# PBA Defensive Player of the Year award

Philippine Basketball Association awards and honors :
Championship :
Jun Bernardino Trophy
Governors' Cup
Commissioner's Cup :
Individual annual awards :
All-Star Game MVP
Mr. Quality Minutes*
Baby Dalupan Coach of the Year*
Defensive Player of the Year*
Samboy Lim Sportsmanship award
Bogs Adornado Comeback Player of the Year*
Most Improved Player
Most Valuable Player
Rookie of the Year
Danny Floro Executive of the Year*
Scoring Champion*
Order of Merit* :
Individual conference awards :
Bobby Parks Best Import of the Conference
Finals MVP
Best Player of the Conference :
Honors :
Mythical Team
All-Defensive Team
* awards given by the PBA Press Corps
All-Rookie Team* :
vte :
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Defensive Player of the Year is an annual Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) award given since the 1993 PBA season to the top defensive player of the season. Unlike the traditional player awards, which is given by the league, this citation is awarded by the PBA Press Corps.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 20 individuals. The most recent award winner is Cliff Hodge of the Meralco Bolts.

## Winners

| ^ | Denotes player who is still active in the PBA |
| * | Inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has received the award |
| Team (X) | Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won |
| Season | Player | Position | Country of birth | Team |
| 1993 | Alvin Teng | Center / Power forward | Philippines | San Miguel Beermen |
| 1994 | Jerry Codiñera | Center | Philippines | Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs |
| 1995 | Art dela Cruz | Small forward | Philippines | San Miguel Beermen (2) |
| 1996 | Marlou Aquino | Center | Philippines | Ginebra San Miguel |
| 1997 | Freddie Abuda | Power forward | Philippines | San Miguel Beermen (3) |
| 1998 | Chris Jackson | Power forward | United States | Formula Shell Zoom Masters |
| 1999 | Chris Jackson (2) | Power forward | United States | Shell Velocity (2) |
| 2000 | Freddie Abuda (2) | Power forward | Philippines | San Miguel Beermen (4) |
| 2001 | Chris Jackson (3) | Power forward | United States | Shell Turbo Chargers (3) |
| 2002 | Davonn Harp | Center | United States | Red Bull Thunder |
| 2003 | Rudy Hatfield | Power forward / Small forward | Philippines | Coca-Cola Tigers |
| 2004–05 | Dennis Espino | Center / Power forward | Philippines | Sta. Lucia Realtors |
| 2005–06 | Marc Pingris | Power forward | Philippines | Purefoods Chunkee Giants (2) |
| 2006–07 | Wynne Arboleda | Point guard | Philippines | Air21 Express |
| 2007–08 | Arwind Santos | Small forward / Power forward | Philippines | Air21 Express (2) |
| 2008–09 | Wynne Arboleda (2) | Point guard | Philippines | Burger King Whoppers (3) |
| 2009–10 | Gabe Norwood^ | Small forward | United States | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| 2010–11 | Arwind Santos (2) | Small forward / Power forward | Philippines | Petron Blaze Boosters (5) |
| 2011–12 | Jireh Ibañes | Small forward | Philippines | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters (2) |
| 2012–13 | Marc Pingris (2) | Power forward | Philippines | San Mig Coffee Mixers (3) |
| 2013–14 | Marc Pingris (3) | Power forward | Philippines | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers (4) |
| 2014–15 | June Mar Fajardo^ | Center | Philippines | San Miguel Beermen (6) |
| 2015–16 | Chris Ross^ | Point guard / Shooting guard | Philippines | San Miguel Beermen (7) |
| 2016–17 | Chris Ross^ (2) | Point guard / Shooting guard | Philippines | San Miguel Beermen (8) |
| 2017–18 | Poy Erram^ | Center | Philippines | Blackwater Elite |
| 2019 | Sean Anthony^ | Power forward | Philippines | NorthPort Batang Pier |
| 2020 | Justin Chua^ | Center | Philippines | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters |
| 2021 | Arwind Santos (3) | Power forward | Philippines | NorthPort Batang Pier (2) |
| 2022–23 | Jio Jalalon^ | Point guard | Philippines | Magnolia Chicken Timplados Hotshots (5) |
| 2023–24 | Cliff Hodge^ | Power forward | United States | Meralco Bolts |

## Multiple time winners

| Total | Player |
| 3 | Chris Jackson |
| 3 | Marc Pingris |
| 3 | Arwind Santos |
| 2 | Freddie Abuda |
| 2 | Wynne Arboleda |
| 2 | Chris Ross |