Caleb McConnell Wins 2023 Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Caleb McConnell thought he had a media interview in the film room of the Rutgers men’s basketball team facility on Monday. When he walked in the room, he saw head coach Steve Pikiell, sitting in the front row and pointing at the television monitor. Pikiell smiled, clapped, and celebrated to his most beloved defender. “We have a little announcement here,” Pikiell laughed. McConnell smiled as he was surprised by a Zoom call with about 15 members of his family on the screen. McConnell’s family spreading from his father, Bryant McConnell in Jacksonville, Fl. to his mother, Stefanie…
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