New Zealand NBL Defensive Player of the Year Award

The National Basketball League Defensive Player of the Year is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the 2019 New Zealand NBL season to the best defensive player of the regular season.^[1][2]

Winners

Year	Player	Nationality	Team	Ref
2019	Isaiah Wilkins	United States	Canterbury Rams	[1]
2020	Jarrod Kenny	New Zealand	Otago Nuggets	[2]
	Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa	New Zealand	Auckland Huskies
2021	Dion Prewster	New Zealand	Wellington Saints	[3]
2022	Jarrod West	United States	Nelson Giants	[4]
2023	Robert Loe	New Zealand	Auckland Tuatara	[5]
2024	Robert Loe (2)	New Zealand	Auckland Tuatara	[6]
2025	Hyrum Harris	New Zealand	Wellington Saints	[7]

See also

• List of National Basketball League (New Zealand) awards