The NBA G League Defensive Player of the Year is an annual
NBA G League
The NBA G League, or simply the G League, is the National Basketball Association's (NBA) official List of developmental and minor sports leagues, minor league basketball organization. The league was known as the National Basketball Development ...
award given since the league's
inaugural season to the best defensive player of the regular season. The league's head coaches determine the award by voting and it is usually presented to the honoree during the D-League playoffs.
Through the 2020–21 season, three players have been named the Defensive Player of the Year more than once:
Derrick Zimmerman (2005, 2006),
Stefhon Hannah (2012, 2013) and
DeAndre Liggins
DeAndre Desmond Liggins (born March 31, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Al-Ahli of the Saudi Premier League. He played college basketball for Kentucky.
High school career
Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, L ...
(2014, 2016). Six international players have been named recipients:
Stéphane Lasme
Yann Ulrich Stéphane Lasme (born December 17, 1982) is a Gabonese former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Massachusetts (UMass), with the UMass Minutemen, and he was selected by the Golden State Wa ...
(
Gabon
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north ...
),
Mouhamed Sene
Mouhamed Saer Sene (born May 12, 1986) is a Senegalese former professional basketball player. He has a 7 ft 8½ in (2.35 m) wingspan.
Early life and career
Born and raised in Thiès, Senegal, Sene originally went to a private school t ...
(
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠ðž ...
),
Walter Tavares
Walter Samuel "Edy" Tavares da Veiga (born 22 March 1992) is a Cape Verdean professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was selected with the 43rd overall pick in 2014 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks an ...
(
Cape Verde
, national_anthem = ()
, official_languages = Portuguese
, national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole
, capital = Praia
, coordinates =
, largest_city = capital
, demonym ...
),
Landry Nnoko
Landry Chirst Nnoko (born April 9, 1994) is a Cameroonian professional basketball player for Suwon KT Sonicboom of the Korean Basketball League.
College career
After coming to the U.S. to play high school basketball at Montverde Academy, Nnok ...
(
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
),
Chris Boucher (
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
), and
Christ Koumadje
Jean Marc Christ Koumadje (born July 7, 1996) is a Chadian professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga.
Early life and high school career
Born in N'Djamena, Chad, Koumadje first picked up a basketball when he wa ...
(
Chad
Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...
).
Jeff Myers was the inaugural winner while playing for the
Greenville Groove
The Greenville Groove were a National Basketball Development League (NBDL) team based in Greenville, South Carolina. Playing their home games at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, the Groove was a charter franchise of the league, which had four tea ...
.
Winners
See also
*
NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
The NBA's Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of 124 sportswrit ...
References
External links
D-League Defensive Player of the Year Award Winnersat basketball-reference.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nba Development League Defensive Player Of The Year Award
National Basketball Association lists
Defensive Player
Awards established in 2002
2002 establishments in the United States