Kentucky big man Oscar Tshiebwe, the nation’s leader in rebounds per game, was named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List on Thursday.
Tshiebwe is one of 15 players on the watch list.
Naismith Men’s Defensive Player of the Year 2023 Watch List
Chase Audige, Northwestern
Leaky Black, North Carolina
Moussa Cisse, Oklahoma State
Jaylen Clark, UCLA
Zach Edey, Purdue
Andre Jackson Jr., UConn
Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton
Caleb McConnell, Rutgers
Kevin McCullar Jr., Kansas
Shakeel Moore, Mississippi State
Marcus Sasser, Houston
Jamarion Sharp, Western Kentucky
Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee
