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

Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year
Description:	the top women's basketball defensive player in the Big Ten Conference
Country:	United States
Year:	2000
Holder:	Celeste Taylor, Ohio State Serah Williams, Wisconsin

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.

Key

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

Winners

Season	Player	School	class=unsortable	Source(s)
1999–2000		Michigan	^[1]
2000–01		Wisconsin
2001–02		Purdue
2002–03		Penn State
2003–04	(2)	Penn State
2004–05	(3)	Penn State
2005–06		Ohio State
2006–07		Purdue
2007–08
2008–09	(2)
2009–10		Michigan State
2010–11		Michigan State
2011–12
2012–13		Illinois
2013–14		Penn State
2014–15		Rutgers	^[2]
2015–16		Northwestern	^[3]
2016–17	(2)	Northwestern	^[4]
2017–18		Purdue	^[5]
2018–19	(2)	Purdue	^[6]
2019–20		Northwestern	^[7]
2020–21	(2)	Northwestern	^[8]
2021–22	(3)	Northwestern	^[9]
2022–23		Indiana	^[10]
2023–24	^C	Ohio State	^[11]
^M	Wisconsin

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
	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
Iowa	0	—
Maryland (2014)	0	—
	0	—
Nebraska (2011)	0	—

Notes and References

1. News: 2014–15 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Media Guide . May 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131924/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2014-15/misc_non_event/B1GWBBALLGUIDE.pdf . March 4, 2016 . dead.
2. Web site: 2014-15 Season in Review . https://web.archive.org/web/20211105101733/https://bigten.org/news/2015/5/1/2014_15_season_in_review.aspx . dead . November 5, 2021 . BigTen.org . May 1, 2015 . May 5, 2022.
3. Web site: Big Ten Unveils Women’s Basketball Postseason Honors on BTN . BigTen.org . February 29, 2016 . May 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160302081544/http://www.bigten.org/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/022916aab.html . March 2, 2016 . dead.
4. Web site: Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN . https://web.archive.org/web/20200101120242/https://bigten.org/news/2017/2/27/Big_Ten_Women_amp_8217_s_Basketball_Honors_Announced_On_BTN.aspx . dead . January 1, 2020 . BigTen.org . February 27, 2017 . May 5, 2022.
5. Web site: Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN . https://web.archive.org/web/20200101120239/https://bigten.org/news/2018/2/26/big_ten_women_amp_8217_s_basketball_honors_announced_on_btn.aspx . dead . January 1, 2020 . BigTen.org . February 26, 2018 . May 5, 2022.
6. Web site: Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306174813/https://bigten.org/news/2019/3/4/big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced-on-btn.aspx . dead . March 6, 2019 . BigTen.org . March 4, 2019 . May 5, 2022.
7. Web site: 2019-20 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN . https://web.archive.org/web/20200303195750/https://bigten.org/news/2020/3/2/big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced-on-btn.aspx . dead . March 3, 2020 . BigTen.org . March 2, 2020 . May 5, 2022.
8. Web site: 2020-21 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Honors Announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20210309125931/https://bigten.org/news/2021/3/8/general-2020-21-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx . dead . March 9, 2021 . BigTen.org . March 8, 2021 . May 5, 2022.
9. Web site: 2021-22 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Honors Announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20220301194733/https://bigten.org/news/2022/3/1/general-2021-22-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx . dead . March 1, 2022 . BigTen.org . March 1, 2022 . May 5, 2022.
10. 2022-23 Big Ten Women's Basketball Honors Announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20230228194532/https://bigten.org/news/2023/2/27/general-2022-23-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx . dead . February 28, 2023 . Big Ten Conference . February 28, 2023 . February 28, 2023.
11. Web site: 2023-24 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Honors Announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20240307073834/https://bigten.org/news/2024/3/5/2023-24-big-ten-womens-basketball-honors-announced.aspx . dead . March 7, 2024 . BigTen.org . Big Ten Conference . March 5, 2024 . March 5, 2024.