NABC Defensive Player of the Year
From Varsity Pride
The NABC Defensive Player of the Year award is a men's college basketball award given each year to the nation's most outstanding defensive player as voted on by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
| 1987 | Tommy Amaker | Duke | G |
| 1988 | Billy King | Duke | F |
| 1989 | Stacey Augmon | Nevada-Las Vegas | F |
| 1990 | Stacey Augmon (2) | Nevada-Las Vegas | F |
| 1991 | Stacey Augmon (3) | Nevada-Las Vegas | F |
| 1992 | Alonzo Mourning | Georgetown | C |
| 1993 | Grant Hill | Duke | G/F |
| 1994 | Jim McIlvaine | Marquette | C |
| 1995 | Tim Duncan | Wake Forest | C |
| 1996 | Tim Duncan (2) | Wake Forest | C |
| 1997 | Tim Duncan (3) | Wake Forest | C |
| 1998 | Steve Wojciechowski | Duke | G |
| 1999 | Shane Battier | Duke | F |
| 2000 | Kenyon Martin Shane Battier (2) |
Cincinnati Duke |
C F |
| 2001 | Shane Battier (3) | Duke | F |
| 2002 | John Linehan | Providence | G |
| 2003 | Emeka Okafor | Connecticut | C |
| 2004 | Emeka Okafor (2) | Connecticut | C |
| 2005 | Shelden Williams | Duke | F |
| 2006 | Shelden Williams | Duke | F |
| 2007 | Greg Oden | Ohio State | C |
| 2008 | Hasheem Thabeet | Connecticut | C |
| 2009 | Hasheem Thabeet (2) | Connecticut | C |
| 2010 | Jarvis Varnado | Mississippi State | C |
| 2011 | Kenneth Faried | Morehead State | F/C |
| 2012 | Anthony Davis | Kentucky | C |
| 2013 | Victor Oladipo Jeff Withey |
Indiana Kansas |
G C |
| 2014 | Aaron Craft | Ohio State | G |
| 2015 |
