LNB Pro A Best Defender

The LNB Pro A Best Defender Award is an annual professional basketball award that is given by the top tier division in France, the LNB Pro A. It is awarded to the most valuable defensive player in each Pro A regular season.

Winners

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Guard Anthony Dobbins won the award three times – in 2009, 2013 and 2014
Florent Piétrus won the award twice, in 2002 and 2015
^Denotes player who is still active in the Pro A
*Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame or the French Basketball Academy
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has received the award
SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityTeam
1985–86Allen BuntingForward  United StatesOlympique Antibes
1986–87Richard Dacoury*Guard/forward  FranceLimoges CSP
1987–88Richard Dacoury* (2)Guard/forward  FranceLimoges CSP
1988–89Richard Dacoury* (3)Guard/ Forward  FranceLimoges CSP
1989–90Richard Dacoury* (4)Guard/forward  FranceLimoges CSP
1990–91Richard Dacoury* (5)Guard/forward  FranceLimoges CSP
1991–92Richard Dacoury* (6)Guard/forward  FranceLimoges CSP
1992–93Richard Dacoury* (7)Guard/forward  FranceLimoges CSP
1993–94Richard Dacoury* (8)Guard/forward  FranceLimoges CSP
1994–95Richard Dacoury* (9)Guard/forward  FranceLimoges CSP
1995–96Arsène Ade-MensahGuard  FranceOlympique Antibes
1996–97Jim BilbaCenter  FranceASVEL
1997–98Arsène Ade-Mensah (2)Guard  FranceParis Basket Racing
1998–99Jim Bilba (2)Center  FranceASVEL
1999–2000Jim Bilba (3)Center  FranceASVEL
2000–01Jim Bilba (4)Center  FranceASVEL
2001–02Florent PiétrusForward  FrancePau-Orthez
2002–03Makan DioumassiGuard  FranceHyères-Toulon
2003–04Thierry RupertForward  FranceSIG Strasbourg
2004–05Michael MokongoGuard  Central Africa[a]Élan Chalon
2005–06John LinehanForward  United StatesRacing Paris/SIG Strasbourg
2006–07Marc-Antoine PellinGuard  FranceChorale Roanne
2007–08Dounia IssaForward  FranceJA Vichy
2008–09Tony DobbinsGuard  ItalyOrléans Loiret
2009–10John Linehan (2)Guard  United StatesCholet
2010–11John Linehan (3)Guard  United StatesSLUC Nancy
2011–12Andrew AlbicyGuard  FranceBCM Gravelines
2012–13Tony Dobbins (2)Guard  ItalyPoitiers
2013–14Tony Dobbins (3)Guard  ItalyJDA Dijon
2014–15Florent Piétrus (2)Forward  FranceSLUC Nancy
2015–16Charles Lombahe-Kahudi^Guard/forward  France[b]ASVEL
2016–17Moustapha FallCenter  FranceÉlan Chalon
2017–18Aaron CraftGuard  United StatesMonaco
2018–19Lahaou Konaté^Shooting guard  FranceNanterre 92
2019–20
Not awarded[c]
2020–21Moustapha Fall (2)^Center  FranceASVEL
2021–22Ismaël KamagateCenter  FranceParis Basketball
2022–23Victor WembanyamaForward/center  FranceMetropolitans 92
2023–24John BrownForward  United StatesAS Monaco Basket

Awards by players

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RankPlayerAwards
1Richard Dacoury9
2Jim Bilba4
3John Lineman3
Tony Dobbins
5Florent Piétrus2
Moustapha Fall

Notes

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  1. ^ Mokongo, born in Bimbo, Central African Republic, also owns the French nationality.
  2. ^ Charles Lombahe-Kahudi, born in Kinshasa, also owns the Congolese nationality.
  3. ^ There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.