Caleb Wilson named to Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch ListIt’s hard to know exactly how an award like Defensive Player of the Year will be decided. A year ago, Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner won the award after averaging 2.7 blocks (5th) and 8.7 rebounds per game (41st). Flagg finished as a semifinalist and won the Naismith Player of the Year Award. Defensive Win Shares vs Individual Defensive Player Rating | CBBanalytics.comThose value stats aren’t perfect and can heavily index on the team context over individual defensive impact. And he’ll need to if he wants to stay in the mix for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award.