2025 Men’s & Women’s Defensive Player of the Year Presented by Molecule Watch Lists
Feb 5, 2025
Women’s Watchlist
| NAME | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL | CONFERENCE |
|---|
| Lauren Betts | Junior | C | UCLA | Big Ten |
| Talaysia Cooper | Sophomore | G | Tennessee | SEC |
| Rori Harmon | Senior | G | Texas | SEC |
| Hannah Hidalgo | Sophomore | G | Notre Dame | ACC |
| Ayoka Lee | Graduate Student | C | Kansas State | Big 12 |
| Rayah Marshall | Senior | C/F | USC | Big Ten |
| Megan McConnell | Senior | G | Duquesne | Atlantic 10 |
| Aneesah Morrow | Senior | F | LSU | SEC |
| Khamil Pierre | Sophomore | F | Vanderbilt | SEC |
| Sedona Prince | Graduate Student | C | TCU | Big 12 |
| JJ Quinerly | Senior | G | West Virginia | Big 12 |
| Taylor Thierry | Senior | G/F | Ohio State | Big Ten |
| Makayla Timpson | Senior | F | Florida State | ACC |
| JuJu Watkins | Sophomore | G | USC | Big Ten |
| Serah Williams | Junior | F | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
Men’s Watchlist
| FULL NAME | CLASS | POS | SCHOOL | CONFERENCE |
|---|
| Adrian "Ace" Baldwin Jr. | Graduate Student | G | Penn State | Big Ten |
| Johni Broome | Senior | F/C | Auburn | SEC |
| Lamont Butler | Graduate Student | G | Kentucky | SEC |
| Cooper Flagg | Freshman | G/F | Duke | ACC |
| Hayden Gray | Senior | G | UC San Diego | Big West |
| Ryan Kalkbrenner | Senior | C | Creighton | BIG EAST |
| Tamin Lipsey | Junior | G | Iowa State | Big 12 |
| Jahmai Mashack | Senior | G | Tennessee | SEC |
| Cameron Matthews | Graduate Student | F | Mississippi State | SEC |
| Stevie Mitchell | Senior | G | Marquette | BIG EAST |
| Clifford Omoruyi | Graduate Student | C | Alabama | SEC |
| Jayden Quaintance | Freshman | F | Arizona State | Big 12 |
| Kadary Richmond | Graduate Student | G | St. John's | BIG EAST |
| Joseph Tugler | Sophomore | F | Houston | Big 12 |
| Zakai Zeigler | Senior | G | Tennessee | SEC |
