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Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner plans to return next season


Jeff Borzello, ESPN Staff Writer

Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner, three-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year, announced Wednesday that he plans to return to the Bluejays for another season.

Kalkbrenner had entered his name into the NBA draft but is projected as a borderline second-round pick. He will be taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility given by the NCAA to student-athletes from the COVID-impacted 2020-21 season.

A 7-foot-1 senior, Kalkbrenner has been one of the elite defensive players in college basketball over the past three seasons. He was a first-team All-Big East performer in 2022-23 and a second-team selection this past season, winning Big East Defensive Player of the Year honors in each of the past three seasons.

Kalkbrenner averaged a career-high 17.3 points and 3.1 blocks this season, adding 7.6 rebounds. He ranked sixth nationally in field goal percentage, shooting 64.6% from the field. His 107 blocked shots ranked second in the country.


He has made major strides on the offensive end, posting 20 or more points 11 times - including 28 points, nine rebounds and 7 blocks in a January win over Seton Hall and 28 points in a February victory against Xavier. Kalkbrenner was terrific in the NCAA tournament, averaging 18.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.3 blocks in three games.

He's ranked No. 52 in ESPN's top 100 NBA draft prospects.

Seton Hall Heading to Rancho Santa Fe for NCAA Regionals


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The Pirates will play at The Farms Golf Club just outside of San Diego, Calif.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. – The 2024 BIG EAST champion Seton Hall men's golf team has been placed in the Rancho Santa Fe Region for the upcoming NCAA Regionals, May 13-15. The Pirates will compete at The Farms Golf Club in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., hosted by the University of San Diego.

This will be the sixth time in program history that Seton Hall has a team competing at the NCAA Regionals and the second time in the last three years. Its 2022 team was seeded 12th in the 14-team Yale Regional and placed eighth, out-shooting a pair of teams ranked nationally in the Top-35, Charlotte (31) and NC State (27). Seton Hall's eighth place finish is the best in program history at an NCAA Regional and its 848 final team score is the lowest in five prior all-time trips to the marquee event.

The 2024 Rancho Santa Fe Regional will be played May 13-15 and consist of 14 teams and five individuals (not from those 13 or 14 teams). The top five teams and one individual (not from a top-5 team) will advance to the National Championship at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, Calif., May 24-29.

No Seton Hall golfer has ever advanced to the National Championship.

The Pirates earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals with a thrilling five-stroke victory at the 2024 BIG EAST Championship. The Hall shot an even-par, 288, in the final round to hold off Butler. It's the Pirates' fourth BIG EAST title overall and the second in three years.

The Rancho Santa Fe Region:
  1. Arizona State
  2. Washington
  3. Oklahoma
  4. California
  5. Oklahoma State
  6. North Florida
  7. Chattanooga
  8. South Florida
  9. San Diego
  10. West Virginia
  11. Kansas
  12. Wright State
  13. SETON HALL
  14. Winthrop
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