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NCAAM: Naismith Defensive Player of the Year

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Sports·College Basketball

NCAAM: Naismith Defensive Player of the Year

Flory Bidunga 48%

Silas Demary Jr. 48%

Zuby Ejiofor 48%

Maliq Brown 47%

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Flory Bidunga 48%

Silas Demary Jr. 48%

Zuby Ejiofor 48%

Maliq Brown 47%

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Flory Bidunga

$0 Vol.

48%

Silas Demary Jr.

$0 Vol.

48%

Zuby Ejiofor

$0 Vol.

48%

Maliq Brown

$0 Vol.

47%

Cameron Boozer

$0 Vol.

47%

Yaxel Lendeborg

$0 Vol.

46%

Jaden Bradley

$0 Vol.

42%

Somto Cyril

$62 Vol.

41%

Javontae Campbell

$62 Vol.

40%

Rueben Chinyelu

$10 Vol.

43%

This market will resolve to the player who wins the 2026 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award for the 2026 Men’s NCAA Division 1 Basketball season. In the event of a tie, this market will resolve according to the official winner as determined by NCAA rules. If multiple winners are announced then this market will resolve to the player whose listed last name comes first alphabetically. If the 2026 Men’s Basketball NCAA season is cancelled, postponed after April 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or there is otherwise no winner declared within that timeframe, this market will resolve to “Other”. The resolution source for this market will be official information from the NCAA; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.The Naismith Men's College Defensive Player of the Year race remains razor-tight among trader consensus, with Flory Bidunga, Zuby Ejiofor, and Rueben Chinyelu hovering at 47-48% implied probabilities following last week's announcement of the four finalists—including Houston's Joseph Tugler—reflecting their elite rim protection and national blocks leadership through March Madness. Chinyelu gained a slight edge via his March 31 NABC Defensive Player of the Year honor, while Ejiofor's BIG EAST Defensive Player award and Bidunga's 2.6 blocks per game anchor the frontrunners. Contenders like Yaxel Lendeborg (Big Ten All-Defensive, Player of the Year) and Maliq Brown (ACC Defensive Player of the Year) draw support from conference accolades and strong tournament showings, such as Duke's Sweet 16 win over St. John's, underscoring no decisive separation in voter sentiment ahead of final balloting.

This market will resolve to the player who wins the 2026 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award for the 2026 Men’s NCAA Division 1 Basketball season.

In the event of a tie, this market will resolve according to the official winner as determined by NCAA rules. If multiple winners are announced then this market will resolve to the player whose listed last name comes first alphabetically.

If the 2026 Men’s Basketball NCAA season is cancelled, postponed after April 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or there is otherwise no winner declared within that timeframe, this market will resolve to “Other”.

The resolution source for this market will be official information from the NCAA; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Volume
$135
End Date
Apr 7, 2026
Market Opened
Mar 9, 2026, 12:58 PM ET

Resolver

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This market will resolve to the player who wins the 2026 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award for the 2026 Men’s NCAA Division 1 Basketball season. In the event of a tie, this market will resolve according to the official winner as determined by NCAA rules. If multiple winners are announced then this market will resolve to the player whose listed last name comes first alphabetically. If the 2026 Men’s Basketball NCAA season is cancelled, postponed after April 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or there is otherwise no winner declared within that timeframe, this market will resolve to “Other”. The resolution source for this market will be official information from the NCAA; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
This market will resolve to the player who wins the 2026 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award for the 2026 Men’s NCAA Division 1 Basketball season. In the event of a tie, this market will resolve according to the official winner as determined by NCAA rules. If multiple winners are announced then this market will resolve to the player whose listed last name comes first alphabetically. If the 2026 Men’s Basketball NCAA season is cancelled, postponed after April 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or there is otherwise no winner declared within that timeframe, this market will resolve to “Other”. The resolution source for this market will be official information from the NCAA; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.The Naismith Men's College Defensive Player of the Year race remains razor-tight among trader consensus, with Flory Bidunga, Zuby Ejiofor, and Rueben Chinyelu hovering at 47-48% implied probabilities following last week's announcement of the four finalists—including Houston's Joseph Tugler—reflecting their elite rim protection and national blocks leadership through March Madness. Chinyelu gained a slight edge via his March 31 NABC Defensive Player of the Year honor, while Ejiofor's BIG EAST Defensive Player award and Bidunga's 2.6 blocks per game anchor the frontrunners. Contenders like Yaxel Lendeborg (Big Ten All-Defensive, Player of the Year) and Maliq Brown (ACC Defensive Player of the Year) draw support from conference accolades and strong tournament showings, such as Duke's Sweet 16 win over St. John's, underscoring no decisive separation in voter sentiment ahead of final balloting.

This market will resolve to the player who wins the 2026 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award for the 2026 Men’s NCAA Division 1 Basketball season.

In the event of a tie, this market will resolve according to the official winner as determined by NCAA rules. If multiple winners are announced then this market will resolve to the player whose listed last name comes first alphabetically.

If the 2026 Men’s Basketball NCAA season is cancelled, postponed after April 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or there is otherwise no winner declared within that timeframe, this market will resolve to “Other”.

The resolution source for this market will be official information from the NCAA; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Volume
$135
End Date
Apr 7, 2026
Market Opened
Mar 9, 2026, 12:58 PM ET

Resolver

0x69c47De9D...
This market will resolve to the player who wins the 2026 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year award for the 2026 Men’s NCAA Division 1 Basketball season. In the event of a tie, this market will resolve according to the official winner as determined by NCAA rules. If multiple winners are announced then this market will resolve to the player whose listed last name comes first alphabetically. If the 2026 Men’s Basketball NCAA season is cancelled, postponed after April 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or there is otherwise no winner declared within that timeframe, this market will resolve to “Other”. The resolution source for this market will be official information from the NCAA; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

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