Will Maliq Brown win the 2026 Naismith Defensive Player of the Year?

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.