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Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award
American college basketball award From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual basketball award given to the most outstanding defensive player in men's and women's college basketball.[1] It has been awarded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club since 2018 and is named in honor of James Naismith, the inventor of the sport.[1]
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Key
* | Awarded a national player of the year award: Men – Sporting News; Oscar Robertson Trophy; Associated Press; NABC; Naismith; Wooden Women – Wade; Associated Press; Naismith; Wooden |
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year at that point |
Winners
Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton, 2025
Lauren Betts, UCLA, 2025
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