The Big 12 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 12 Conference.
Four players have won the award more than once. Lauren Cox of Baylor and JJ Quinerly of West Virginia have won twice, Courtney Paris of Oklahoma won three times, and Brittney Griner of Baylor won four times. The award was shared three times. It went to Abiola Wabara and Courtney Paris in 2006, Brittney Griner and Yvonne Turner in 2010, and Imani McGee-Stafford and Brittney Martin in 2016.
Baylor has won the most awards with 9.
Key †Co-Player of the YearCCoaches selectionMMedia selection
Winners SeasonPlayerSchoolSource(s)2005–06Abiola Wabara †BaylorCourtney Paris †Oklahoma2006–07Courtney Paris (2)Oklahoma2007–08Courtney Paris (3)Oklahoma2008–09Danielle GantTexas A&M2009–10Brittney Griner †BaylorYvonne Turner †Nebraska2010–11Brittney Griner (2)Baylor 2011–12Brittney Griner (3)Baylor2012–13Brittney Griner (4)Baylor2013–14Odyssey SimsBaylor2014–15Chelsea PrinceTCU2015–16Imani McGee-Stafford †TexasBrittney Martin †Oklahoma State2016–17Brianna TaylorTexas2017–18Lauren CoxBaylor2018–19Lauren Cox (2)Baylor2019–20DiDi RichardsBaylor2020–21Natasha MackOklahoma State2021–22Lexi DonarskiIowa State2022–23Rori HarmonTexas2023–24JJ QuinerlyWest Virginia2024–25JJ Quinerly (2)West Virginia2025–26Jordan HarrisonWest Virginia
Winners by school School (year joined)WinnersYearsBaylor (1996)92006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020Oklahoma (1996)32006, 2007, 2008Texas (1996)32016, 2017, 2023West Virginia (2012)3 2024, 2025, 2026Oklahoma State (1996)22016, 2021Iowa State (1996)12022Nebraska (1996)12010Texas A&M (1996)12009TCU (2012)12015Kansas State (1996)0—Texas Tech (1996)0—Kansas (1996)0—Arizona (2024)0—Arizona State (2024)0—BYU (2023)0—Cincinnati (2023)0—Colorado (1996/2024)0—Houston (2023)0—Missouri (1996)0—UCF (2023)0—Utah (2024)0—
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