Big_East_Conference_Men's_Basketball_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year
The Big East Conference Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year award is given to the men's basketball player in the Big East Conference voted as the top defender by the conference coaches. It was first awarded at the end of the 1981–82 season.[1][2]
Quick Facts Awarded for, Country ...
Awarded for | the best defensive basketball player in the Big East Conference |
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Country | United States |
History | |
First award | 1982 |
Most recent | Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton |
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† | Co-Defensive Players of the Year |
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Big East Defensive Player of the Year award at that point |
More information Season, Player ...
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More information School (year joined), Winners ...
School (year joined)[3] | Winners | Years |
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Georgetown (1979) | 11 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990 (2×)†, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996 |
UConn (1979/2020)[a 1][a 2] | 8 | 1994, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2021 |
Villanova (1980) | 5 | 1986, 1988, 1997, 2017 (2×)† |
Creighton (2013) | 5 | 2017†, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Providence (1979) | 4 | 2001, 2002, 2015†, 2016 |
St. John's (1979) | 4 | 1987, 1985†, 2019, 2021 |
Syracuse (1979)[a 3] | 4 | 1999, 2000, 2011, 2012 |
Seton Hall (1979) | 3 | 1993, 2014, 2020 |
Louisville (2005)[a 1] | 1 | 2013 |
Marquette (2005) | 1 | 2007 |
Rutgers (1995) | 1 | 2010 |
West Virginia (1995)[a 4] | 1 | 1998 |
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- Following the split of the original Big East in 2013, Cincinnati, Louisville, Rutgers, South Florida, and UConn remained in the football-sponsoring portion now known as the American Athletic Conference.
- UConn joined the current Big East in 2020.
- Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse left for the ACC in 2013.
- "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). p. 143. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- "MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORDS - ALL-BIG EAST TEAMS". bigeast.org. Archived from the original on November 17, 2002. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- "The Big East Conference". Big East Conference. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2009.