Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year

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.

Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year

Awarded for	the top women's basketball defensive player in the Big Ten Conference
Country	United States
History
First award	2000
Most recent	Lauren Betts, UCLA

Key

†	Co-Player of the Year
C	Coaches selection
M	Media selection

Winners

Season	Player	School	Source(s)
1999–2000	Stacey Thomas	Michigan	[1]
2000–01	Tamara Moore	Wisconsin
2001–02	Kelly Komara	Purdue
2002–03	Tanisha Wright	Penn State
2003–04	Tanisha Wright (2)	Penn State
2004–05	Tanisha Wright (3)	Penn State
2005–06	Kim Wilburn	Ohio State
2006–07	Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton	Purdue
2007–08	Shavelle Little	Ohio State
2008–09	Shavelle Little (2)	Ohio State
2009–10	Allyssa DeHaan	Michigan State
2010–11	Lykendra Johnson	Michigan State
2011–12	Amber Stokes	Ohio State
2012–13	Adrienne GodBold	Illinois
2013–14	Dara Taylor	Penn State
2014–15	Syessence Davis	Rutgers	[2]
2015–16	Ashley Deary	Northwestern	[3]
2016–17	Ashley Deary (2)	Northwestern	[4]
2017–18	Ae'Rianna Harris	Purdue	[5]
2018–19	Ae'Rianna Harris (2)	Purdue	[6]
2019–20	Veronica Burton	Northwestern	[7]
2020–21	Veronica Burton (2)	Northwestern	[8]
2021–22	Veronica Burton (3)	Northwestern	[9]
2022–23	Mackenzie Holmes	Indiana	[10]
2023–24	Celeste Taylor C	Ohio State	[11]
	Serah Williams M	Wisconsin
2024–25	Lauren Betts	UCLA	[12]

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
Wisconsin	2	2001, 2024
Illinois	1	2013
Indiana	1	2023
Michigan	1	2000
Rutgers (2014)	1	2015
UCLA (2024)	1	2025
Iowa	0	—
Maryland (2014)	0	—
Minnesota	0	—
Nebraska (2011)	0	—
USC (2024)	0