WBCA Defensive Player of the Year

The WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year is awarded by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association to the best defensive player in NCAA Division I women's basketball. The winner is selected from among the winners of the defensive player of the year award for each individual conference. If any individual conference does not have such an award, the conference can nominate a player to be considered for the countrywide award. The award has been given annually since 2007 and is chosen by a WBCA selection committee.[1]

WBCA Defensive Player of the Year
Awarded for	The best female Division I defensive basketball player in the United States
Country	United States
Presented by	WBCA
First awarded	1978
Currently held by	DiDi Richards, Baylor
Website	Official website

Winners

• 2007: Lindsey Harding, Duke[2]
• 2008: Sylvia Fowles, LSU[3]
• 2009: Jennifer Risper, Vanderbilt[4]
• 2010: Monica Wright, Virginia[5]
• 2011: Brittney Griner, Baylor[6]
• 2012: Brittney Griner, Baylor[6]
• 2013: Brittney Griner, Baylor[6]
• 2014: Stefanie Dolson, UConn[7]
• 2015: Elizabeth Williams, Duke[8]
• 2016: Moriah Jefferson, UConn[9]
• 2017: Gabby Williams, UConn[10]
• 2018: Kia Nurse, Connecticut[11]
• 2019: Teaira McCowan, Mississippi State[12]
• 2020: DiDi Richards, Baylor[13]

See also

• List of sports awards honoring women

References

1. "WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year | Women's Basketball Coaches Association". wbca.org. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
2. "Lindsey Harding Bio". goduke.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
3. "Sylvia Fowles Bio". LSUsports.net. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
4. "Coaches association names VU's Risper Division I's top defender". www.nashvillecitypaper.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
5. "Virginia's Monica Wright named national defensive player of the year". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
6. "Griner Wins Wade Trophy and WBCA Defensive POY". www.baylorbears.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
7. Courant, Hartford. "More Awards For Stefanie Dolson". courant.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
8. "Williams Selected WBCA Defensive Player of the Year". goduke.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
9. Courant, Hartford. "Breanna Stewart, Geno Auriemma Voted AP's Player, Coach Of The Year". courant.com. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
10. "WBCA Names Gabby Williams 2017 NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 27, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
11. "Connecticut's Kia Nurse Named WBCA Defensive Player of the Year 2018" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
12. "Mississippi State's Teaira McCowan Named 2019 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
13. "Baylor's DiDi Richards Named 2020 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 30, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.