DBL Defensive Player of the Year
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The Dutch Basketball League Best Defender of the Year is an award that is yearly given to the best defensive player in the DBL, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The award is handed out after the regular season since 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://j-dus.com/beste-verdediger/ |title=Best Defender of the Year award |work=j-dus.com (history of Dutch basketball) |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007204630/http://j-dus.com/beste-verdediger/ |archivedate=2013-10-07 }} The award is handed out by the FEB (Federatie Eredivisie Basketbal).
Winners
File:Jason Dourisseau vs Aris Leeuwarden 21-11-2009.jpg won the inaugural award and his second the following year.]]
File:Mohamed Kherrazi.png won the award in two consecutive seasons.]]
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|+Key !scope="row"|Player (X) |Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) |
| scope="row"|Nationality
|Nationality as registered by FIBA, player may hold more nationalities |
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| scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#B0C4DE"|{{dagger}}
|Indicates multiple award winners in the same season |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center; background:#ffb"|{{double-dagger}}
|Denotes the club were DBL champions in the same season |
Awards won by nationality
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| scope="col"|Country
!scope="col"|Total |
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| scope="row"|{{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|5}} |
| scope="row"|{{flagcountry|United States}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|3}} |
Awards won by club
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| scope="col"|Country
!scope="col"|Total |
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| scope="row"|ZZ Leiden
| style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|4}} |
| scope="row"|Donar{{efn|Previously also known as "GasTerra Flames".}}
| style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|3}} |
| scope="row"|Landstede
| style="text-align:center;"|{{nts|2}} |
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