{{Short description|Basketball award given in the top tier French division}} {{more references needed|date=June 2025}} {{LNB Pro A awards}} 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== [[File:BBD-PB 1463 cropped.JPG|thumb|upright|Guard Anthony Dobbins won the award three times – in 2009, 2013 and 2014]] [[File:FlorentPietrus.jpg|thumb|upright|Florent Piétrus won the award twice, in 2002 and 2015]] {| class="wikitable" |- |style="background-color:#CFECEC; width:6em"|^ |Denotes player who is still active in the Pro A |- |style="background-color:#ffb; width:6em"|* |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 |- |} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" summary="Season (sortable), Player (sortable), Position (sortable), Nationality (sortable) and Team (sortable)" |- !scope="col"| Season !scope="col"| Player !scope="col"| Position !scope="col"| Nationality !scope="col"| Team |- | 1985–86 !scope="row"| {{sortname|Allen|Bunting}} | Forward | {{flagu|United States}} | Olympique Antibes |- | 1986–87 !scope="row" style="background-color:#ffb;" | {{sortname|Richard|Dacoury}}* | rowspan="9" | Guard/forward | rowspan="18" | {{flagu|France}} | rowspan="9" | Limoges CSP |- | 1987–88 !scope="row" style="background-color:#ffb;" | {{sortname|Richard|Dacoury}}* (2) |- | 1988–89 !scope="row" style="background-color:#ffb;" | {{sortname|Richard|Dacoury}}* (3) |- | 1989–90 !scope="row" style="background-color:#ffb;" | {{sortname|Richard|Dacoury}}* (4) |- | 1990–91 !scope="row" style="background-color:#ffb;" | {{sortname|Richard|Dacoury}}* (5) |- | 1991–92 !scope="row" style="background-color:#ffb;" | {{sortname|Richard|Dacoury}}* (6) |- | 1992–93 !scope="row" style="background-color:#ffb;" | {{sortname|Richard|Dacoury}}* (7) |- | 1993–94 !scope="row" style="background-color:#ffb;" | {{sortname|Richard|Dacoury}}* (8) |- | 1994–95 !scope="row" style="background-color:#ffb;" | {{sortname|Richard|Dacoury}}* (9) |- | 1995–96 !scope="row"| {{sortname|Arsène|Ade-Mensah}} | Guard | Olympique Antibes |- | 1996–97 !scope="row"| {{sortname|Jim|Bilba}} | Center | ASVEL |- | 1997–98 !scope="row"| {{sortname|Arsène|Ade-Mensah}} (2) | Guard | Paris Basket Racing |- | 1998–99 !scope="row"| {{sortname|Jim|Bilba}} (2) | rowspan="3" | Center | rowspan="3" | ASVEL |- | 1999–2000 !scope="row"| {{sortname|Jim|Bilba}} (3) |- | 2000–01 !scope="row"| {{sortname|Jim|Bilba}} (4) |- | 2001–02 !scope="row"| {{sortname|Florent|Piétrus}} | Forward | Pau-Orthez |- | 2002–03 !scope="row"| {{sortname|Makan|Dioumassi}} | Guard | Hyères-Toulon |- | 2003–04 !scope="row"| {{sortname|Thierry|Rupert}} | Forward | SIG Strasbourg |- | 2004–05 !scope="row"| {{sortname|Michael|Mokongo}} | Guard | {{flagu|Central Africa}}{{efn|Mokongo, born in Bimbo, Central African Republic, also owns the French nationality.}} | Élan Chalon |- | 2005–06 !scope="row"| {{sortname|John|Linehan|dab=basketball}} | Forward | {{flagu|United States}} | Racing Paris/SIG Strasbourg |- | 2006–07 !scope="row"| {{sortname|Marc-Antoine|Pellin}} | Guard | rowspan="2" | {{flagu|France}} | Chorale Roanne |- | 2007–08 !scope="row"| {{sortname|Dounia|Issa}} | Forward | JA Vichy |- | 2008–09 !scope="row"| {{sortname|Tony|Dobbins}} | rowspan="6" | Guard | {{flagu|Italy}} | Orléans Loiret |- | 2009–10 !scope="row"| {{sortname|John|Linehan|dab=basketball}} (2) | rowspan="2" | {{flagu|United States}} | Cholet |- | 2010–11 !scope="row"| {{sortname|John|Linehan|dab=basketball}} (3) | SLUC Nancy |- | 2011–12 !scope="row"| {{sortname|Andrew|Albicy}} | {{flagu|France}} | BCM Gravelines |- | 2012–13 !scope="row"| {{sortname|Tony|Dobbins}} (2) | rowspan="2" | {{flagu|Italy}} | Poitiers |- | 2013–14 !scope="row"| {{sortname|Tony|Dobbins}} (3) | JDA Dijon |- | 2014–15 !scope="row" | {{sortname|Florent|Piétrus}} (2) | Forward | {{flagu|France}} | SLUC Nancy |- | 2015–16 !scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC;" | {{sortname|Charles|Lombahe-Kahudi}}^ | Guard/forward | {{flagu|France}}{{efn|Charles Lombahe-Kahudi, born in Kinshasa, also owns the Congolese nationality.}} | ASVEL |- | 2016–17 !scope="row" | {{sortname|Moustapha|Fall}} | Center | {{flagu|France}} | Élan Chalon |- | 2017–18 !scope="row" | {{sortname|Aaron|Craft}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harrish |first1=Kevin |title=Aaron Craft Will Retire From Basketball and Enroll in Medical School Following EuroLeague Season |url=https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-basketball/2019/10/108035/aaron-craft-will-retire-from-basketball-and-enroll-in-medical-school-following-euroleague-season |website=Eleven Warriors |access-date=4 June 2025 |language=en |date=23 October 2019}}</ref> | Guard | {{flagu|United States}} | Monaco |- | 2018–19 !scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC;" | {{sortname|Lahaou|Konaté}}^ | Shooting guard | {{flagu|France}} | Nanterre 92 |- | 2019–20 ! colspan="4" scope="row" |{{center|''Not awarded''{{efn|There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.}}}} |- | 2020–21 ! scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC;" | {{sortname|Moustapha|Fall}} (2)^ | rowspan="2" | Center | rowspan="3" | {{flagu|France}} | ASVEL |- |2021–22 ! scope="row" style="background-color:#CFECEC;" | {{sortname|Ismaël|Kamagate}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Askounis |first=Johnny |title=Paris retains youngsters Juhann Begarin and Ismael Kamagate - Eurohoops |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/eurocup/1378135/paris-keeps-juhann-begarin-and-ismael-kamagate-eurocup/ |website=www.eurohoops.net |access-date=4 June 2025 |date=16 August 2022}}</ref> |Paris Basketball |- |2022–23 !scope="row"|{{sortname|Victor|Wembanyama}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kassim |first1=Ehsan |title=Where is Victor Wembanyama from? What to know of French star center at 2024 Paris Olympics |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2024/07/27/victor-wembanyama-france-basketball-2024-paris-olympics-san-antonio-spurs/74301998007/ |website=USA TODAY |access-date=4 June 2025 |date=27 July 2024}}</ref> |Forward/center |Metropolitans 92 |- |2023–24 !scope="row"|{{sortname|John|Brown|dab=basketball, born 1992}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Perley |first1=Sam |title=Kemba Walker Reaches Finality Of Playing Career, Finds Closure In Monaco {{!}} Charlotte Hornets |url=https://www.nba.com/hornets/news/kemba-walker-reaches-finality-of-playing-career-finds-closure-in-monaco |website=NBA.com |access-date=4 June 2025 |language=en |date=15 November 2024}}</ref> | rowspan="3" |Forward |{{flagu|United States}} | rowspan="3" |AS Monaco Basket |- |2024–25 !scope="row"|{{sortname|Alpha|Diallo|dab=basketball, born 1997}} | rowspan="2" |{{flagu|Guinea}}{{efn|Alpha Diallo, born in New York City, also owns American nationality.}} |- |2025–26 !scope="row"|{{sortname|Alpha|Diallo|dab=basketball, born 1997}} |}
==Awards by players== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Rank ! Player ! Awards |- |1 |Richard Dacoury |9 |- |2 |Jim Bilba |4 |- | rowspan="2" |3 |John Lineman | rowspan="2" |3 |- |Tony Dobbins |- | rowspan="3" |5 |Florent Piétrus | rowspan="3" |2 |- |Moustapha Fall |- |Alpha Diallo |} == Notes == {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{LNB Pro A}} {{Basketball in France}}
Category:LNB Pro A awards Category:European basketball awards Category:1986 establishments in France Category:Awards established in 1986