WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

Der WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award ist eine jährliche Auszeichnung für die Spielerin der Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), die die herausragendste defensive Leistung während der regulären Saison hatte. Die Gewinnerin dieser Auszeichnung wird durch eine Abstimmung unter Sportjournalisten und Fernsehberichterstattern festgelegt.

Gewinner des Defensive Player of the Year Award
SaisonGewinnerinTeam
1997Teresa WeatherspoonNew York Liberty
1998Teresa Weatherspoon2New York Liberty
1999Yolanda GriffithSacramento Monarchs
2000Sheryl SwoopesHouston Comets
2001Debbie BlackMiami Sol
2002Sheryl Swoopes2Houston Comets
2003Sheryl Swoopes3Houston Comets
2004Lisa LeslieLos Angeles Sparks
2005[1]Tamika CatchingsIndiana Fever
2006Tamika Catchings2Indiana Fever
2007[2]Lauren JacksonSeattle Storm
2008[3]Lisa Leslie2Los Angeles Sparks
2009[4]Tamika Catchings3,Indiana Fever
2010[4]Tamika Catchings4Indiana Fever
2011Sylvia FowlesChicago Sky
2012Tamika Catchings5Indiana Fever
2013[5]Sylvia Fowles2Chicago Sky
2014[6]Brittney GrinerPhoenix Mercury
2015[7]Brittney Griner2Phoenix Mercury
2016[8]Sylvia Fowles3Minnesota Lynx
2017[9]Alana BeardLos Angeles Sparks
2018[10]Alana Beard2Los Angeles Sparks
2019[11]Natasha HowardSeattle Storm
2020[12]Candace ParkerLos Angeles Sparks
2021[13]Sylvia Fowles4Minnesota Lynx
2022[14]A’ja WilsonLas Vegas Aces
2023[15]A’ja Wilson2Las Vegas Aces

Einzelnachweise

  1. www.wnba.com Indiana’s Tamika Catchings Wins 2005 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Presented by Tampax
  2. www.wnba.com Seattle’s Lauren Jackson Named 2007 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year
  3. www.wnba.com Los Angeles’ Lisa Leslie Named 2008 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year
  4. a b www.wnba.com Indiana Fever's Tamika Catchings Named 2010 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Presented by Kia Motors
  5. www.wnba.com Sylvia Fowles Named 2013 WNBA Defensive Player of Year
  6. N.N.: Record-Setting Griner Named 2014 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Presented by Samsung. (Memento vom 14. Dezember 2014 im Webarchiv archive.today) Archiviert von Women's National Basketball Association—Website; New York City, NY, 22. August 2014. Abgerufen am 11. Februar 2019 (in Englisch).
  7. www.wnba.com Mercury’s Brittney Griner Named 2015 WNBA Defensive Player Of The Year Presented By Samsung
  8. www.wnba.com Minnesota’s Sylvia Fowles Named 2016 WNBA Defensive Player of Year presented by Samsung
  9. www.wnba.com Los Angeles’ Alana Beard Named 2017 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year
  10. Sparks’ Alana Beard Named 2018 Defensive Player Of The Year. WNBA, 30. August 2018, abgerufen am 30. August 2018 (englisch).
  11. Seattle’s Natasha Howard Named 2019 WNBA Defensive Player Of The Year. WNBA, 11. September 2019, abgerufen am 1. Oktober 2019 (englisch).
  12. Candace Parker Named 2020 WNBA Defensive Player Of The Year. WNBA, 24. September 2020, abgerufen am 25. September 2020 (englisch).
  13. Sylvia Fowles Named 2021 Kia WNBA Defensive Player Of The Year. WNBA, 26. September 2021, abgerufen am 28. September 2021 (englisch).
  14. Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson Named 2022 Kia WNBA Defensive Player Of The Year. In: WNBA. 30. August 2022, abgerufen am 4. September 2022.
  15. Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson Named 2023 Kia WNBA Defensive Player Of The Year. In: WNBA. 22. September 2023, abgerufen am 6. Oktober 2023.