NABC Defensive Player of the Year
| 1987 |
Tommy Amaker |
Duke |
| 1988 |
Billy King |
Duke |
| 1989 |
Stacey Augmon |
UNLV |
| 1990 |
Stacey Augmon |
UNLV |
| 1991 |
Stacey Augmon |
UNLV |
| 1992 |
Alonzo Mourning |
Georgetown |
| 1993 |
Grant Hill |
Duke |
| 1994 |
Jim McIlvaine |
Marquette |
| 1995 |
Tim Duncan |
Wake Forest |
| 1996 |
Tim Duncan |
Wake Forest |
| 1997 |
Tim Duncan |
Wake Forest |
| 1998 |
Steve Wojciechowski |
Duke |
| 1999 |
Shane Battier |
Duke |
| 2000 |
Kenyon Martin |
Cincinnati |
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Shane Battier |
Duke |
| 2001 |
Shane Battier |
Duke |
| 2002 |
John Linehan |
Providence |
| 2003 |
Emeka Okafor |
Connecticut |
| 2004 |
Emeka Okafor |
Connecticut |
| 2005 |
Shelden Williams |
Duke |
| 2006 |
Shelden Williams |
Duke |
| 2007 |
Greg Oden |
Ohio State |
| 2008 |
Hasheem Thabeet |
Connecticut |
| 2009 |
Hasheem Thabeet |
Connecticut |
| 2010 |
Jarvis Varnado |
Mississippi State |
| 2011 |
Kenneth Faried |
Morehead State |
| 2012 |
Anthony Davis |
Kentucky |
| 2013 |
Victor Oladipo |
Indiana |
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Jeff Withey |
Kansas |
| 2014 |
Aaron Craft |
Ohio State |
| 2015 |
Willie Cauley-Stein |
Kentucky |
| 2016 |
Malcolm Brogdon |
Virginia |
| 2017 |
Jevon Carter |
West Virginia |
| 2018 |
Jevon Carter |
West Virginia |
| 2019 |
De’Andre Hunter |
Virginia |
| 2020 |
Udoka Azubuike |
Kansas |
| 2021 |
Davion Mitchell |
Baylor |
| 2022 |
Walker Kessler |
Auburn |
| 2023 |
Jaylen Clark |
UCLA |
| 2024 |
Jamal Shead |
Houston |
| 2025 |
Ryan Kalkbrenner |
Creighton |
