New Zealand NBL Defensive Player of the Year Award

The National Basketball League Defensive Player of the Year is an annual National Basketball League (NBL) award given since the 2019 New Zealand NBL season to the best defensive player of the regular season.^[1]^[2]

Winners

Year	Player	Nationality	Team	Ref
2019	Isaiah Wilkins	United States	Canterbury Rams	^[1]
2020	Jarrod Kenny	New Zealand	Otago Nuggets	^[2]
2020	Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa	New Zealand	Auckland Huskies	^[2]
2021	Dion Prewster	New Zealand	Wellington Saints	^[3]
2022	Jarrod West	United States	Nelson Giants	^[4]

^ ^a ^b "SEASON'S BEST CELEBRATED AT ANNUAL AWARDS". nznbl.basketball. 19 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019.
^ ^a ^b "TOM VODANOVICH WINS SKYCITY MVP AT SAL'S NBL AWARDS DINNER". nznbl.basketball. 26 July 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020.
^ "DION PREWSTER TOPS THE 2021 SAL'S NBL AWARDS". nznbl.basketball. 20 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 July 2021.
^ "2022 SAL'S NBL AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED". nznbl.basketball. 9 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022.