WNBA Defensive Player of the Year
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:WNBA Awards The Women's National Basketball Association's Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the league's inaugural season -- 1997, to the top defensive player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; each second-place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award.
Tamika Catchings has won the defensive player of the year award more times than any other player with the record of 5.[1]
Winners
| Denotes player who is still active in the WNBA | |
| Inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
| Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame | |
| Denotes player whose team won championship that year | |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has won |
| Team (X) | Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won |
| Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Teresa Weatherspoon | Guard | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty |
| 1998 | Teresa Weatherspoon (2) | Guard | Script error: No such module "flag". | New York Liberty (2) |
| 1999 | Yolanda Griffith | Center | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sacramento Monarchs |
| 2000 | Sheryl Swoopes | Guard / Forward | Script error: No such module "flag". | Houston Comets |
| 2001 | Debbie Black | Guard | Script error: No such module "flag". | Miami Sol |
| 2002 | Sheryl Swoopes (2) | Guard / Forward | Script error: No such module "flag". | Houston Comets (2) |
| 2003 | Sheryl Swoopes (3) | Guard / Forward | Script error: No such module "flag". | Houston Comets (3) |
| 2004 | Lisa Leslie | Center | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks |
| 2005 | Tamika Catchings | Forward | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever |
| 2006 | Tamika Catchings (2) | Forward | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever (2) |
| 2007 | Lauren Jackson | Forward / Center | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm |
| 2008 | Lisa Leslie (2) | Center[2] | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks (2) |
| 2009 | Tamika Catchings (3) | Forward | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever (3) |
| 2010 | Tamika Catchings (4) | Forward | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever (4) |
| 2011 | Sylvia Fowles | Center[3] | Script error: No such module "flag". | Chicago Sky |
| 2012 | Tamika Catchings (5) | Forward | Script error: No such module "flag". | Indiana Fever (5) |
| 2013 | Sylvia Fowles (2) | Center[3] | Script error: No such module "flag". | Chicago Sky (2) |
| 2014 | Brittney Griner | Center | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury |
| 2015 | Brittney Griner (2) | Center | Script error: No such module "flag". | Phoenix Mercury (2) |
| 2016 | Sylvia Fowles (3) | Center[3] | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx |
| 2017 | Alana Beard | Guard / Forward[4] | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks (3) |
| 2018 | Alana Beard (2) | Guard / Forward[5] | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks (4) |
| 2019 | Natasha Howard | Guard / Forward[6] | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle Storm (2) |
| 2020 | Candace Parker | Forward / Center[7] | Script error: No such module "flag". | Los Angeles Sparks (5) |
| 2021 | Sylvia Fowles (4) | Center[8] | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx (2) |
| 2022 | A'ja Wilson | Forward[9] | Script error: No such module "flag". | Las Vegas Aces |
| 2023 | A'ja Wilson (2) | Forward[10] | Script error: No such module "flag". | Las Vegas Aces (2) |
| 2024 | Napheesa Collier | Forward[11] | Script error: No such module "flag". | Minnesota Lynx (3) |
Multi-time winners
| Awards | Player | Team(s) | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Tamika Catchings | Indiana Fever | 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012 |
| 4 | Sylvia Fowles | Chicago Sky / Minnesota Lynx | 2011, 2013, 2016, 2021 |
| 3 | Sheryl Swoopes | Houston Comets | 2000, 2002, 2003 |
| 2 | Teresa Weatherspoon | New York Liberty | 1997, 1998 |
| Lisa Leslie | Los Angeles Sparks | 2004, 2008 | |
| Brittney Griner | Phoenix Mercury | 2014, 2015 | |
| Alana Beard | Los Angeles Sparks | 2017, 2018 | |
| A'ja Wilson | Las Vegas Aces | 2022, 2023 |
See also
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