The EuroLeague Best Defender is an annual basketball award of the European premier level EuroLeague. It is awarded to the best defensive player throughout the season, up until the EuroLeague Final Four stage of the season. The award began in the 2004–05 season, and the winner is selected by the EuroLeague's head coaches. Dimitris Diamantidis of Panathinaikos Athens, won the first five awards, from 2005 to 2009.
Winners
Season Position Best Defender Club 2004–05 PG Dimitris Diamantidis Panathinaikos 2005–06 PG Dimitris Diamantidis (2x) Panathinaikos 2006–07 PG Dimitris Diamantidis (3x) Panathinaikos 2007–08 PG Dimitris Diamantidis (4x) Panathinaikos 2008–09 PG Dimitris Diamantidis (5x) Panathinaikos 2009–10 PF Victor Khryapa CSKA Moscow Best Defender Trophy: Viktor Khryapa, CSKA Moscow. 2010–11 PG Dimitris Diamantidis (6x) Panathinaikos Dimitris Diamantidis wins sixth Best Defender Trophy. 2011–12 SF Andrei Kirilenko CSKA Moscow Best Defender Trophy: Andrei Kirilenko, CSKA Moscow. 2012–13 C Stéphane Lasme Panathinaikos Best Defender Trophy winner: Stephane Lasme, Panathinaikos Athens. 2013–14 C Bryant Dunston Olympiacos 2014–15 C Bryant Dunston (2x) Olympiacos 2015–16 C Kyle Hines CSKA Moscow Best Defender Trophy: Kyle Hines, CSKA Moscow. 2016–17 SF Ádám Hanga Baskonia Adam Hanga of Baskonia captures Best Defender Trophy. 2017–18 C Kyle Hines (2x) CSKA Moscow 2018–19 C Edy Tavares Real Madrid 2019–20 Not awarded 2020–21 C Edy Tavares (2x) Real Madrid 2021–22 C Kyle Hines (3x) Olimpia Milano 2022–23 C Edy Tavares (3x) Real Madrid 2023–24 PG Thomas Walkup Olympiacos 2024–25 PG Nick Weiler-Babb Bayern Munich 2025–26 SF Alpha Diallo Monaco
Notes: There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.
Multiple honors Players
Number Player 6 Dimitris Diamantidis 3 Kyle Hines Edy Tavares 2 Bryant Dunston 1 Alpha Diallo Ádám Hanga Victor Khryapa Andrei Kirilenko Stéphane Lasme Thomas Walkup Nick Weiler-Babb
Player nationality
Number Country 7 6 3 2 1
Clubs
Number Club 7 Panathinaikos 4 CSKA Moscow 3 Real Madrid Olympiacos 1 Baskonia Bayern Munich Monaco Olimpia Milano
References
External links EuroLeague Official Website