title: New Zealand NBL Defensive Player of the Year Award
text: # New Zealand NBL Defensive Player of the Year Award
  
  National Basketball League awards and honors :
  
  Championship :
  
  NBL Trophy :
  
  Individual awards :
  
  Most Valuable Player
  
  Finals MVP
  
  Most Outstanding NZ Guard
  
  Most Outstanding NZ F/C
  
  Rebounding Champion
  
  Coach of the Year
  
  Youth Player of the Year
  
  Kiwi MVP (defunct)
  
  Most Outstanding Guard
  
  Most Outstanding Forward
  
  Scoring Champion
  
  Assist Champion
  
  Defensive Player of the Year
  
  Most Improved Player :
  
  Honours :
  
  All-Star Five
  
  Best Team Free Throws :
  
  vte :
  
  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.
  
  ## Winners
  
  | Year | Player | Nationality | Team |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2019 | Isaiah Wilkins | United States | Canterbury Rams |
  | 2020 | Jarrod Kenny | New Zealand | Otago Nuggets |
  | 2020 | Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa | New Zealand | Auckland Huskies |
  | 2021 | Dion Prewster | New Zealand | Wellington Saints |
  | 2022 | Jarrod West | United States | Nelson Giants |
  | 2023 | Robert Loe | New Zealand | Auckland Tuatara |
  