Ace Baldwin Jr. Named Big 10 Defensive Player of Year

Penn State Basketball: Ace Baldwin Jr. Named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
Penn State Nittany Lions senior guard Ace Baldwin Jr. wins the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Award for the second time.
Ace Baldwin Jr. Named Finalist for Lefty Driesell Award
Penn State basketball lead guard Ace Baldwin Jr. was named a finalist for the Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year Award on Wednesday. The award — named after legendary head coach Charles “Lefty” Driesell — is awarded annually to the top defensive player in Division I basketball.
Penn State basketball star wins 2nd straight Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year nomination
Fifth-year senior point guard Ace Baldwin Jr. took home the Big Ten’s Defensive Player of the Year award for the second straight season, winning it in both years he spent in Happy Valley. He was also, expectedly, a member of the All-Defensive team and an all-conference honorable mention recipient.
Back-to-back: Penn State's Ace Baldwin Jr. named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
For the second straight year, the best defender in Big Ten men's basketball resides in Happy Valley as guard Ace Baldwin Jr. wins his second straight conference Defensive Player of the Year award. The 6-foot-1 guard is only the sixth Big Ten player to win the award in consecutive years,
Penn State's Ace Baldwin repeats as Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
Baldwin Jr. and Yanic Konan Niederhouser earn Big Ten postseason honors, despite Penn State's disappointing season.
Penn State's Ace Baldwin Jr. repeats as Big Ten defensive player of the year
Penn State men's basketball graduate student Ace Baldwin Jr. has been named the Big Ten defensive player of the year for the second straight year.
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Baldwin repeats as Big Ten DPOY
UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State men’s basketball graduate student Ace Baldwin Jr. has been named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year for the second-straight year, while Baldwin Jr. and Yanic Konan ...
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Maryland men's basketball well-represented in Big Ten postseason honors
Multiple Maryland men's basketball players received Big Ten postseason honors. Freshman forward Derick Queen made the most of ...
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No. 16 Maryland beats Penn State 68-64 to inch closer to double bye in Big Ten tourney
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Penn State’s Ace Baldwin Jr. (1) is pressured by Maryland’s ...
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Purdue’s Braden Smith, Spartans’ Tom Izzo win top awards in Big Ten’s voting for conference honors
Purdue’s Braden Smith was named the Big Ten Player of the Year while Michigan State’s Tom Izzo Coach of the Year by coaches ...