Finland
Korisliiga awards and honours
Individual awards

The Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year is an annual award that is handed out to the best defensive player in a given Korisliiga season.

Winners

Season Nat Player Pos Team Ref
1993–94 Finland Aleksi Wuorenjuuri G Torpan Pojat
1994–95 Finland Greg Joyner SF Torpan Pojat
1995–96 Finland Greg Joyner (2) SF Torpan Pojat
1996–97 Finland Greg Joyner (3) SF Torpan Pojat
1997–98 Finland Kari Hautala G Torpan Pojat
1998–99 United States Virgin Islands Faisal Abraham F Salon Vilpas
1999–00 Finland Greg Joyner (4) SF Torpan Pojat
2000–01 Finland Tero Minetti PG Pyrbasket
2001–02 Finland Anssi Kinnaslampi G KTP-Basket
2002–03 Finland Anssi Kinnaslampi SF Espoon Honka
2003–04 Finland Tom Gustafsson C Namika Lahti
2004–05 Finland Juha Sten G Aura Basket
2005–06 Finland Timo Heinonen F Pussihukat
2006–07 Finland Ilkka Vuori G Namika Lahti
2007–08 Finland Juha Sten (2) G Lappeenrannan NMKY
2008–09 Finland Vesa Mäkäläinen SF Namika Lahti
2009–10 Finland Timo Heinonen (2) SF Torpan Pojat [1]
2010–11 Finland Vesa Mäkäläinen (2) SF Kauhajoen Karhu
2011–12 Finland Antero Lehto PG Tampereen Pyrintö [2]
2012–13 Finland Henri Hirvikoski G/F Kauhajoen Karhu [3]
2013–14 Finland Tuukka Kotti PF Nilan Bisons Loimaa [4]
2014–15 Finland Vesa Mäkäläinen (3) SF Namika Lahti [5]
2015–16 Finland Tuukka Kotti (2) PF Nilan Bisons Loimaa [5]
2016–17 Finland Vesa Mäkäläinen (4) SF Joensuun Kataja [5]
2017–18 Finland Tuukka Kotti (3) PF Helsinki Seagulls [5]
2018–19 Finland Tuukka Kotti (4) PF Helsinki Seagulls [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

References

  1. ↑ Pieti Poikola vuoden valmentaja – Williams finaalien MVP (in Finnish)
  2. ↑ Mestari-Bisons putsasi palkintopöydän, Sami Lehtoranta vuoden pelaaja (in Finnish)
  3. ↑ Haanpää Korisliiga-kauden MVP, Toiviainen vuoden valmentaja (in Finnish)
  4. ↑ Lehto, Williams ja Poikola Korisliigan kauden parhaat (in Finnish)
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Defensive Player of the Year". Basket.fi. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
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