Basketball Bundesliga Best Defender Explained

The Basketball Bundesliga Best Defender (German: Basketball Bundesliga Bester Verteidiger) is an annual Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) award given since the 2002–03 season to the league's best defensive player. American player Immanuel McElroy is the all-time record holder for most awards, with five.

Winners

+ Key
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has won the award
Club (X)Name of the club and the number of times a player of it has won the award (if more than one)
Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame
^Denotes player who is still active in the Bundesliga
SeasonPlayerPositionTeamRef(s)
2002–03ForwardAlba Berlin
2003–04ForwardTelekom Baskets Bonn
2004–05Forward
Matej MamićForwardAlba Berlin
2005–06 (2)ForwardGHP Bamberg
2006–07GuardAlba Berlin
2007–08 (2)GuardAlba Berlin
2008–09 (3)GuardAlba Berlin
2009–10 (4)GuardAlba Berlin[1]
2010–11 (5)GuardAlba Berlin
2011–12GuardBrose Baskets[2]
2012–13 (2)GuardBrose Baskets[3]
2013–14GuardAlba Berlin[4]
2014–15 (2)GuardAlba Berlin[5]
2015–16^ GuardFraport Skyliners[6]
2016–17CenterBrose Bamberg[7]
2017–18^GuardRiesen Ludwigsburg[8]
2018–19ForwardTelekom Baskets Bonn[9]
2019–20No award was given, due to the shortened season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
2020–21Yorman Polas Bartolo (2)^Forwardalign=center [11]
2021–22Justin Simon^Shooting guardalign=center [12]
2022–23Selom Mawugbe^Centeralign=center [13]
2023–24Javon Bess^Swingmanalign=center [14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jenkins als bester Offensiv-, McElroy als bester Defensivspieler ausgezeichnet . Schoenen-dunk.de . 13 April 2010 . 29 April 2014 . 29 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140429184056/http://www.schoenen-dunk.de/news_a39592_ALBA-Berlin-BBT_Jenkins-als-bester-Offensiv--McElroy-als-bester-Defensivspieler-ausgezeichnet.htm . dead .
  2. Web site: Zirbes, Gavel und Wood ausgezeichnet . Crossover-online.de . 13 April 2012 . 29 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140429183814/http://crossover-online.de/bbl/zirbes-gavel-und-wood-ausgezeichnet/ . 29 April 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: Anton Gavel ist bester Verteidiger . inFranken.de . 29 April 2014.
  4. Web site: Hammonds zum besten Defensiv-Spieler gekürt . Bz-berlin.de . 29 April 2014.
  5. Web site: easyCredit – Awards: MVP / Coach . Beko-bbl.de . 23 April 2015 . 26 April 2018 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200357/http://www.beko-bbl.de/de/n/news/2015/4-april/awards--mvp---coach/ . dead .
  6. Web site: easyCredit – Awards Wanamaker und Robertson . Beko-bbl.de . 26 April 2018 . 16 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160616232410/http://www.beko-bbl.de/de/n/news/2016/5-mai/awards-wanamaker-und-robertson/ . dead .
  7. News: Nächste Auszeichnung: Raymar Morgan ist „Bester Offensivspieler“ / Daniel Theis zum „Besten Verteidiger“ gekürt. 4 May 2017. 4 May 2017. easycredit-bbl.de.
  8. Web site: Thomas Walkup name German Bundesliga Best Defender for 2017-18 Season . 26 April 2018 . Easycredit-bbl.de.
  9. Web site: Defensiv-Bollwerk: Yorman Polas Bartolo verteidigt Award als „Bester Verteidiger“. 12 May 2019. easycredit-bbl.de.
  10. News: Kapitäne wählen den Most Valuable Player des easyCredit BBL Final-Turniers 2020 / Keine anderen Awards. easycredit-bbl.de . 26 June 2020. 26 June 2020. de.
  11. Web site: Awards 2021: Ludwigsburger Smith, Patrick und Polas-Bartolo räumen ab / Justus Hollatz und Trae Bell-Haynes geehrt. 19 May 2021. easycredit-bbl.de.
  12. Web site: NewsAwards für die Saison 2021/22: Erneut wird in Crailsheim und Ludwigsburg gejubelt. 21 April 2022. easycredit-bbl.de.
  13. Web site: easyCredit BBL-Awards 2022/2023: Erste Sieger kommen aus Rostock, Oldenburg und Berlin. 3 May 2023. easycredit-bbl.de.
  14. Web site: easyCredit BBL-Awards: Würzburg dominiert offensiv und defensiv. 7 May 2024. easycredit-bbl.de.