The Basketligaen Defender of the Year is an annual basketball award that is given by the Danish top tier Basketligaen. It is awarded to the best defensive player in a given regular season. The award was introduced in the 2010–11 season. Michel Diouf holds the record for most awards won.
Winners ^Denotes player who is still active in the Basketligaen*Inducted into the FIBA Hall of FamePlayer (X)Denotes the number of times the player has received the award Season Player Position Nationality Team 2010–11 Forward Svendborg Rabbits 2011–12 Guard Team FOG Næstved 2012–13 Forward Randers Cimbria 2013–14 Guard Hørsholm 79ers 2014–15 Center Horsens IC 2015–16 Center Bakken Bears 2016–17 Forward Hørsholm 79ers 2017–18 (2) Center Bakken Bears 2018–19 (3) Center Bakken Bears 2019–20 (4) Center Bakken Bears 2020–21 Forward Bakken Bears 2021–22 (2) Forward Bakken Bears 2022–23 Small forward Randers Cimbria 2023–24 Forward Horsens IC 2024–25 Forward Svendborg Rabbits
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