The VTB United League Defensive Player of the Year is an annual VTB United League award given since the 2013–14 VTB United League season to the league's best defender.
Winners +KeyPlayer Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one)Indicates multiple award winners in the same season§Denotes the club were the league champions in the same season Season Player Pos. Nationality Team Ref(s) 2013–14 CSKA Moscow§ 2014–15 CSKA Moscow§ 2015–16 CSKA Moscow§ 2016–17 CSKA Moscow§ 2017–18 Lokomotiv Kuban 2018–19 UNICS 2019–20Not awarded 2020–21John Brown UNICS 2021–22Jordan Mickey / Zenit Saint Petersburg§ 2022–23Evgeny Baburin Pari Nizhny Novgorod 2023–24 Zenit Saint Petersburg 2024–25 Lokomotiv Kuban 2025–26 Zenit Saint Petersburg
Notes: There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.
References
External links VTB United League Official Website VTB United League Official Website