Greek Basketball League Best Defender

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The Greek Basketball League Best Defender, or Greek League Best Defender, 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).

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Winners

Nick Calathes (on the right, #33 in green and white) was the Greek League Best Defender three times (2016, 2017, 2018). Konstantakopoulos against Panathinaikos.jpg
Nick Calathes (on the right, #33 in green and white) was the Greek League Best Defender three times (2016, 2017, 2018).
Thomas Walkup was the Greek League Best Defender two times (2022, 2023). 2022-03-10 ALBA Berlin gegen Olympiacos Piraeus (EuroLeague 2021-22) by Sandro Halank-028.jpg
Thomas Walkup was the Greek League Best Defender two times (2022, 2023).
Kostas Papanikolaou shared the Best Defender award with Nick Calathes in 2017. 2022-03-10 ALBA Berlin gegen Olympiacos Piraeus (EuroLeague 2021-22) by Sandro Halank-062.jpg
Kostas Papanikolaou shared the Best Defender award with Nick Calathes in 2017.
SeasonBest DefenderClubRef.
Flag of Greece.svg Michalis Pelekanos Panellinios
Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Diamantidis Panathinaikos
Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Diamantidis (2×) Panathinaikos
Flag of the United States.svg Josh Childress Olympiacos
Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Diamantidis (3×) Panathinaikos
Flag of the United States.svg Joey Dorsey Olympiacos
Flag of Gabon.svg Stéphane Lasme Panathinaikos
Flag of Gabon.svg Stéphane Lasme (2×) Panathinaikos
Flag of Armenia.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Bryant Dunston Olympiacos
Flag of Greece.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Nick Calathes Panathinaikos
Flag of Greece.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Nick Calathes (2×) Panathinaikos
[1]
Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Papanikolaou Olympiacos
Flag of Greece.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Nick Calathes (3×) Panathinaikos
Flag of Cuba.svg Howard Sant-Roos AEK Athens
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Not awarded 1
Flag of Cuba.svg Howard Sant-Roos (2×) Panathinaikos
Flag of Greece.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Walkup Olympiacos
Flag of Greece.svg / Flag of the United States.svg Thomas Walkup (2×) Olympiacos
Flag of the United States.svg Jerian Grant Panathinaikos
Flag of the United States.svg Jerian Grant (2×) Panathinaikos

Notes:

^1 There was no awarding in the 2019–20, due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.

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