- Source: KBL Defensive Player of the Year
The Korean Basketball League Defensive Player of the Year Award (Korean: 최우수수비상) is an annual Korean Basketball League (KBL) award given to the best defensive player during the regular season. The awardee is selected from players voted into the Defensive Best 5 (Korean: 수비 5걸) team. In addition to contributing to their team's overall defensive record, selected players must accumulate high averages in the following statistical categories: blocks, steals and defensive rebounds.
Winners
= 1997 to 2009–10
== 2011–12 to 2013–14
=There were no Defensive Best 5 selections from the 2011–12 season until the 2013–14 season. During that time period, only the Defensive Player of the Year Award was awarded to one player.
= 2014–15 to present
=Notes
References
External links
주요기록 — 역대수상현황 / Major Records — Past Awards on the Korean Basketball League official website (in Korean)