Penn State Nittany Lions senior guard Ace Baldwin Jr. wins the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Award for the second time.

Penn State basketball lead guard Ace Baldwin Jr. was named a finalist for the Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year Award on Wednesday. The award — named after legendary head coach Charles “Lefty” Driesell — is awarded annually to the top defensive player in Division I basketball.

For the second straight year, the best defender in Big Ten men's basketball resides in Happy Valley as guard Ace Baldwin Jr. wins his second straight conference Defensive Player of the Year award. The 6-foot-1 guard is only the sixth Big Ten player to win the award in consecutive years,

Baldwin Jr. and Yanic Konan Niederhouser earn Big Ten postseason honors, despite Penn State's disappointing season.

Penn State men's basketball graduate student Ace Baldwin Jr. has been named the Big Ten defensive player of the year for the second straight year.