Lega Basket Serie A Best Defender
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
| Season | Position | Best Defender | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19 | PG | Aaron Craft | Aquila Basket Trento | [1] |
| 2019–20 | Not awarded | |||
| 2020–21 | C | Kyle Hines | AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan | [2] |
| 2021–22 | C | Kyle Hines (2×) | AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan | [3] |
| 2022–23 | SG | John Petrucelli | Germani Brescia | [4] |
| 2023–24 | SG | John Petrucelli (2x) | Germani Brescia | [5] |
| 2024–25 | PG | Alessandro Pajola | Virtus Bologna | [6] |
References
- ^ "Former OSU guard Aaron Craft named defensive player of year in Italian league". Buckeyes Wire. May 14, 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "LBA Awards, Kyle Hines premiato come miglior difensore della stagione regolare". legabasket.it. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "KYLE HINES VINCE IL PREMIO DI MIGLIOR DIFENSORE SNAIPAY DELLE LBA FINALS 2022". legabasket.it. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "JOHN PETRUCELLI È IL BEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER - SNAIPAY DELLA SERIE A UNIPOLSAI 2022/23". legabasket.it. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "LBA Awards 2024 - John Petrucelli è il Best Defensive Player of the Year - Pall-Ex | LBA". www.legabasket.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "LBA Awards 2025 - Alessandro Pajola (Virtus Segafredo Bologna) è il Best Defensive Player Of The Year - Pall-Ex | LBA". www.legabasket.it (in Italian).