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Lefty Driesell Award
College basketball award
College basketball award
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lefty Driesell Award |
| description | the top men's defensive player in NCAA Division I basketball |
| presenter | Collegeinsider.com |
| country | United States |
| year | 2010 |
| holder | Joseph Tugler, Houston |
| website |
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.
Key
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Lefty Driesell Award at that point |
|---|
Winners
| Year | Player | School | Class | Reference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [2009–10](2009-10-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-season) | Mississippi State | ||||||||||||
| [2010–11](2010-11-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-season) | Old Dominion | ||||||||||||
| [2011–12](2011-12-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-season) | * | Kentucky | last =Buckley | first =Tim | title=Cajuns' point guard Payton receives honor | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/362401274 | newspaper=Daily World | location=Opelousas, Louisiana | date=April 6, 2014 | page= 10 | via =Newspapers.com | accessdate = July 14, 2024}} | |
| [2012–13](2012-13-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-season) | Stony Brook | ||||||||||||
| [2013–14](2013-14-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-season) | Louisiana | ||||||||||||
| [2014–15](2014-15-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-season) | Virginia | ||||||||||||
| [2015–16](2015-16-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-season) | Valparaiso | ||||||||||||
| [2016–17](2016-17-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-season) | West Virginia | last =Reed | first =Tashan | title=Memphis pick Carter went to Griz games as a child | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/777535201 | newspaper=The Commercial Appeal | location=Memphis, Tennessee | date=June 24, 2018 | page= 18 | via =Newspapers.com | accessdate = July 14, 2024}} | ||
| [2017–18](2017-18-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-season) | (2) | West Virginia | |||||||||||
| [2018–19](2018-19-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-season) | Washington | ||||||||||||
| [2019–20](2019-20-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-season) | Merrimack | ||||||||||||
| [2020–21](2020-21-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-season) | Baylor | ||||||||||||
| [2021–22](2021-22-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-season) | Saint Peter's | ||||||||||||
| [2022–23](2022-23-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-season) | Rutgers | last = | first = | title=Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year | url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1057268080 | newspaper=Sun Sentinel | location=Fort Lauderdale, Florida | date=April 5, 2024 | page= B5 | via =Newspapers.com | accessdate = July 14, 2024}} | ||
| [2023–24](2023-24-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-season) | Northwestern | ||||||||||||
| [2024–25](2024-25-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-season) | Houston |
References
References
- (April 4, 2010). "Miss. State's Jarvis Varnado wins the Lefty Driesell Award as top defender". [[Picayune Item]].
- (October 27, 2016). "Ready to Deal: Bazemore heads into tonight's Hawks season opener with a four-year contract and high expectations". [[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]].
- Buckley, Tim. (April 6, 2014). "Cajuns' point guard Payton receives honor". [[Daily World (Opelousas).
- (April 6, 2013). "Brenton gets Driesell honor for defense". [[The Baltimore Sun]].
- (April 4, 2015). "Cavs' Atkins gains honor for 'D'". [[Daily Press (Virginia).
- (April 6, 2016). "Men's basketball". [[The Times of Northwest Indiana.
- Reed, Tashan. (June 24, 2018). "Memphis pick Carter went to Griz games as a child". [[The Commercial Appeal]].
- (April 8, 2019). "Thybulle defensive player of year". [[The Spokesman-Review]].
- . (March 24, 2020). ["Merrimack's Juvaris Hayes Receives 2019–20 Lefty Driesell Award"](https://northeastconference.org/news/2020/3/24/MBB_Hayes_LeftyDriesellAward_20.aspx). *Sidearm Sports*.
- Werner, John. (April 3, 2021). "Mitchell named defensive player of year". [[Waco Tribune-Herald]].
- Carino, Jerry. (May 31, 2022). "Seton Hall adds Ndefo, transfer from Saint Peter's". [[Daily Record (New Jersey).
- (April 5, 2024). "Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year". [[Sun Sentinel]].
- Ringgold, Buck. (April 1, 2025). "Houston forward's stellar defense earns nationwide accolades". [[Sports Illustrated]].
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