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.


Korisliiga awards and honours
Individual awards

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 [1]
2010–11 Vesa Mäkäläinen (2) SF Kauhajoen Karhu
2011–12 Antero Lehto PG Tampereen Pyrintö [2]
2012–13 Henri Hirvikoski G/F Kauhajoen Karhu [3]
2013–14 Tuukka Kotti PF Nilan Bisons Loimaa [4]
2014–15 Vesa Mäkäläinen (3) SF Namika Lahti [5]
2015–16 Tuukka Kotti (2) PF Nilan Bisons Loimaa [5]
2016–17 Vesa Mäkäläinen (4) SF Joensuun Kataja [5]
2017–18 Tuukka Kotti (3) PF Helsinki Seagulls [5]
2018–19 Tuukka Kotti (4) PF Helsinki Seagulls [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

References
  1. Pieti Poikola vuoden valmentaja – Williams finaalien MVP (in Finnish)
  2. Mestari-Bisons putsasi palkintopöydän, Sami Lehtoranta vuoden pelaaja (in Finnish)
  3. Haanpää Korisliiga-kauden MVP, Toiviainen vuoden valmentaja (in Finnish)
  4. Lehto, Williams ja Poikola Korisliigan kauden parhaat (in Finnish)
  5. "Defensive Player of the Year". Basket.fi. Retrieved 2020-11-13.
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