Basketligaen Defender of the Year

The Basketligaen Defender of the Year is an annual basketball award that is given by the Danish top tier Basketligaen. It is awarded to the best defensive player in a given regular season. The award was introduced in the 2010–11 season. Michel Diouf holds the record for most awards won.

Winners

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^ Denotes player who is still active in the Basketligaen
* Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has received the award
Season Player Position Nationality Team Ref.
2010–11 Nicolai Iversen Forward   Denmark Svendborg Rabbits
2011–12 Corin Henry Guard   United States Team FOG Næstved
2012–13 Bonell Colas Forward   United States Randers Cimbria
2013–14 Frederik Hougaard Nielsen Guard   Denmark Hørsholm 79ers
2014–15 Baye Keita Center   Senegal Horsens IC
2015–16 Michel Diouf^ Center   Senegal Bakken Bears
2016–17 Jyles Smith Forward   United States Hørsholm 79ers
2017–18 Michel Diouf (2)^ Center   Senegal Bakken Bears
2018–19 Michel Diouf (3)^ Center   Senegal Bakken Bears
2019–20 Michel Diouf (4)^ Center   Senegal Bakken Bears
2020–21 Tylor Ongwae Forward   Kenya Bakken Bears
2021–22 Tylor Ongwae (2)^ Forward   Kenya Bakken Bears
2022–23 Bakary Camara Small forward   United States Randers Cimbria

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Basketligaen Priser" (in Danish). Basketligaen.dk. Archived from the original on 13 October 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Kevin Larsen er årets spiller i Basketligaen".
  3. ^ "Årets Forsvarsspiller". Basketligaen (in Danish). 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  4. ^ "Randers tog bronzemedaljerne efter højtscorende affære". Fullcourt.dk (in Danish). 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-05-13.