The Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the top women's basketball defensive player in the Big Ten Conference.
Key †Co-Player of the Year CCoaches selection MMedia selection
Winners Season PlayerSchool Source(s) 1999–2000 Michigan 2000–01 Wisconsin 2001–02 Purdue 2002–03 Penn State 2003–04 (2) Penn State 2004–05 (3) Penn State 2005–06 Ohio State 2006–07 Purdue 2007–08 Ohio State 2008–09 (2) Ohio State 2009–10 Michigan State 2010–11 Michigan State 2011–12 Ohio State 2012–13 Illinois 2013–14 Penn State 2014–15 Rutgers 2015–16 Northwestern 2016–17 (2) Northwestern 2017–18 Purdue 2018–19 (2) Purdue 2019–20 Northwestern 2020–21 (2) Northwestern 2021–22 (3) Northwestern 2022–23 Indiana 2023–24 C Ohio State M Wisconsin 2024–25 UCLA 2025–26 (2) UCLA
Winners by school School (year joined) Winners Years Northwestern 5 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022 Ohio State 5 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2024 Penn State (1992) 4 2003, 2004, 2005, 2014 Purdue 4 2002, 2007, 2018. 2019 Michigan State 2 2010, 2011 UCLA (2024) 2 2025, 2026 Wisconsin 2 2001, 2024 Illinois 1 2013 Indiana 1 2023 Michigan 1 2000 Rutgers (2014) 1 2015 Iowa 0 — Maryland (2014) 0 — Minnesota 0 — Nebraska (2011) 0 — Oregon (2024) 0 — USC (2024) 0 — Washington (2024) 0 —
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