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Lefty Driesell Award

College basketball award

Field	Value
name	Lefty Driesell Award
description	the top men's defensive player in NCAA Division I basketball
presenter	Collegeinsider.com
country	United States
year	2010
holder	Joseph Tugler, Houston
website

The Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's college basketball defender in NCAA Division I competition. The award was established in 2010 and is named after head coach Lefty Driesell, who is the only head coach to amass 100 wins at four different Division I schools and is best remembered for his success with the Davidson Wildcats and Maryland Terrapins programs.

Key

Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Lefty Driesell Award at that point

Winners

Year	Player	School	Reference
2009–10		Mississippi State
2010–11		Old Dominion
2011–12	*	Kentucky	last =Buckley	first =Tim	title=Cajuns' point guard Payton receives honor	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/362401274	newspaper=Daily World	location=Opelousas, Louisiana	date=April 6, 2014	page= 10	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = July 14, 2024}}
2012–13		Stony Brook
2013–14		Louisiana
2014–15		Virginia
2015–16		Valparaiso
2016–17		West Virginia	last =Reed	first =Tashan	title=Memphis pick Carter went to Griz games as a child	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/777535201	newspaper=The Commercial Appeal	location=Memphis, Tennessee	date=June 24, 2018	page= 18	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = July 14, 2024}}
2017–18	(2)	West Virginia
2018–19		Washington
2019–20		Merrimack
2020–21		Baylor
2021–22		Saint Peter's
2022–23		Rutgers	last =	first =	title=Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year	url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1057268080	newspaper=Sun Sentinel	location=Fort Lauderdale, Florida	date=April 5, 2024	page= B5	via =Newspapers.com	accessdate = July 14, 2024}}
2023–24		Northwestern
2024–25		Houston

References

(April 4, 2010). "Miss. State's Jarvis Varnado wins the Lefty Driesell Award as top defender". [[Picayune Item]].
(October 27, 2016). "Ready to Deal: Bazemore heads into tonight's Hawks season opener with a four-year contract and high expectations". [[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]].
Buckley, Tim. (April 6, 2014). "Cajuns' point guard Payton receives honor". [[Daily World (Opelousas).
(April 6, 2013). "Brenton gets Driesell honor for defense". [[The Baltimore Sun]].
(April 4, 2015). "Cavs' Atkins gains honor for 'D'". [[Daily Press (Virginia).
(April 6, 2016). "Men's basketball". [[The Times of Northwest Indiana.
Reed, Tashan. (June 24, 2018). "Memphis pick Carter went to Griz games as a child". [[The Commercial Appeal]].
(April 8, 2019). "Thybulle defensive player of year". [[The Spokesman-Review]].
. (March 24, 2020). ["Merrimack's Juvaris Hayes Receives 2019–20 Lefty Driesell Award"](https://northeastconference.org/news/2020/3/24/MBB_Hayes_LeftyDriesellAward_20.aspx). *Sidearm Sports*.
Werner, John. (April 3, 2021). "Mitchell named defensive player of year". [[Waco Tribune-Herald]].
Carino, Jerry. (May 31, 2022). "Seton Hall adds Ndefo, transfer from Saint Peter's". [[Daily Record (New Jersey).
(April 5, 2024). "Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year". [[Sun Sentinel]].
Ringgold, Buck. (April 1, 2025). "Houston forward's stellar defense earns nationwide accolades". [[Sports Illustrated]].

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