2024 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watchlist Presented by AXIA Time
Feb 7, 2024
NAISMITH MEN’S DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCHLIST
| FULL NAME | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL |
| Adrian "Ace" Baldwin Jr. | Senior | G | Penn State |
| Reece Beekman | Senior | G | Virginia |
| Adem Bona | Sophomore | F/C | UCLA |
| Johni Broome | Junior | F/C | Auburn |
| Devin Carter | Junior | G | Providence |
| Ryan Dunn | Sophomore | G | Virginia |
| Zach Edey | Senior | C | Purdue |
| Dajuan Harris Jr. | Junior | G | Kansas |
| Jaelen House | Grad Student | G | New Mexico |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | Senior | C | Creighton |
| Tamin Lipsey | Sophomore | G | Iowa State |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | Senior | G | Kansas |
| Clifford Omoruyi | Senior | C | Rutgers |
| Jamal Shead | Senior | G | Houston |
| Zakai Zeigler | Junior | G | Tennessee |
NAISMITH WOMEN’S DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCHLIST
| FULL NAME | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL |
| Cameron Brink | Senior | F | Stanford |
| Jordyn Cambridge | Grad Student | G | Vanderbilt |
| Kamilla Cardoso | Senior | C | South Carolina |
| Lucy Cochrane | Senior | F | Portland |
| Lauren Gustin | Senior | F | BYU |
| Hannah Hidalgo | Freshman | G | Notre Dame |
| Taiyanna Jackson | Super Senior | C | Kansas |
| Elizabeth Kitley | Grad Student | C | Virginia Tech |
| Ayoka Lee | Senior | C | Kansas State |
| Rayah Marshall | Junior | C/F | USC |
| Aneesah Morrow | Junior | G | LSU |
| JJ Quinerly | Junior | G | West Virginia |
| Angel Reese | Junior | F | LSU |
| Celeste Taylor | Grad Student | G | Ohio State |
| Serah Williams | Sophomore | F | Wisconsin |
