Lefty Driesell Award
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The Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's college basketball defender in NCAA Division I competition. The award was established in 2010 and is named after head coach Lefty Driesell, who is the only head coach to amass 100 wins at four different Division I schools and is best remembered for his success with the Davidson Wildcats and Maryland Terrapins programs.
| Awarded for | the top men's defensive player in NCAA Division I basketball |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Collegeinsider.com |
| History | |
| First award | 2010 |
| Most recent | Boo Buie, Northwestern |
| Website | Official website |
| * | Awarded a national player of the year award: Sporting News; Oscar Robertson Trophy; Associated Press; NABC; Naismith; Wooden |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Lefty Driesell Award at that point |
Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State, 2010
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Kent Bazemore, Old Dominion, 2011
Anthony Davis, Kentucky, 2012
Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook, 2013
Darion Atkins, Virginia, 2015
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Jevon Carter, West Virginia, 2017 and 2018
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| Year | Player | School | Class | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Jarvis Varnado | Mississippi State | Senior | [1] |
| 2010–11 | Kent Bazemore | Old Dominion | Junior | [2] |
| 2011–12 | Anthony Davis* | Kentucky | Freshman | [3] |
| 2012–13 | Tommy Brenton | Stony Brook | Senior | [4] |
| 2013–14 | Elfrid Payton | Louisiana | Junior | [3] |
| 2014–15 | Darion Atkins | Virginia | Senior | [5] |
| 2015–16 | Vashil Fernandez | Valparaiso | Senior | [6] |
| 2016–17 | Jevon Carter | West Virginia | Junior | [7] |
| 2017–18 | Jevon Carter (2) | West Virginia | Senior | [7] |
| 2018–19 | Matisse Thybulle | Washington | Senior | [8] |
| 2019–20 | Juvaris Hayes | Merrimack | Senior | [9] |
| 2020–21 | Davion Mitchell | Baylor | Junior | [10] |
| 2021–22 | KC Ndefo | Saint Peter's | Senior | [11] |
| 2022–23 | Caleb McConnell | Rutgers | Senior | [12] |
| 2023–24 | Boo Buie | Northwestern | Graduate | [12] |
| School | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
| Baylor | 1 | 2021 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 2012 |
| Louisiana | 1 | 2014 |
| Merrimack | 1 | 2020 |
| Mississippi State | 1 | 2010 |
| Northwestern | 1 | 2024 |
| Old Dominion | 1 | 2011 |
| Rutgers | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Peter's | 1 | 2022 |
| Stony Brook | 1 | 2013 |
| Valparaiso | 1 | 2016 |
| Virginia | 1 | 2015 |
| Washington | 1 | 2019 |
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