Arizona guard Jaden Bradley was one of 25 players named to the midseason watch list for the Naismith's Defensive Player of the Year award.
Bradley, who ranks 125th nationally with a steal percentage of 3.5, was joined on the list by five other Big 12 players, including the league's Defensive Player of the Year last season in Houston's Joseph Tugler, and a former UA backcourt mate in Illinois' Kylan Boswell.
Arizona guard Jaden Bradley (0) tears the ball out of the arms of West Virginia guard Honor Huff (3) for a steal in the second half of their Big 12 game, Jan. 24, 2026, in Tucson.
Also from the Big 12 were Kansas forward Flory Bidunga, Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson, BYU center Keba Keita and Iowa State guard Tamin Lipsey.
