WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

The WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual award given by the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) to the WNBA player who has had the most outstanding defensive performance league wide during a specific season. The winner of the award is determined by a vote of a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.

Defensive Player of the Year

Trivia

*Debbie Black is the oldest player to win the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award at the age of 35.

ee also

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*WNBA Coach of the Year
*WNBA Finals MVP
*WNBA MVP
*WNBA Most Improved Player
*WNBA Rookie of the Year
*Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award

References

*cite web | url=http://www.wnba.com/features/awards05_dpoy_catchings.html | title= Indiana’s Tamika Catchings Wins 2005 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year | accessmonthday=September 1 | accessyear=2005
*cite web | url=http://www.dailynews.com/search/ci_10512720?IADID=Search-www.dailynews.com-www.dailynews.com | title= Sparks' Leslie named WNBA defensive player of the year | accessmonthday=September 20 | accessyear=2008


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