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Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner was named Naismith defensive player of the year on Sunday, solidifying the fifth-year center as the nation’s best defender after being a finalist each of the past ...

31% FROM THREE. CREIGHTON’S RYAN KALKBRENNER NAMED THE KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR AWARD WINNER TODAY. IT HONORS THE TOP CENTER IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL. KALKBRENNER AVERAGED 19 POINTS AND ALMOST NINE ...

Creighton's big man received another big award. Ryan Kalkbrenner was named the defensive player of the year on Tuesday by the National Association of Basketball Coaches, making him the first ...

One more big honor for the Creighton's big fella. Ryan Kalkbrenner was named Naismith defensive player of the year Sunday, solidifying the fifth-year center as the nation’s best defender after ...

With Creighton losing Ryan Kalkbrenner and Steven Ashworth, Greg McDermott and his staff have now found their ideal replacements in Freeman and Dix. The Iowa duo will now look to live up to the ...

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (WOWT) - The accolades continue coming for Ryan Kalkbrenner. The Creighton senior is the 2025 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year, as awarded during the annual Naismith Awards ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner claimed the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award on Sunday afternoon, edging out Tennessee guards Zakai Zeigler and Jahmai Mashack ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Outgoing Creighton senior Ryan Kalkbrenner has been named the 2025 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year, as announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Saturday.

HE’S A BIG MAN FROM IOWA. HE’S NOW A BLUE JAY FREEMAN FILLS A HUGE VOID LEFT BY RYAN KALKBRENNER. ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN CREIGHTON HISTORY. FREEMAN AVERAGED ALMOST 17 POINTS AND SEVEN ...