Lega Basket Serie A Best Defender

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The Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) Best Defender is an annual basketball award of the LBA. It is awarded to the best defensive player throughout the season, up until the Finals stage of the season.

Winners

SeasonPositionBest DefenderClubRef.
2018–19 PG Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Craft Flag of Italy.svg Aquila Basket Trento [1]
2019–20 Not awarded
2020–21 C Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Hines Flag of Italy.svg AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan [2]
2021–22 C Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Hines (2×) Flag of Italy.svg AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan [3]
2022–23 SG Flag of Italy.svg John Petrucelli Flag of Italy.svg Germani Brescia [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Former OSU guard Aaron Craft named defensive player of year in Italian league". Buckeyes Wire. May 14, 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "LBA Awards, Kyle Hines premiato come miglior difensore della stagione regolare". legabasket.it. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "KYLE HINES VINCE IL PREMIO DI MIGLIOR DIFENSORE SNAIPAY DELLE LBA FINALS 2022". legabasket.it. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "JOHN PETRUCELLI È IL BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER - SNAIPAY DELLA SERIE A UNIPOLSAI 2022/23". legabasket.it. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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