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Kelley Selected To Midseason Team For Defensive Player Of The Year
January 22, 2020 | Men's Basketball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Kylor Kelley was selected to the midseason team for the Naismith Trophy Defensive Player of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Wednesday.
The list includes 15 men's college basketball players whose defensive efforts on the court have set them apart from the pack.
Kelley, a native of Gervais, Ore., leads the Pac-12 and is second in the nation in blocked shots per game (3.94). He has blocked at least one shot in 30 consecutive games dating back to last season, the longest streak in Oregon State history.
The 7-foot senior forward has 175 blocks in his two-year Beaver career and needs just 10 more to break the all-time school record of 184 held by Eric Moreland.
Kelley has scored in double figures in 12 of the 18 games this season and is fifth in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage (.586).
The following is the midseason team for the Naismith Trophy for Defensive Player of the Year:
Tyler Bey, Colorado
Mamadi Diakite, Virginia
Marcus Garrett, Kansas
Jacob Gilyard, Richmond
Ashton Hagans, Kentucky
Tre Jones, Duke
Kylor Kelley, Oregon State
Quincy McKnight, Seton Hall
Davion Mitchell, Baylor
Fatts Russell, Rhode Island
Zavier Simpson, Michigan
Aaron Thompson, Butler
Devin Vassell, Florida State
Mark Vital, Baylor
Mike Watkins, Penn State
ABOUT THE ATLANTA TIPOFF CLUB
Founded during the 1956-57 season, the Atlanta Tipoff Club is committed to promoting the game of basketball and recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of those who make the game so exciting. The Atlanta Tipoff Club administers the Naismith Awards, the most prestigious national honors in all of college and high school basketball. Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, the family of Naismith Awards annually recognizes the top men's and women's college and high school basketball players and coaches. Other Naismith Awards are presented to the men's and women's college basketball defensive players of the year, as well as lifetime achievement awards to basketball officials and outstanding contributors to the game. UCLA's Lew Alcindor received the first Citizen Naismith Trophy in 1969, while the late Anne Donovan (Old Dominion) was the inaugural women's recipient in 1983. Corporate partners of the Naismith Awards include Bona, the Citizen Watch Company and Werner Ladder.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
The list includes 15 men's college basketball players whose defensive efforts on the court have set them apart from the pack.
Kelley, a native of Gervais, Ore., leads the Pac-12 and is second in the nation in blocked shots per game (3.94). He has blocked at least one shot in 30 consecutive games dating back to last season, the longest streak in Oregon State history.
The 7-foot senior forward has 175 blocks in his two-year Beaver career and needs just 10 more to break the all-time school record of 184 held by Eric Moreland.
Kelley has scored in double figures in 12 of the 18 games this season and is fifth in the Pac-12 in field goal percentage (.586).
The following is the midseason team for the Naismith Trophy for Defensive Player of the Year:
Tyler Bey, Colorado
Mamadi Diakite, Virginia
Marcus Garrett, Kansas
Jacob Gilyard, Richmond
Ashton Hagans, Kentucky
Tre Jones, Duke
Kylor Kelley, Oregon State
Quincy McKnight, Seton Hall
Davion Mitchell, Baylor
Fatts Russell, Rhode Island
Zavier Simpson, Michigan
Aaron Thompson, Butler
Devin Vassell, Florida State
Mark Vital, Baylor
Mike Watkins, Penn State
ABOUT THE ATLANTA TIPOFF CLUB
Founded during the 1956-57 season, the Atlanta Tipoff Club is committed to promoting the game of basketball and recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of those who make the game so exciting. The Atlanta Tipoff Club administers the Naismith Awards, the most prestigious national honors in all of college and high school basketball. Named in honor of Dr. James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, the family of Naismith Awards annually recognizes the top men's and women's college and high school basketball players and coaches. Other Naismith Awards are presented to the men's and women's college basketball defensive players of the year, as well as lifetime achievement awards to basketball officials and outstanding contributors to the game. UCLA's Lew Alcindor received the first Citizen Naismith Trophy in 1969, while the late Anne Donovan (Old Dominion) was the inaugural women's recipient in 1983. Corporate partners of the Naismith Awards include Bona, the Citizen Watch Company and Werner Ladder.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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