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KBL Defensive Player of the Year

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The Korean Basketball League Defensive Player of the Year Award (Korean최우수수비상) 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 (Korean수비 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.[1]

Winners

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^ Denotes player who is still active in the KBL
Denotes team which won the Championship that season
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been selected for the Defensive Best 5
Player
(in bold text)
Indicates the player who won the Defensive Player of the Year Award

1997 to 2009–10

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Season Player Position Team
1997[nb 1]
Lee Ji-sung F Daejeon Hyundai Dynat
Jang Yoon-seob F Wonju Naray Blue Bird
Kim Hyun-guk F Gwangju Nasan Flamans
Lee Hoon-jae F Busan Kia Enterprise
Kim Byung-soo F Wonju Naray Blue Bird
1997–98
Joo Hee-jung G Wonju Naray Blue Bird
Park Kyu-hyun G Gyeongnam LG Sakers
Kim Young-man F Busan Kia Enterprise
Kim Hyun-guk (2) F Gwangju Nasan Flamans
Park Jae-heon C Gyeongnam LG Sakers
1998–99
Joo Hee-jung (2) G Suwon Samsung Thunders
Stais Boseman G Incheon Daewoo Zeus
Choo Seung-gyun F Daejeon Hyundai Gullivers
Lee Hoon-jae (2) F Daegu Tongyang Orions
Park Jae-heon C Changwon LG Sakers
1999–00
Joo Hee-jung (3) G Suwon Samsung Thunders
Roderick Hannibal G Cheongju SK Knights
Choo Seung-gyun (2) F Daejeon Hyundai Gullivers
Yang Kyung-min F Wonju Sambo Xers
Lorenzo Hall C Daejeon Hyundai Gullivers

2011–12 to 2013–14

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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.[1]

Season Player Position Team
2011–12 Kim Joo-sung C/F Wonju Dongbu Promy
2012–13 Yang Dong-geun G Ulsan Mobis Phoebus
2013–14 Yang Hee-jong F Anyang KGC

2014–15 to present

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Season Player Position Team
2014–15
Yang Dong-geun (2) G Ulsan Mobis Phoebus
Shin Myung-ho (2) G Jeonju KCC Egis
Yang Hee-jong^ (2) F Anyang KGC
Kim Joo-sung (5) C/F Wonju Dongbu Promy
United States Ricardo Ratliffe^[nb 2] C/F Ulsan Mobis Phoebus
2015–16
Yang Dong-geun (3) G Ulsan Mobis Phoebus
Shin Myung-ho (3) G Jeonju KCC Egis
Lee Seoung-hyun^ F Goyang Orion Orions
Yang Hee-jong^ (3) F Anyang KGC
United States Ricardo Ratliffe^[nb 2] C/F Seoul Samsung Thunders
2016–17
Park Chan-hee^ G Incheon Electroland Elephants
Lee Jae-do^ G Busan KT Sonicboom
Lee Seoung-hyun^ (2) F Goyang Orion Orions
Yang Hee-jong^ (4) F Anyang KGC
United States David Simon C Anyang KGC
2017–18
Park Chan-hee^ (2) G Incheon Electroland Elephants
Lee Dae-sung G Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
Yang Hee-jong^ (5) F Anyang KGC
Song Kyo-chang^ F Jeonju KCC Egis
Oh Se-keun^ C Anyang KGC
2018–19
Park Chan-hee^ (3) G Incheon Electroland Elephants
Choi Won-hyuk^ G Seoul SK Knights
Yang Hee-jong^ (6) F Anyang KGC
Yoon Ho-young^ F Wonju DB Promy
United StatesSouth Korea Ra Gun-ah^[nb 2] (2) C/F Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
2019–20[2][nb 3]
Moon Seong-gon^ F Anyang KGC
Lee Seoung-hyun^ (3) F Goyang Orion Orions
Jang Jae-seok^ C Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus
Choi Sung-won^ G Seoul SK Knights
United States Chinanu Onuaku C Wonju DB Promy
2020–21[4]
Moon Seong-gon^ (2) F Anyang KGC
Lee Seoung-hyun^ (4) F Goyang Orion Orions
Cha Ba-wee^ F Incheon Electroland Elephants
Choi Sung-won^ (2) G Seoul SK Knights
Jang Jae-seok^ (2) C Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus

Notes

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  1. ^ Prior to the founding of the professional Korean Basketball League, the predecessor National Basketball Festival (농구대잔치) ended its final season in January 1997. The first season of the KBL began play in February 1997 to facilitate the transition. Since the 1997–98 season, the KBL season runs from October until April.
  2. ^ a b c Ratliffe became a naturalized South Korean citizen in 2018 and has gone by his Korean name "Ra Gun-ah" ever since.
  3. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in March 2020, the KBL board of directors voted to end the season early, in the middle of the fifth round, and cancel the play-offs. Instead the KBL board of directors declared Wonju DB Promy and Seoul SK Knights as joint first place on the league table.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "[KBL시상식] 수비5걸, 실점 1위 모비스 0명 8위 오리온 2명". Jumpball (in Korean). April 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019-2020 현대모비스 프로농구 시상식 결과 안내" (in Korean). Korean Basketball League. April 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "원주시, DB 공동 1위 이의제기…KBL은 재고 불가". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). March 26, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020-2021 현대모비스 프로농구 시상식 결과 안내" (in Korean). Korean Basketball League. April 7, 2021.
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