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

^	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	[1]
2011–12	Corin Henry	Guard	United States	Team FOG Næstved	[1]
2012–13	Bonell Colas	Forward	United States	Randers Cimbria	[1]
2013–14	Frederik Hougaard Nielsen	Guard	Denmark	Hørsholm 79ers	[1]
2014–15	Baye Keita	Center	Senegal	Horsens IC	[1]
2015–16	Michel Diouf^	Center	Senegal	Bakken Bears	[1]
2016–17	Jyles Smith	Forward	United States	Hørsholm 79ers	[1]
2017–18	Michel Diouf (2)^	Center	Senegal	Bakken Bears	[2]
2018–19	Michel Diouf (3)^	Center	Senegal	Bakken Bears
2019–20	Michel Diouf (4)^	Center	Senegal	Bakken Bears	[1]

References

1. "Basketligaen Priser" (in Danish). Basketligaen.dk. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
2. "Kevin Larsen er årets spiller i Basketligaen".