The LNB Pro A Best Defender Award is an annual professional basketball award that is given by the top tier division in France, the LNB Pro A. It is awarded to the most valuable defensive player in each Pro A regular season.
Winners
^Denotes player who is still active in the Pro A*Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame or the French Basketball AcademyPlayer (X)Denotes the number of times the player has received the award Season Player Position Nationality Team 1985–86 Forward Olympique Antibes 1986–87 * Guard/forward Limoges CSP 1987–88 * (2) 1988–89 * (3) 1989–90 * (4) 1990–91 * (5) 1991–92 * (6) 1992–93 * (7) 1993–94 * (8) 1994–95 * (9) 1995–96 Guard Olympique Antibes 1996–97 Center ASVEL 1997–98 (2) Guard Paris Basket Racing 1998–99 (2) Center ASVEL 1999–2000 (3) 2000–01 (4) 2001–02 Forward Pau-Orthez 2002–03 Guard Hyères-Toulon 2003–04 Forward SIG Strasbourg 2004–05 Guard Élan Chalon 2005–06 Forward Racing Paris/SIG Strasbourg 2006–07 Guard Chorale Roanne 2007–08 Forward JA Vichy 2008–09 Guard Orléans Loiret 2009–10 (2) Cholet 2010–11 (3) SLUC Nancy 2011–12 BCM Gravelines 2012–13 (2) Poitiers 2013–14 (3) JDA Dijon 2014–15 (2) Forward SLUC Nancy 2015–16 ^ Guard/forward ASVEL 2016–17 Center Élan Chalon 2017–18 Guard Monaco 2018–19 ^ Shooting guard Nanterre 92 2019–20 2020–21 (2)^ Center ASVEL2021–22 Paris Basketball2022–23Forward/centerMetropolitans 922023–24ForwardAS Monaco Basket2024–252025–26
Awards by players Rank Player Awards1Richard Dacoury92Jim Bilba43John Lineman3Tony Dobbins5Florent Piétrus2Moustapha FallAlpha Diallo Notes
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