The Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year could have another big year coming up.
Caleb McConnell has been named as a member of the 2023 Julius Erving Award Watchlist. The award is given out yearly to the top small forward in the nation.
McConnell established himself as one of the best defensive players in the nation last season. He won the DPOY award in the conference and was a top-five semifinalist for the 2022 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award.
McConnell averaged 7.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game last season. He added 70 total steals, which equated to 2.