Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner was named Big East defensive player of the year for a fourth consecutive season, joining Patrick Ewing as the only four-time winners in conference history.

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.

Many think the beef between Chicago Bulls forward Scottie Pippen and New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing ended in 1994. It actually continued two seasons later. They were first linked when Pippen stood over Ewing after a thunderous dunk but it continued to the `96 after their next playoffs encounter.

Kalkbrenner was named the Big East defensive player of the year for the fourth straight season. He's the second player in conference history to earn the award four times. Georgetown great Patrick Ewing is the only other player to receive the honor four times.

Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner will go down as one of the best players in program history, even if he'd never admit it. Everyone else would, though.

Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner made history on Monday as he was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year for the fourth straight season. Kalkbrenner is the second player in league history to be named Defensive Player of the Year four times,

DeMar DeRozan passed Patrick Ewing in scoring last night. He's No. 27 all-time now. Also: Damian Lillard moved ahead of Baron Davis for No. 41 in assists. Source: Bluesky Jorge Sierra @hoopshype DeMar DeRozan passed Patrick Ewing in scoring last night.

Last night in all-time rankings LeBron James passed Patrick Ewing in rebounds for No. 25 all-time. Stephen Curry moved ahead of Patrick Ewing in scoring for No. 26 in NBA history.

The Big East Tournament in men's and women's basketball have been held at the same venues for quite some time and don't figure to change.

On TNT, Shaquille O'Neal touched on his relationship with Madison Square Garden and how Patrick Ewing made it all the more special.

Ryan Kalkbrenner racked up 27 points and 15 rebounds as Creighton knocked off Butler 87-74 in the Big East regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday in Omaha, Neb.

More impressively, he’s moved into 27th place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, passing Patrick Ewing with 24,818 career points. – 10:54 PM Matt George @MattGeorgeSAC DeMar DeRozan just ...