| BAL Dikembe Mutombo Defensive Player of the Year | |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| League: | Basketball Africa League |
| Givenfor: | Best defensive player in the season of the Basketball Africa League |
| First: | 2021 |
| Mostwins: | 4 players (1 each) |
| Mostrecent: | Jo Lual-Acuil, Al Ahly Ly (2024) |
The Basketball Africa League Dikembe Mutombo Defensive Player of the Year is an annual Basketball Africa League (BAL) award given to the best defensive player of a given season. The award is named after Congolese basketball legend Dikembe Mutombo. The award was first handed out in the inaugural season to Anas Osama Mahmoud.[1]
Players of the four teams that qualified for the semifinals can be selected. The selection committee exists of a number of BAL experts, including the head coaches of all teams.
Jo Lual-Acuil, winner of the award in 2024, is the only player to win both the Defensive Player of the Year and the Most Valuable Player in the same season.[2]
| Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Center |  Zamalek | align=center | |||
| 2022 | Center |  US Monastir | align=center | [3] | ||
| 2023 | Center |  Stade Malien | [4] | |||
| 2024 | Center |  Al Ahly Ly |