This isn’t an April Fools Day prank. Jevon Carter has won the Naismith Trophy Defensive Player of the Year award. This is the first time the award has been handed out and it couldn’t have gone to a more deserving player. Jevon Carter, the heart of the defense which has been a national leader in steals and turnovers and has been known as “Press Virginia” is the reigning National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Defensive Player of the Year, the two-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and a four-time Big 12 All-Defensive Team member.
In short, its a well-earned honor for the young man from Mayfield, Illinois.