Big East Conference Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year

The Big East Conference Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year award is given to the men's basketball player in the Big East Conference voted as the top defender by the conference coaches. It was first awarded at the end of the 1981–82 season.[1][2]

Big East Conference Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year
Given forthe best defensive basketball player in the Big East Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1982
Most recentRomaro Gill, Seton Hall

Key
† Co-Defensive Players of the Year
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Big East Defensive Player of the Year award at that point

Winners
Season Player School Position Class
1981–82Patrick EwingGeorgetownCFreshman
1982–83Patrick Ewing (2×)GeorgetownCSophomore
1983–84Patrick Ewing (3×)GeorgetownCJunior
1984–85Patrick Ewing (4×)GeorgetownCSenior
1985–86Harold PressleyVillanovaSFSenior
1986–87Mark JacksonSt. John'sPGSenior
1987–88Gary MasseyVillanovaG/FJunior
1988–89Alonzo MourningGeorgetownCFreshman
1989–90†Alonzo Mourning (2×)GeorgetownCSophomore
Dikembe MutomboGeorgetownCSophomore
1990–91Dikembe Mutombo (2×)GeorgetownCJunior
1991–92Alonzo Mourning (3×)GeorgetownCSenior
1992–93Jerry WalkerSeton HallFSenior
1993–94Donyell MarshallUConnFJunior
1994–95Allen IversonGeorgetownGFreshman
1995–96Allen Iverson (2×)GeorgetownGSophomore
1996–97Jason LawsonVillanovaCSenior
1997–98Damian OwensWest VirginiaSFSenior
1998–99Etan ThomasSyracuseF/CJunior
1999–00Etan Thomas (2×)SyracuseF/CSenior
2000–01John LinehanProvidencePGJunior
2001–02John Linehan (2×)ProvidencePGSenior
2002–03Emeka OkaforUConnCSophomore
2003–04Emeka Okafor (2×)UConnCJunior
2004–05Josh BooneUConnCSophomore
2005–06Hilton ArmstrongUConnCSenior
2006–07Jerel McNealMarquetteSGSophomore
2007–08Hasheem ThabeetUConnCSophomore
2008–09Hasheem Thabeet (2×)UConnCJunior
2009–10Hamady N'DiayeRutgersCSenior
2010–11Rick JacksonSyracuseF/CSenior
2011–12Fab MeloSyracuseCSophomore
2012–13Gorgui DiengLouisvilleCJunior
2013–14Fuquan EdwinSeton HallG/FSenior
2014–15†Kris DunnProvidencePGJunior
Sir'Dominic PointerSt. John'sSGSenior
2015–16Kris Dunn (2×)ProvidencePGSenior
2016–17†Mikal BridgesVillanovaG/FSophomore
Josh HartVillanovaSGSenior
Khyri ThomasCreightonSGSophomore
2017–18Khyri Thomas (2×)CreightonSGJunior
2018–19Justin SimonSt. John'sSGSenior
2019–20Romaro GillSeton HallCSenior

Winners by school
School (year joined)[3]WinnersYears
Georgetown (1979)111982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990 (2×)†, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996
UConn (1979/2020)[a 1][a 2]71994, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
Villanova (1980)51986, 1988, 1997, 2017 (2×)†
Providence (1979)42001, 2002, 2015†, 2016
Syracuse (1979)[a 3]41999, 2000, 2011, 2012
Seton Hall (1979)31993, 2014, 2020
St. John's (1979)31987, 1985†, 2019
Creighton (2013)22017†, 2018
Louisville (2005)[a 1]12013
Marquette (2005)12007
Rutgers (1995)12010
West Virginia (1995)[a 4]11998

Notes
  1. Following the split of the original Big East in 2013, Cincinnati, Louisville, Rutgers, South Florida, and UConn remained in the football-sponsoring portion now known as the American Athletic Conference.
  2. UConn will join the current Big East in 2020.
  3. Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse left for the ACC in 2013.
  4. West Virginia became an all-sports member of the Big East in 1995; it had also joined for football in 1991. The Mountaineers left for the Big 12 in 2012.

References
  1. "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). p. 143. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  2. "MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORDS - ALL-BIG EAST TEAMS". bigeast.org. Archived from the original on November 17, 2002. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. "The Big East Conference". Big East Conference. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
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