The Dutch Basketball League (DBL) All-Defense Team is a team constituted by the best defensive players in a season of the Dutch Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. This team is based on players' performance throughout the regular season. After the end of the season, the best players of each position are chosen.
List of All-Defense teams Bold indicates the player who won the Defensive Player of the Year award in the same year (given from 2013 to 2021). Numbers in brackets denote how many time the player was named to the tea.
Season Player Team 1973–74 Frank Kales Flamingo's Haarlem Jan Dekker Rotterdam-Zuid Jacky Dinkins Rotterdam-Zuid Hank Smith Flamingo's Haarlem Bob Heuts Bona Stars Leiden 1974–75 Jacky Dinkins (2) Rotterdam-Zuid Harry Rogers Punch Toon van Helfteren Punch Walter Ombre Flamingo's Haarlem Hank Smith (2) Canadians Amsterdam 1975–76 Hank Smith (3) Canadians Amsterdam Steven Bravard EBBC Den Bosch Charles Kirkland Punch Jim Woudstra Punch Craig Casault Rotterdam-Zuid 1976–77 Jim Woudstra (2) Punch Vic Bartolome Leiden Steven Bravard (2) EBBC Den Bosch Jimmy Moore Arke Stars Enschede Pete Miller Donar 1977–78 Renso Zwiers Donar Jim Woudstra (3) Punch Charles Kirkland (2) EBBC Den Bosch Bill Mallory BOB Oud-Beijerland Pete Miller (2) Donar 1978–79 Renso Zwiers (2) Donar Jim Woudstra (4) Leiden Charles Kirkland (3) EBBC Den Bosch Dan Cramer EBBC Den Bosch James Lister EBBC Den Bosch 1979–80 Renso Zwiers (3) Donar Owen Wells BV Amstelveen Charles Kirkland (4) EBBC Den Bosch Toon van Helfteren (2) Punch James Lister (2) EBBC Den Bosch 1980–81 Dan Cramer (2) EBBC Den Bosch Wilson Washington BV Amstelveen Charles Kirkland (5) EBBC Den Bosch Randy Wiel BV Amstelveen Jim Woudstra (5) Parker Leiden 1981–82 Dan Cramer (3) EBBC Den Bosch Wilson Washington (2) BV Amstelveen Charles Kirkland (6) Flamingo's Haarlem Jimmy Moore (2) Donar Mitchell Plaat Parker Leiden 2013–14 Darius Theus Aris Leeuwarden Arvin Slagter Donar Jason Dourisseau Donar Stefan Wessels Den Bosch Ross Bekkering Donar 2014–15 J.T. Tiller Landstede Basketbal Worthy de Jong ZZ Leiden Mohamed Kherrazi ZZ Leiden Stefan Wessels (2) Den Bosch Joe Burton Landstede Basketbal 2015–16 Steve McWhorter Landstede Zwolle Worthy de Jong (2) ZZ Leiden Mohamed Kherrazi (2)ZZ Leiden Stefan Wessels (3) Den Bosch Ross Bekkering (2) Donar 2016–17 Sean Cunningham Donar J. T. Tiller Landstede Jason Dourisseau (2) Donar Mohamed Kherrazi (3) ZZ Leiden Thomas Koenis Donar 2017–18 Sean Cunningham (2) Donar Carrington Love ZZ Leiden Stefan Wessels (4) New Heroes Den Bosch Mohamed Kherrazi (4) ZZ Leiden Thomas Koenis (2) Donar 2018–19 Darius Thompson ZZ Leiden Worthy de Jong (3) ZZ Leiden Kaza Kajami-Keane Landstede Mohamed Kherrazi (5) ZZ Leiden Berend Weijs Apollo Amsterdam 2020–21 Leon Williams Donar Worthy de Jong (4) ZZ Leiden DeMario Mayfield Heroes Den Bosch Juan Davis Feyenoord Emmanuel Nzekwesi ZZ Leiden
Selections by player Player TotalCharles KirklandMohamed KherraziJimmy WoudstraWorthy de JongStefan WesselsRenso Zwiers
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