The Northeast Conference (NEC) Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year is an award given to the basketball player in the
Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference (NEC) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Teams in the NEC compete in Division I for all sports; football competes in the Division I Foo ...
voted as the best defensive player. The award was first given after the 1999–2000 season.
Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most o ...
has won the award the most, at six times
and
Kenneth Ortiz of
Wagner
Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most o ...
has won the award the most of any individual, at three times.
In addition, three players have won the award twice:
Mychal Kearse of
Mount St. Mary's,
Tristan Blackwood of
Central Connecticut, and
Amdy Fall of
St. Francis Brooklyn.
Key
Winners
Winners by school
Award was shared.
References
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Defensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY or DPOTY) is the name of an award given in sports for outstanding defensive play by a single player over the course of a season. Many sports leagues award this type of award. League awards for Defensive Player o ...
Awards established in 2000