March Madness 3: The 151 Players Picked as All-Conference Defense

Lock-down defense can win tournament games against nervous college players. Fewer than 1 of 25 college players have been selected as all-conference defenders, and those players can win on the defensive end of the court. 

The following lists the 151 players of 4,363 in the www.valueaddbasketball.com database.  The very best defensive player, a player selected as the Defensive Player of the Year in one of the six top conferences, are listed first and erase close to 5 points per game from the opponent. In decending order of impact we list the top defenders with a little less credit the weaker the conference, or for winning all-conference defender to be one of the top five defenders but not the top one, or for players who won the award in 2021 but did not repeat this year. Keep in mind some of the 2021 players won the award in a different conference than they play in today.

In addition to the player's name, team and conference, we list DPOY for the player selected top defender and then All-Def if picked as one of the top five. The next column includes the percent of the time the player steals the ball when the other team has it, and the percent of the time he blocks the shot when the opponent tries a 2-pointers, then finally the estimated overall impact he has on taking points away from the other team.

 

All Defense Player	Team	Conf	Award	Stl%^Blk%	Def Alt
Mark Williams	Duke	ACC	DPOY-2022	1.1^11.9	-5
Caleb McConnell	Rutgers	B10	DPOY-2022	4.6^1.9	-5
Gabe Osabuohien	West Virginia	B12	DPOY-2022	3.9^3.7	-5
Ryan Kalkbrenner	Creighton	BE	DPOY-2022	0.9^8.8	-5
Christian Koloko	Arizona	P12	DPOY-2022	1.6^10.3	-5
Walker Kessler	Auburn	SEC	DPOY-2022	2.5^18.9	-5
Lucas Williamson	Loyola Chicago	MVC	DPOY-2022	2.5^1.1	-4
Jaylen Clark	UCLA	P12	All-Def-2022	3.7^1	-4
Tyger Campbell	UCLA	P12	All-Def-2022	2.1^0.4	-4
Dalen Terry	Arizona	P12	All-Def-2022	2.5^1.1	-4
Keon Ellis	Alabama	SEC	All-Def-2022	3.5^2	-4
Oscar Tshiebwe	Kentucky	SEC	All-Def-2022	3.3^5.3	-4
Zakai Zeigler	Tennessee	SEC	All-Def-2022	4.8^0.6	-4
Jaylin Williams	Arkansas	SEC	All-Def-2022	2.4^4.6	-4
Myles Johnson	UCLA	P12	All-Def-2022	1.9^8.3	-3.8
Osun Osunniyi	St. Bonaventure	A10	DPOY-2022	1.1^12.3	-3.7
Trent Frazier	Illinois	B10	All-Def-2022	2.2^0.4	-3.5
Enrique Freeman	Akron	MAC	DPOY-2022	0.9^4.8	-3.5
Darryl Morsell	Marquette	BE	DPOY-2021	2.3^1.5	-3.2
Isaiah Whaley	Connecticut	BE	DPOY-2021	1.7^8	-3.2
DaRon Holmes	Dayton	A10	All-Def-2022	0.9^9	-3
Chuba Ohams	Fordham	A10	All-Def-2022	1.3^5.6	-3
Yuri Collins	Saint Louis	A10	All-Def-2022	3.3^0.5	-3
Kevin Samuel	Florida Gulf Coast	ASun	DPOY-2022	2^10.5	-3
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua	Baylor	B12	All-Def-2022	1.9^1.9	-3
Dajuan Harris	Kansas	B12	All-Def-2022	2.9^1.1	-3
Markquis Nowell	Kansas St.	B12	All-Def-2022	4.3^0.1	-3
Moussa Cisse	Oklahoma St.	B12	All-Def-2022	1.2^11.1	-3
Jubrile Belo	Montana St.	BSky	DPOY-2022	1^7.8	-3
Jamarion Sharp	Western Kentucky	CUSA	DPOY-2022	1.5^17.8	-3
Aher Uguak	Loyola Chicago	MVC	All-Def-2022	1.3^1.2	-3
Nathan Mensah	San Diego St.	MWC	DPOY-2022	2.1^10.7	-3
Posh Alexander	St. John's	BE	DPOY-2021	3.9^0.6	-2.9
Jamari Wheeler	Ohio St.	B10	All-Def-2021	2.7^0.2	-2.5
Josh Mballa	Buffalo	MAC	All-Def-2022	2.1^2.8	-2.5
Daeqwon Plowden	Bowling Green	MAC	All-Def-2022	1.7^4.4	-2.5
Malique Jacobs	Kent St.	MAC	All-Def-2022	2.5^3.1	-2.5
Sincere Carry	Kent St.	MAC	All-Def-2022	2.3^0.7	-2.5
Jaime Jaquez	UCLA	P12	All-Def-2021	2.3^1.2	-2.5
Abdul Ado	Cincinnati	Amer	All-Def-2021	3.1^8.7	-2.4
Jacob Gilyard	Richmond	A10	All-Def-2022	4.8^0.5	-2.3
Jordan Goldwire	Oklahoma	B12	All-Def-2021	3^0.8	-2.3
Hason Ward	VCU	A10	All-Def-2021	2.6^8.5	-2
Jamel Horton	Albany	AE	DPOY-2022	2^1.1	-2
Dexter Dennis	Wichita St.	Amer	All-Def-2022	1.7^3.2	-2
Drew Pember	UNC Asheville	BSth	DPOY-2022	1.6^10	-2
Jadon Jones	Long Beach St.	BW	DPOY-2022	2.9^3.3	-2
Amari Williams	Drexel	CAA	DPOY-2022	1.8^9.8	-2
Trey Jemison	UAB	CUSA	All-Def-2021	1.1^7.2	-2
Josh Anderson	Western Kentucky	CUSA	All-Def-2021	4.4^1.5	-2
Cobe Williams	Louisiana Tech	CUSA	All-Def-2022	2.4^0.4	-2
JJ Murray	North Texas	CUSA	All-Def-2022	3.6^0.5	-2
Thomas Bell	North Texas	CUSA	All-Def-2022	1.8^3.5	-2
Quan Jackson	UAB	CUSA	All-Def-2022	4.9^1.6	-2
Tre Gomillion	Cleveland St.	Horz	DPOY-2022	2.4^1.2	-2
DJ Wilkins	Drake	MVC	All-Def-2022	1.9^0	-2
Donovan Clay	Missouri St.	MVC	All-Def-2022	1.2^3.5	-2
Lance Jones	Southern Illinois	MVC	All-Def-2022	4.1^0.4	-2
Abu Kigab	Boise St.	MWC	All-Def-2022	2.6^1.7	-2
Orlando Robinson	Fresno St.	MWC	All-Def-2022	1.8^5.1	-2
Lamont Butler	San Diego St.	MWC	All-Def-2022	4.4^0.8	-2
Justin Bean	Utah St.	MWC	All-Def-2022	2.8^1.7	-2
Alex Morales	Wagner	NEC	DPOY-2022	2.9^1.6	-2
Marco Anthony	Utah	P12	All-Def-2021	1.3^1.6	-2
Josh Caldwell	Army	Pat	DPOY-2022	4^0.5	-2
Norchad Omier	Arkansas St.	SB	DPOY-2022	3^6.1	-2
Jayveous McKinnis	Jackson St.	SWAC	DPOY-2022	2.1^9.7	-2
Taran Armstrong	Cal Baptist	WAC	DPOY-2022	1.3^0.8	-2
Tre Williams	Duquesne	A10	All-Def-2021	1.1^6.7	-1.6
ShanQuan Hemphill	Drake	MVC	All-Def-2021	2^2	-1.6
Tyson Walker	Michigan St.	B10	DPOY-2021	2.5^0.7	-1.5
Gaige Prim	Missouri St.	MVC	All-Def-2021	1.8^4.7	-1.5
Nana Opoku	Mount St. Mary's	NEC	DPOY-2021	1.6^5.8	-1.5
AJ Wilson	South Carolina	SEC	All-Def-2021	2.2^7	-1.5
Brandon McKissic	Florida	SEC	DPOY-2021	2.8^0.4	-1.5
Mouhamadou Gueye	Pittsburgh	ACC	DPOY-2021	1.3^9.2	-1.4
Grayson Murphy	Belmont	OVC	DPOY-2021	4.5^1.2	-1.4
Kim Aiken	Arizona	P12	DPOY-2021	4^2	-1.4
Cheikh Mbacke Diong	UCF	Amer	All-Def-2021	1.5^7.2	-1.3
Theo Akwuba	Louisiana	SB	DPOY-2021	1.1^8.4	-1.3
Traci Carter	Hartford	AE	All-Def-2022	3.3^1.7	-1.2
David Muoka	UNLV	MWC	DPOY-2021	1.4^8.8	-1.2
Coryon Mason	Abilene Christian	WAC	All-Def-2021	2.2^0.7	-1.2
Damien Daniels	Abilene Christian	WAC	All-Def-2021	4.5^0	-1.2
Reggie Miller	Abilene Christian	WAC	All-Def-2021	3.5^0.5	-1.2
Phlandrous Fleming	Florida	SEC	DPOY-2021	3.2^2.6	-1.1
Wendell Moore	Duke	ACC	All-Def-2022	2.5^0.5	-1
Charlie Moore	Miami FL	ACC	All-Def-2022	3.5^0.7	-1
Leaky Black	North Carolina	ACC	All-Def-2022	1.7^2.4	-1
Reece Beekman	Virginia	ACC	All-Def-2022	4^2.8	-1
Max Brooks	UMass Lowell	AE	All-Def-2022	2.1^10.7	-1
Ben Shungu	Vermont	AE	All-Def-2022	2.5^1	-1
Christian Hinckson	Binghamton	AE	All-Def-2022	1.9^4	-1
Trayce Jackson-Davis	Indiana	B10	All-Def-2022	1.2^8.8	-1
EJ Liddell	Ohio St.	B10	All-Def-2022	0.9^8.4	-1
Eric Hunter	Purdue	B10	All-Def-2022	1.5^0.1	-1
Charles Thompson	Towson	CAA	All-Def-2022	1.4^7.3	-1
Dimitrius Underwood	Charleston	CAA	All-Def-2022	4.3^0.1	-1
Cam Holden	Towson	CAA	All-Def-2022	3.5^0.7	-1
Shykeim Phillips	UNC Wilmington	CAA	All-Def-2022	4.1^1.8	-1
Tim Finke	Wright St.	Horz	All-Def-2021	1.3^1.1	-1
Deante Johnson	Cleveland St.	Horz	All-Def-2022	1.1^5.5	-1
D'Moi Hodge	Cleveland St.	Horz	All-Def-2022	4.6^3	-1
Micah Parrish	Oakland	Horz	All-Def-2022	2.7^0.7	-1
Jalon Pipkins	Purdue Fort Wayne	Horz	All-Def-2022	2.9^1	-1
Jaylan Gainey	Brown	Ivy	All-Def-2022	0.4^10.7	-1
KC Ndefo	Saint Peter's	MAAC	All-Def-2022	3^12.1	-1
Nendah Tarke	Coppin St.	MEAC	All-Def-2022	4.7^0.9	-1
Randall Brumant	Howard	MEAC	All-Def-2022	1.3^6	-1
Nathaniel Pollard	Maryland Eastern Shore	MEAC	All-Def-2022	3.3^4.3	-1
Kris Bankston	Norfolk St.	MEAC	All-Def-2022	2^5.2	-1
Chris Sodom	Delaware St.	MEAC	DPOY-2022	0.8^12.5	-1
Johni Broome	Morehead St.	OVC	DPOY-2022	1.6^13.4	-1
Sukhmail Mathon	Boston University	Pat	All-Def-2022	1.3^2.5	-1
Richard Njoku	Navy	Pat	All-Def-2022	1^5.2	-1
Tucker Richardson	Colgate	Pat	All-Def-2022	2.4^0.8	-1
Greg Summers	Navy	Pat	All-Def-2022	2.3^2.7	-1
Jalen Slawson	Furman	SC	All-Def-2022	3.3^6.5	-1
Darius Lee	Houston Baptist	Slnd	All-Def-2022	4.4^0.8	-1
Ryghe Lyons	Nicholls St.	Slnd	All-Def-2022	1.1^8.5	-1
Kendal Coleman	Northwestern St.	Slnd	All-Def-2022	1.8^4.6	-1
Jalyn Hinton	Southeastern Louisiana	Slnd	All-Def-2022	1.8^7.1	-1
Terrion Murdix	Texas A&M Corpus Chris	Slnd	All-Def-2022	4.7^0.2	-1
Marvin Nesbitt	UMKC	Sum	All-Def-2021	2.7^3.2	-1
Tyree Eady	North Dakota St.	Sum	All-Def-2022	1.8^1.1	-1
Boogie Anderson	South Dakota	Sum	All-Def-2022	1.2^0.2	-1
Douglas Wilson	South Dakota St.	Sum	All-Def-2022	1.9^2.4	-1
Colton Sandage	Western Illinois	Sum	All-Def-2022	2.2^1.1	-1
Johnny McCants	New Mexico St.	WAC	All-Def-2022	1.7^8.4	-1
Javion May	Sam Houston St.	WAC	All-Def-2022	3.5^0.9	-1
Darrion Trammell	Seattle	WAC	All-Def-2022	4.3^0.5	-1
Shamir Bogues	Tarleton St.	WAC	All-Def-2022	3.8^2.6	-1
Fardaws Aimaq	Utah Valley	WAC	All-Def-2022	1.1^4	-1
Chet Holmgren	Gonzaga	WCC	All-Def-2022	1.7^12.6	-1
Jarrod West	Louisville	ACC	All-Def-2021	2.9^0	-0.8
Darnell Rogers	UMBC	AE	All-Def-2021	2^0.1	-0.8
Lunden McDay	Ohio	MAC	All-Def-2021	1.2^0	-0.8
MJ Randolph	Florida A&M	SWAC	All-Def-2021	2.9^0.4	-0.8
Luke Loewe	Minnesota	B10	All-Def-2021	1^0.1	-0.7
Kameron Langley	North Carolina A&T	BSth	All-Def-2021	3.6^0.3	-0.7
Antonio Rizzuto	Towson	CAA	All-Def-2021	1.3^0.6	-0.7
Dylan Painter	Delaware	CAA	All-Def-2021	1^4	-0.7
Mehkel Harvey	William & Mary	CAA	All-Def-2021	2.6^10.6	-0.7
Garrett Covington	Youngstown St.	Horz	All-Def-2021	1.6^0	-0.7
Kevin Johnson	Illinois Chicago	Horz	All-Def-2021	1.9^0.5	-0.7
Malik Miller	Morgan St.	MEAC	All-Def-2021	3.1^2.8	-0.7
Stacy Beckton	American	Pat	All-Def-2021	2.5^2.1	-0.7
Jonas Harper	Boston University	Pat	All-Def-2021	1.9^0.3	-0.7
Javon Levi	UT Arlington	SB	All-Def-2021	3.7^0.1	-0.7
Zep Jasper	Auburn	SEC	All-Def-2021	1.9^0.3	-0.7
Clayton Henry	New Mexico St.	WAC	All-Def-2021	1.4^0.5	-0.7