The NABC Defensive Player of the Year is a college basketball award given annually by the National Association of Basketball Coaches to recognize the top men's defensive player in NCAA Division I comp
Tommy Amaker, Duke, 1987
Billy King, Duke, 1988
Stacey Augmon, UNLV, 1989 through 1991
Emeka Okafor, UConn, 2003 and 2004
Shelden Williams
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Shelden DeMar Williams is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "the Landlord", he played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils, and later played in the NBA for parts of s
NABC Defensive Player of the Year
…award at that point Winners Tommy Amaker, Duke, 1987 Billy King, Duke, 1988 Stacey Augmon, UNLV, 1989 through 1991 Emeka Okafor, UConn, 2003 and 2004 Sheldon Williams, Duke, 2005 and 2006 Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State, 2010 Walker Kessler, Auburn, 2022 Jaylen Clark, UCLA, 2023 Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton, 2025…
Williams in 2008