# LNB Pro A Best Defender

LNB Pro A awards and honours :
Individual awards :
MVP
Finals MVP
Best Scorer
Best Sixth Man
Best Defender
Most Improved Player
Best Young Player
All-Star Game
Best Coach
French Hall of Fame :
Statistical Leaders :
French Championship Career Leaders
Single Game Highs :
vte :
The LNB Pro A Best Defender Award is an annual professional basketball award that is given by the top tier division in France, the LNB Pro A. It is awarded to the most valuable defensive player in each Pro A regular season.

## Winners

| ^ | Denotes player who is still active in the Pro A |
| * | Inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame or the French Basketball Academy |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has received the award |
| Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Team |
| 1985–86 | Allen Bunting | Forward | United States | Olympique Antibes |
| 1986–87 | Richard Dacoury* | Guard/forward | France | Limoges CSP |
| 1987–88 | Richard Dacoury* (2) | Guard/forward | France | Limoges CSP |
| 1988–89 | Richard Dacoury* (3) | Guard/ Forward | France | Limoges CSP |
| 1989–90 | Richard Dacoury* (4) | Guard/forward | France | Limoges CSP |
| 1990–91 | Richard Dacoury* (5) | Guard/forward | France | Limoges CSP |
| 1991–92 | Richard Dacoury* (6) | Guard/forward | France | Limoges CSP |
| 1992–93 | Richard Dacoury* (7) | Guard/forward | France | Limoges CSP |
| 1993–94 | Richard Dacoury* (8) | Guard/forward | France | Limoges CSP |
| 1994–95 | Richard Dacoury* (9) | Guard/forward | France | Limoges CSP |
| 1995–96 | Arsène Ade-Mensah | Guard | France | Olympique Antibes |
| 1996–97 | Jim Bilba | Center | France | ASVEL |
| 1997–98 | Arsène Ade-Mensah (2) | Guard | France | Paris Basket Racing |
| 1998–99 | Jim Bilba (2) | Center | France | ASVEL |
| 1999–2000 | Jim Bilba (3) | Center | France | ASVEL |
| 2000–01 | Jim Bilba (4) | Center | France | ASVEL |
| 2001–02 | Florent Piétrus | Forward | France | Pau-Orthez |
| 2002–03 | Makan Dioumassi | Guard | France | Hyères-Toulon |
| 2003–04 | Thierry Rupert | Forward | France | SIG Strasbourg |
| 2004–05 | Michael Mokongo | Guard | Central Africa | Élan Chalon |
| 2005–06 | John Linehan | Forward | United States | Racing Paris/SIG Strasbourg |
| 2006–07 | Marc-Antoine Pellin | Guard | France | Chorale Roanne |
| 2007–08 | Dounia Issa | Forward | France | JA Vichy |
| 2008–09 | Tony Dobbins | Guard | Italy | Orléans Loiret |
| 2009–10 | John Linehan (2) | Guard | United States | Cholet |
| 2010–11 | John Linehan (3) | Guard | United States | SLUC Nancy |
| 2011–12 | Andrew Albicy | Guard | France | BCM Gravelines |
| 2012–13 | Tony Dobbins (2) | Guard | Italy | Poitiers |
| 2013–14 | Tony Dobbins (3) | Guard | Italy | JDA Dijon |
| 2014–15 | Florent Piétrus (2) | Forward | France | SLUC Nancy |
| 2015–16 | Charles Lombahe-Kahudi^ | Guard/forward | France | ASVEL |
| 2016–17 | Moustapha Fall | Center | France | Élan Chalon |
| 2017–18 | Aaron Craft | Guard | United States | Monaco |
| 2018–19 | Lahaou Konaté^ | Shooting guard | France | Nanterre 92 |
| 2019–20 | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 2020–21 | Moustapha Fall (2)^ | Center | France | ASVEL |
| 2021–22 | Ismaël Kamagate | Center | France | Paris Basketball |
| 2022–23 | Victor Wembanyama | Forward/center | France | Metropolitans 92 |
| 2023–24 | John Brown | Forward | United States | AS Monaco Basket |

## Awards by players

| Rank | Player | Awards |
| 1 | Richard Dacoury | 9 |
| 2 | Jim Bilba | 4 |
| 3 | John Lineman | 3 |
| 3 | Tony Dobbins | 3 |
| 5 | Florent Piétrus | 2 |
| 5 | Moustapha Fall | 2 |