OMAHA, Neb. – Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner has been named to the 2025 Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy Men's College Player of the Year Midseason Team. Kalkbrenner is one of 30 players nationally named to the elite list.
Kalkbrenner averages 19.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocked shots per game for 24th-ranked Creighton (18-7, 11-3 BIG EAST). He leads the conference in blocks per game, defensive rebounds per game (6.13) and field goal percentage (.669) and also ranks among the league leaders in scoring (2nd), rebounding (2nd) and offensive rebounds per game (4th).
The fifth-year senior from Florissant, Mo.