Greek Basketball League Defensive Player of the Year

The Greek Basketball League Defensive Player of the Year, or Greek League Defensive Player of the Year, is an annual award for the best defensive player of each season of Greece's top-tier level professional basketball club league, the Greek Basketball League (GBL).

Nick Calathes (on the right, #33 in green and white) was the Greek League Defensive Player of the Year three times (2016, 2017, 2018).

Thomas Walkup was the Greek League Defensive Player of the Year three times (2022, 2023 and 2026).

Winners

Season	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	Ref.
2010–11	Dimitris Diamantidis (3x)	Point guard	Greece	Panathinaikos	^[1]
2011–12	Joey Dorsey	Center	United States	Olympiacos	^[2]
2012–13	Stéphane Lasme	Center	Gabon	Panathinaikos	^[3]
2013–14	Stéphane Lasme (2x)	Center	Gabon	Panathinaikos	^[4]
2014–15	Bryant Dunston	Center	United States	Olympiacos	^[5]
2015–16	Nick Calathes	Point guard	Greece / United States	Panathinaikos	^[6]
2016–17	Nick Calathes (2x)	Point guard	Greece / United States	Panathinaikos	^[7]
2017–18	Nick Calathes (3x)	Point guard	Greece / United States	Panathinaikos	^[8]
2018–19	Howard Sant-Roos	Small forward	Cuba	AEK	^[9]
2019–20	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Howard Sant-Roos (2x)	Small forward	Cuba	Panathinaikos	^[10]
2021–22	Thomas Walkup	Point guard	United States / Greece	Olympiacos	^[11]
2022–23	Thomas Walkup (2x)	Point guard	United States / Greece	Olympiacos	^[12]
2023–24	Jerian Grant	Point guard	United States	Panathinaikos	^[13]
2024–25	Jerian Grant (2x)	Point guard	United States	Panathinaikos	^[14]
2025–26	Thomas Walkup (3x)	Point guard	United States / Greece	Olympiacos	^[15]

References

↑ "Καλύτερος αμυντικός της Basket League ο Δημήτρης Διαμαντίδης" (in Greek). in.gr. 15 June 2011.
↑ "Ο Τζόι Ντόρσεϊ καλύτερος αμυντικός της Α1 μπάσκετ" (in Greek). tovima.gr. 18 June 2012.
↑ "Basket League: Καλύτερος αμυντικός ο Λάσμε" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 25 June 2013.
↑ "Καλύτερος Αμυντικός της Χρονιάς ο Στεφάν Λάσμε" (in Greek). esake.gr. 11 June 2014.
↑ "Καλύτερος αμυντικός της Basket League ο Ντάνστον" (in Greek). sport-fm.gr. 11 June 2015.
↑ "Αμυντικός της χρονιάς ο Καλάθης" (in Greek). sdna.gr. 16 June 2016.
↑ "Καλύτεροι αμυντικοί οι Καλάθης και Παπανικολάου" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 29 June 2017.
↑ "Καλύτερος Αμυντικός ο Νικ Καλάθης" (in Greek). esake.gr. 25 June 2018.
↑ "Basket League: Καλύτερος αμυντικός ο Σαντ-Ρος" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 16 July 2019.
↑ "Stoiximan Basket League: Καλύτερος αμυντικός ο Σαντ-Ρος" (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. 23 June 2021.
↑ "Stoiximan Basket League: Καλύτερος Αμυντικός ο Γουόκαπ" (in Greek). esake.gr. 29 June 2022.
↑ "Top Defender of the 2022-23 Stoiximan Basket League is Thomas Walkup" (in Greek). esake.gr. 27 June 2023.
↑ "Jerian Grant is the Top Defender of the 2023-24 Stoiximan Basket League" (in Greek). esake.gr. 2 July 2024.
↑ "Jerian Grant DPOY for 2024-25 campaign". basketnews.com. 10 June 2025.
↑ "Ο Τόμας Γουόκαπ μετά από δύο χρόνια ξανά Καλύτερος Αμυντικός!" (in Greek). esake.gr. 7 July 2026. Retrieved July 11, 2026.

External links

Official Greek Basket League Site (in Greek)
Official Greek Basket League YouTube Channel (in Greek)
Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site (in Greek)
Basketblog.gr (in Greek)
GreekBasketball.gr (in Greek)

[1] "Καλύτερος αμυντικός της Basket League ο Δημήτρης Διαμαντίδης" (in Greek). in.gr. 15 June 2011.

[2] "Ο Τζόι Ντόρσεϊ καλύτερος αμυντικός της Α1 μπάσκετ" (in Greek). tovima.gr. 18 June 2012.

[3] "Basket League: Καλύτερος αμυντικός ο Λάσμε" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 25 June 2013.

[4] "Καλύτερος Αμυντικός της Χρονιάς ο Στεφάν Λάσμε" (in Greek). esake.gr. 11 June 2014.

[5] "Καλύτερος αμυντικός της Basket League ο Ντάνστον" (in Greek). sport-fm.gr. 11 June 2015.

[6] "Αμυντικός της χρονιάς ο Καλάθης" (in Greek). sdna.gr. 16 June 2016.

[7] "Καλύτεροι αμυντικοί οι Καλάθης και Παπανικολάου" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 29 June 2017.

[8] "Καλύτερος Αμυντικός ο Νικ Καλάθης" (in Greek). esake.gr. 25 June 2018.

[9] "Basket League: Καλύτερος αμυντικός ο Σαντ-Ρος" (in Greek). sport24.gr. 16 July 2019.

[10] "Stoiximan Basket League: Καλύτερος αμυντικός ο Σαντ-Ρος" (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. 23 June 2021.

[11] "Stoiximan Basket League: Καλύτερος Αμυντικός ο Γουόκαπ" (in Greek). esake.gr. 29 June 2022.

[12] "Top Defender of the 2022-23 Stoiximan Basket League is Thomas Walkup" (in Greek). esake.gr. 27 June 2023.

[13] "Jerian Grant is the Top Defender of the 2023-24 Stoiximan Basket League" (in Greek). esake.gr. 2 July 2024.

[14] "Jerian Grant DPOY for 2024-25 campaign". basketnews.com. 10 June 2025.

[15] "Ο Τόμας Γουόκαπ μετά από δύο χρόνια ξανά Καλύτερος Αμυντικός!" (in Greek). esake.gr. 7 July 2026. Retrieved July 11, 2026.

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