2.
UCLA junior guard Jaylen Clark joined them on the list after he averaged 2.7 steals per game, tied for sixth in the NCAA with Northwestern senior guard Chase Audige.
The full 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year watch list is below:
NAME
CLASS
POS
SCHOOL
Chase Audige
Senior
G
Northwestern
Leaky Black
Grad Student
F
North Carolina
Moussa Cisse
Junior
F
Oklahoma State
Jaylen Clark
Junior
G
UCLA
Zach Edey
Junior
C
Purdue
Andre Jackson Jr.
Junior
G
UConn
Trayce Jackson-Davis
Senior
F
Indiana
Ryan Kalkbrenner
Junior
C
Creighton
Caleb McConnell
Fifth Year
G
Rutgers
Kevin McCullar Jr.
Senior
G
Kansas
Shakeel Moore
Junior
G
Mississippi State
Marcus Sasser
Senior
G
Houston
Jamarion Sharp
Junior
C
Western Kentucky
Oscar Tshiebwe
Senior
F
Kentucky
Zakai Zeigler
Sophomore
G
Tennessee
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The watch list for the 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year was released on Wednesday and included several of the sport’s top players.
Houston senior Guard Marcus Sasser averaged 2 steals per game, Purdue junior Zach Edey averaged 2.3 blocks per game and Kentucky senior Oscar Tshiebwe led the NCAA with 14 rebounds per game.
Indiana senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis received the honor after he was third in the NCAA in blocks per game at 3.2.
UCLA junior guard Jaylen Clark joined them on the list after he averaged 2.7 steals per game, tied for sixth in the NCAA with Northwestern senior guard Chase Audige.
The full 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year watch list is below:
NAME
CLASS
POS
SCHOOL
Chase Audige
Senior
G
Northwestern
Leaky Black
Grad Student
F
North Carolina
Moussa Cisse
Junior
F
Oklahoma State
Jaylen Clark
Junior
G
UCLA
Zach Edey
Junior
C
Purdue
Andre Jackson Jr.
Junior
G
UConn
Trayce Jackson-Davis
Senior
F
Indiana
Ryan Kalkbrenner
Junior
C
Creighton
Caleb McConnell
Fifth Year
G
Rutgers
Kevin McCullar Jr.
Senior
G
Kansas
Shakeel Moore
Junior
G
Mississippi State
Marcus Sasser
Senior
G
Houston
Jamarion Sharp
Junior
C
Western Kentucky
Oscar Tshiebwe
Senior
F
Kentucky
Zakai Zeigler
Sophomore
G
Tennessee
Follow Rob on TwitterFollow Adam Zagoria on TwitterFollow ZAGSBLOGHoops on InstagramAnd Like ZAGS on FacebookBy ROB ROSE
The watch list for the 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year was released on Wednesday and included several of the sport’s top players.
Houston senior Guard Marcus Sasser averaged 2 steals per game, Purdue junior Zach Edey averaged 2.3 blocks per game and Kentucky senior Oscar Tshiebwe led the NCAA with 14 rebounds per game.
Indiana senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis received the honor after he was third in the NCAA in blocks per game at 3.2.
UCLA junior guard Jaylen Clark joined them on the list after he averaged 2.7 steals per game, tied for sixth in the NCAA with Northwestern senior guard Chase Audige.
The full 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year watch list is below:
NAME
CLASS
POS
SCHOOL
Chase Audige
Senior
G
Northwestern
Leaky Black
Grad Student
F
North Carolina
Moussa Cisse
Junior
F
Oklahoma State
Jaylen Clark
Junior
G
UCLA
Zach Edey
Junior
C
Purdue
Andre Jackson Jr.
Junior
G
UConn
Trayce Jackson-Davis
Senior
F
Indiana
Ryan Kalkbrenner
Junior
C
Creighton
Caleb McConnell
Fifth Year
G
Rutgers
Kevin McCullar Jr.
Senior
G
Kansas
Shakeel Moore
Junior
G
Mississippi State
Marcus Sasser
Senior
G
Houston
Jamarion Sharp
Junior
C
Western Kentucky
Oscar Tshiebwe
Senior
F
Kentucky
Zakai Zeigler
Sophomore
G
Tennessee
Follow Rob on TwitterFollow Adam Zagoria on TwitterFollow ZAGSBLOGHoops on InstagramAnd Like ZAGS on FacebookBy ROB ROSE
The watch list for the 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year was released on Wednesday and included several of the sport’s top players.
Houston senior Guard Marcus Sasser averaged 2 steals per game, Purdue junior Zach Edey averaged 2.3 blocks per game and Kentucky senior Oscar Tshiebwe led the NCAA with 14 rebounds per game.
Indiana senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis received the honor after he was third in the NCAA in blocks per game at 3.2.
UCLA junior guard Jaylen Clark joined them on the list after he averaged 2.7 steals per game, tied for sixth in the NCAA with Northwestern senior guard Chase Audige.
The full 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year watch list is below:
NAME
CLASS
POS
SCHOOL
Chase Audige
Senior
G
Northwestern
Leaky Black
Grad Student
F
North Carolina
Moussa Cisse
Junior
F
Oklahoma State
Jaylen Clark
Junior
G
UCLA
Zach Edey
Junior
C
Purdue
Andre Jackson Jr.
Junior
G
UConn
Trayce Jackson-Davis
Senior
F
Indiana
Ryan Kalkbrenner
Junior
C
Creighton
Caleb McConnell
Fifth Year
G
Rutgers
Kevin McCullar Jr.
Senior
G
Kansas
Shakeel Moore
Junior
G
Mississippi State
Marcus Sasser
Senior
G
Houston
Jamarion Sharp
Junior
C
Western Kentucky
Oscar Tshiebwe
Senior
F
Kentucky
Zakai Zeigler
Sophomore
G
Tennessee
Follow Rob on TwitterFollow Adam Zagoria on TwitterFollow ZAGSBLOGHoops on InstagramAnd Like ZAGS on FacebookBy ROB ROSE
The watch list for the 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year was released on Wednesday and included several of the sport’s top players.
Houston senior Guard Marcus Sasser averaged 2 steals per game, Purdue junior Zach Edey averaged 2.3 blocks per game and Kentucky senior Oscar Tshiebwe led the NCAA with 14 rebounds per game.
Indiana senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis received the honor after he was third in the NCAA in blocks per game at 3.2.
UCLA junior guard Jaylen Clark joined them on the list after he averaged 2.7 steals per game, tied for sixth in the NCAA with Northwestern senior guard Chase Audige.
The full 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year watch list is below:
NAME
CLASS
POS
SCHOOL
Chase Audige
Senior
G
Northwestern
Leaky Black
Grad Student
F
North Carolina
Moussa Cisse
Junior
F
Oklahoma State
Jaylen Clark
Junior
G
UCLA
Zach Edey
Junior
C
Purdue
Andre Jackson Jr.
Junior
G
UConn
Trayce Jackson-Davis
Senior
F
Indiana
Ryan Kalkbrenner
Junior
C
Creighton
Caleb McConnell
Fifth Year
G
Rutgers
Kevin McCullar Jr.
Senior
G
Kansas
Shakeel Moore
Junior
G
Mississippi State
Marcus Sasser
Senior
G
Houston
Jamarion Sharp
Junior
C
Western Kentucky
Oscar Tshiebwe
Senior
F
Kentucky
Zakai Zeigler
Sophomore
G
Tennessee
Follow Rob on TwitterFollow Adam Zagoria on TwitterFollow ZAGSBLOGHoops on InstagramAnd Like ZAGS on FacebookBy ROB ROSE
The watch list for the 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year was released on Wednesday and included several of the sport’s top players.
Houston senior Guard Marcus Sasser averaged 2 steals per game, Purdue junior Zach Edey averaged 2.3 blocks per game and Kentucky senior Oscar Tshiebwe led the NCAA with 14 rebounds per game.
Indiana senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis received the honor after he was third in the NCAA in blocks per game at 3.2.
UCLA junior guard Jaylen Clark joined them on the list after he averaged 2.7 steals per game, tied for sixth in the NCAA with Northwestern senior guard Chase Audige.
The full 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year watch list is below:
NAME
CLASS
POS
SCHOOL
Chase Audige
Senior
G
Northwestern
Leaky Black
Grad Student
F
North Carolina
Moussa Cisse
Junior
F
Oklahoma State
Jaylen Clark
Junior
G
UCLA
Zach Edey
Junior
C
Purdue
Andre Jackson Jr.
Junior
G
UConn
Trayce Jackson-Davis
Senior
F
Indiana
Ryan Kalkbrenner
Junior
C
Creighton
Caleb McConnell
Fifth Year
G
Rutgers
Kevin McCullar Jr.
Senior
G
Kansas
Shakeel Moore
Junior
G
Mississippi State
Marcus Sasser
Senior
G
Houston
Jamarion Sharp
Junior
C
Western Kentucky
Oscar Tshiebwe
Senior
F
Kentucky
Zakai Zeigler
Sophomore
G
Tennessee
Follow Rob on TwitterFollow Adam Zagoria on TwitterFollow ZAGSBLOGHoops on InstagramAnd Like ZAGS on FacebookBy ROB ROSE
The watch list for the 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year was released on Wednesday and included several of the sport’s top players.
Houston senior Guard Marcus Sasser averaged 2 steals per game, Purdue junior Zach Edey averaged 2.3 blocks per game and Kentucky senior Oscar Tshiebwe led the NCAA with 14 rebounds per game.
Indiana senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis received the honor after he was third in the NCAA in blocks per game at 3.2.
UCLA junior guard Jaylen Clark joined them on the list after he averaged 2.7 steals per game, tied for sixth in the NCAA with Northwestern senior guard Chase Audige.
The full 2023 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year watch list is below:
