Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year

The Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year is an annual award that is handed out to the best defensive player in a given Korisliiga season.

Winners

Season	Nat	Player	Pos	Team	Ref
1993–94		Aleksi Wuorenjuuri	G	Torpan Pojat
1994–95		Greg Joyner	SF	Torpan Pojat
1995–96		Greg Joyner (2)	SF	Torpan Pojat
1996–97		Greg Joyner (3)	SF	Torpan Pojat
1997–98		Kari Hautala	G	Torpan Pojat
1998–99		Faisal Abraham	F	Salon Vilpas
1999–00		Greg Joyner (4)	SF	Torpan Pojat
2000–01		Tero Minetti	PG	Pyrbasket
2001–02		Anssi Kinnaslampi	G	KTP-Basket
2002–03		Anssi Kinnaslampi	SF	Espoon Honka
2003–04		Tom Gustafsson	C	Namika Lahti
2004–05		Juha Sten	G	Aura Basket
2005–06		Timo Heinonen	F	Pussihukat
2006–07		Ilkka Vuori	G	Namika Lahti
2007–08		Juha Sten (2)	G	Lappeenrannan NMKY
2008–09		Vesa Mäkäläinen	SF	Namika Lahti
2009–10		Timo Heinonen (2)	SF	Torpan Pojat
2010–11		Vesa Mäkäläinen (2)	SF	Kauhajoen Karhu
2011–12		Antero Lehto	PG	Tampereen Pyrintö
2012–13		Henri Hirvikoski	G/F	Kauhajoen Karhu
2013–14		Tuukka Kotti	PF	Nilan Bisons Loimaa

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