Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner was selected Big East Defensive Player of the Year for the fourth straight season on Monday, joining Georgetown great Patrick Ewing as the only players to accomplish the feat.

Creighton Bluejays center Ryan Kalkbrenner has made history as he’s won his fourth consecutive Big East Defensive Player of the Year Award. For the fourth consecutive year, Kalkbrenner has beaten some of the best defenders that the Big East has ever seen and is now in special company.

Creighton basketball is gearing up for tournament play and the Big East postseason awards are starting to roll in. While there were a number of awards up for grabs in the conference this season, one of them was never in doubt.