The best defensive player among students according to the WBCA

The best defensive player among students according to the WBCA
The best defensive player among students according to the WBCA
original name	WBCA Defensive Player of the Year
A country	USA
Type of	Reward
To whom is handed	The best defensive player in the US student basketball tournament ( NCAA Division 1)
Who is awarded by	Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) (2007—)
Statistics
Establishment Date	2007
First award	2007 Lindsay Harding , Duke
Last award	2019 Tiara McCowan , Mississippi State
Site	wbca-ncaa-di-dpoy

The best defensive player among students according to the WBCA version ( WBCA Defensive Player of the Year ) is an annual basketball award given by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA ) to the best defensive player among female students of the first division of the national association University Sports (NCAA) as a result of voting by members of the WBCA selection committee. The winner in this nomination is selected from among the best defensive players of the conferences that are part of the first NCAA division. If there is no such award in any conference, then it can nominate such a player among its applicants, whose candidacy will be considered at the national level. This trophy was established and first presented in the 2006/07 season by Lindsay Harding of Duke University .

Only one player, Brittney Griner , won this prize more than once, and was awarded three times. Basketball players of Connecticut University (4 times), Baylor University (3 times), and Duke University (2 times) became the most frequent winners of this award. The current winner of this prize is Tiara McCowan from the University of Mississippi .

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Legend

*	Became laureates of the James Naismith Prize (1983—), the John Wood Prize (2004—) or the Margaret Wade Prize (1978—)
Player (X)	Number of basketball titles
University (X)	Number of university titles

Winners

Season	Player	University	Position	Year of study	Notes
2006/07	Harding, Lindsay Lindsay Harding *	Duke University	Defender	four ! Fourth	^[one]
2007/08	Fowles, Silvia Silvia Fowles	Louisiana State University	Center	four ! Fourth	^[2]
2008/09	Risper, Jennifer Jennifer Risper	Vanderbilt University	Defender	four ! Fourth	^[3]
2009/10	Wright, Monica Monica Wright	University of Virginia	Defender	four ! Fourth	^[four]
2010/11	Griner, Brittney Brittney Griner	Baylor University	Center	2! Second	^[five]
2011/12	Griner, Brittney Brittney Griner * (2)	Baylor University (2)	Center	3! Third	^[6]
2012/13	Griner, Brittney Brittney Griner * (3)	Baylor University (3)	Center	four ! Fourth	^[7]
2013/14	Dolson, Stephanie Stephanie Dolson	Connecticut University	Center	four ! Fourth	^[eight]
2014/15	Williams, Elizabeth Elizabeth Williams	Duke University (2)	Center / Forward	four ! Fourth	^[9]
2015/16	Jefferson, Moraia Moraya Jefferson	Connecticut University (2)	Defender	four ! Fourth	^[ten]
2016/17	Williams, Gabby Gabby Williams	Connecticut University (3)	Forward	3! Third	^[eleven]
2017/18	Nurs, Kia Kia Nurs	Connecticut University (4)	Defender	four ! Fourth	^[12]
2018/19	Mccowan, tiara tiara mccowan	University of Mississippi	Center	four ! Fourth	^[13]

Notes

↑ Lindsey Harding Player Profile (English) . goduke.com . Duke Blue Devils women's basketball. The appeal date is April 4, 2007.
EC SEC Player of the Year Sylvia Fowles Named WBCA Divison I National Defensive Player of the Year . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is April 2, 2008.
↑ Jennifer Risper Named WBCA Defensive Player of the Year (English) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is March 31, 2009.
↑ Virginia's Monica Wright Named WBCA Defensive Player of the Year (English) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is March 30, 2010.
Lor Baylor's Brittney Griner Named 2011 WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year (Eng.) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is April 3, 2011.
Lor Baylor's Brittney Griner Named 2012 WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year (Eng.) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is April 3, 2012.
↑ Griner Named 2013 WBCA DI Defensive Player of the Year Presented by United States Marine Corps (Eng.) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is April 9, 2013.
↑ University of Connecticut's WBCA Division I Defensive Player of the Year (English) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is April 8, 2014.
BC Duke University's Elizabeth Williams Named WBCA Division I Defensive Player of the Year (Eng.) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is April 7, 2015.
Con UConn's Moriah Jefferson named 2016 WBCA Division I Defensive Player of the Year (Eng.) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is July 9, 2016.
BC WBCA Names Gabby Williams 2017 NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year (English) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is April 2, 2017.
↑ Connecticut's Kia Nurse Named WBCA Defensive Player of the Year 2018 (English) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is March 30, 2018.
Ai Mississippi State's Teaira McCowan Named 2019 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year (English) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is May 16, 2019.

Links

WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year (English) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association . The appeal date is July 9, 2016.

[1] Lindsey Harding Player Profile (English) . goduke.com . Duke Blue Devils women's basketball. The appeal date is April 4, 2007.

[2] EC SEC Player of the Year Sylvia Fowles Named WBCA Divison I National Defensive Player of the Year . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is April 2, 2008.

[3] Jennifer Risper Named WBCA Defensive Player of the Year (English) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is March 31, 2009.

[4] Virginia's Monica Wright Named WBCA Defensive Player of the Year (English) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is March 30, 2010.

[5] Lor Baylor's Brittney Griner Named 2011 WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year (Eng.) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is April 3, 2011.

[6] Lor Baylor's Brittney Griner Named 2012 WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year (Eng.) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is April 3, 2012.

[7] Griner Named 2013 WBCA DI Defensive Player of the Year Presented by United States Marine Corps (Eng.) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is April 9, 2013.

[8] University of Connecticut's WBCA Division I Defensive Player of the Year (English) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is April 8, 2014.

[9] BC Duke University's Elizabeth Williams Named WBCA Division I Defensive Player of the Year (Eng.) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is April 7, 2015.

[10] Con UConn's Moriah Jefferson named 2016 WBCA Division I Defensive Player of the Year (Eng.) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is July 9, 2016.

[11] BC WBCA Names Gabby Williams 2017 NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year (English) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is April 2, 2017.

[12] Connecticut's Kia Nurse Named WBCA Defensive Player of the Year 2018 (English) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is March 30, 2018.

[13] Ai Mississippi State's Teaira McCowan Named 2019 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year (English) . wbca.org . Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The appeal date is May 16, 2019.