Dimitris Diamantidis was the EuroLeague's Best Defender 6 times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011).

The EuroLeague Best Defender is an annual basketball award of the European premier level EuroLeague. It is awarded to the best defensive player throughout the season, up until the EuroLeague Final Four stage of the season. The award began in the 2004–05 season, and the winner is selected by the EuroLeague's head coaches. Dimitris Diamantidis of Panathinaikos Athens, won the first five awards, from 2005 to 2009.

Winners

Bryant Dunston was the EuroLeague's Best Defender 2 times (2014, 2015).
SeasonPositionBest DefenderClubRef.
2004–05 PG Greece Dimitris Diamantidis Greece Panathinaikos
2005–06 PG Greece Dimitris Diamantidis (2x) Greece Panathinaikos
2006–07 PG Greece Dimitris Diamantidis (3x) Greece Panathinaikos
2007–08 PG Greece Dimitris Diamantidis (4x) Greece Panathinaikos
2008–09 PG Greece Dimitris Diamantidis (5x) Greece Panathinaikos
2009–10 PF Russia Victor Khryapa Russia CSKA Moscow [1]
2010–11 PG Greece Dimitris Diamantidis (6x) Greece Panathinaikos [2]
2011–12 SF Russia Andrei Kirilenko Russia CSKA Moscow [3]
2012–13 C Gabon Stéphane Lasme Greece Panathinaikos [4]
2013–14 C Armenia United States Bryant Dunston Greece Olympiacos [5]
2014–15 C Armenia United States Bryant Dunston (2x) Greece Olympiacos [6]
2015–16 C United States Kyle Hines Russia CSKA Moscow [7]
2016–17 SF Hungary Ádám Hanga Spain Baskonia [8]
2017–18 C United States Kyle Hines (2x) Russia CSKA Moscow [9]
2018–19 C Cape Verde Edy Tavares Spain Real Madrid [10]
2019–20 Not awarded 1
2020–21 C Cape Verde Edy Tavares (2x) Spain Real Madrid [11]
2021–22 C United States Kyle Hines (3x) Italy A|X Armani Exchange Milan [12]
2022–23 C Cape Verde Edy Tavares (3x) Spain Real Madrid [13]

Notes:

^1 There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.

Multiple honors

Players

NumberPlayer
6 Greece Dimitris Diamantidis
3 United States Kyle Hines
Cape Verde Edy Tavares
2 Armenia Bryant Dunston
1 Hungary Ádám Hanga
Russia Victor Khryapa
Russia Andrei Kirilenko
Gabon Stéphane Lasme

Player nationality

NumberCountry
6  Greece
3  United States
 Cape Verde
2  Armenia
 Russia
1  Gabon
 Hungary

Clubs

NumberClub
7 Greece Panathinaikos
4 Russia CSKA Moscow
3 Spain Real Madrid
2 Greece Olympiacos
1 Spain Baskonia
Italy Olimpia Milano

References

  1. ↑ Best Defender Trophy: Viktor Khryapa, CSKA Moscow.
  2. ↑ Dimitris Diamantidis wins sixth Best Defender Trophy.
  3. ↑ Best Defender Trophy: Andrei Kirilenko, CSKA Moscow.
  4. ↑ Best Defender Trophy winner: Stephane Lasme, Panathinaikos Athens.
  5. ↑ "Coaches vote Bryant Dunston of Olympiacos this season's Best Defender". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "2014-15 Best Defender Trophy winner: Bryant Dunston, Olympiacos Piraeus". Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Best Defender Trophy: Kyle Hines, CSKA Moscow.
  8. ↑ Adam Hanga of Baskonia captures Best Defender Trophy.
  9. ↑ "EuroLeague Best Defender: Kyle Hines, CSKA Moscow". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "EuroLeague Best Defender: Walter Tavares, Real Madrid". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Real's Tavares repeats as EuroLeague Best Defender". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Kyle Hines is the 2021-22 EuroLeague Best Defender". Euroleague.net. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "Walter Tavares is the 2022-23 EuroLeague Best Defender | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
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