Jump to content

Lefty Driesell Award: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
+ references and photos
BsoykaBot (talk | contribs)
m Replacing TWL proxy links (Task 2, v0.4.4, report errors)
Line 67: Line 67:
| [[Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball|Mississippi State]]
| [[Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball|Mississippi State]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Miss. State's Jarvis Varnado wins the Lefty Driesell Award as top defender |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/1018690036 |newspaper=[[Picayune Item]] |location=[[Picayune, Mississippi]] |date=April 4, 2010 |page= 11|via =[[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Miss. State's Jarvis Varnado wins the Lefty Driesell Award as top defender |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1018690036 |newspaper=[[Picayune Item]] |location=[[Picayune, Mississippi]] |date=April 4, 2010 |page= 11|via =[[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
|-align=center
|-align=center
| [[2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2010–11]]
| [[2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2010–11]]
Line 73: Line 73:
| [[Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball|Old Dominion]]
| [[Old Dominion Monarchs men's basketball|Old Dominion]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Ready to Deal: Bazemore heads into tonight's Hawks season opener with a four-year contract and high expectations |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/424392923 |newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |location=[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] |date=October 27, 2016 |page= C1|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Ready to Deal: Bazemore heads into tonight's Hawks season opener with a four-year contract and high expectations |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/424392923 |newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |location=[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] |date=October 27, 2016 |page= C1|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
|-align=center
|-align=center
| [[2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2011–12]]
| [[2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2011–12]]
Line 79: Line 79:
| [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]]
| [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]]
| {{sort|1|Freshman}}
| {{sort|1|Freshman}}
| <ref name=DavisPayton>{{cite news|last =Buckley| first =Tim | title=Cajuns' point guard Payton receives honor |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/362401274 |newspaper=[[Daily World (Opelousas)|Daily World]] |location=[[Opelousas, Louisiana]] |date=April 6, 2014 |page= 10|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
| <ref name=DavisPayton>{{cite news|last =Buckley| first =Tim | title=Cajuns' point guard Payton receives honor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/362401274 |newspaper=[[Daily World (Opelousas)|Daily World]] |location=[[Opelousas, Louisiana]] |date=April 6, 2014 |page= 10|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
|-align=center
|-align=center
| [[2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2012–13]]
| [[2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2012–13]]
Line 85: Line 85:
| [[Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball|Stony Brook]]
| [[Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball|Stony Brook]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Brenton gets Driesell honor for defense |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/263547486 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |location=[[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]] |date=April 6, 2013 |page= D6|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Brenton gets Driesell honor for defense |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/263547486 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |location=[[Baltimore|Baltimore, Maryland]] |date=April 6, 2013 |page= D6|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
|-align=center
|-align=center
| [[2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2013–14]]
| [[2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2013–14]]
Line 97: Line 97:
| [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Cavs' Atkins gains honor for 'D' |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/270185042 |newspaper=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]] |location=[[Newport News, Virginia]] |date=April 4, 2015 |page= B2|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Cavs' Atkins gains honor for 'D' |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/270185042 |newspaper=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]] |location=[[Newport News, Virginia]] |date=April 4, 2015 |page= B2|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
|-align=center
|-align=center
| [[2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2015–16]]
| [[2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2015–16]]
Line 103: Line 103:
| [[Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball|Valparaiso]]
| [[Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball|Valparaiso]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Men's basketball |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/334699933 |newspaper=[[The Times of Northwest Indiana|Munster Times]] |location=[[Munster, Indiana]] |date=April 6, 2016 |page= B5|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Men's basketball |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/334699933 |newspaper=[[The Times of Northwest Indiana|Munster Times]] |location=[[Munster, Indiana]] |date=April 6, 2016 |page= B5|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
|-align=center
|-align=center
| [[2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2016–17]]
| [[2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2016–17]]
Line 109: Line 109:
| [[West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball|West Virginia]]
| [[West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball|West Virginia]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref name=Carter>{{cite news|last =Reed| first =Tashan| title=Memphis pick Carter went to Griz games as a child |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/777535201 |newspaper=[[The Commercial Appeal]] |location=[[Memphis, Tennessee]] |date=June 24, 2018 |page= 18|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
| <ref name=Carter>{{cite news|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}}</ref>
|-align=center
|-align=center
| [[2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2017–18]]
| [[2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2017–18]]
Line 121: Line 121:
| [[Washington Huskies men's basketball|Washington]]
| [[Washington Huskies men's basketball|Washington]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Thybulle defensive player of year |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/581796687 |newspaper=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |location=[[Spokane, Washington]] |date=April 8, 2019 |page= B3|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Thybulle defensive player of year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/581796687 |newspaper=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |location=[[Spokane, Washington]] |date=April 8, 2019 |page= B3|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
|-align=center
|-align=center
| [[2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2019–20]]
| [[2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2019–20]]
Line 133: Line 133:
| [[Baylor Bears men's basketball|Baylor]]
| [[Baylor Bears men's basketball|Baylor]]
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| {{sort|3|Junior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Werner| first =John| title=Mitchell named defensive player of year |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/986313074 |newspaper=[[Waco Tribune-Herald]] |location=[[Waco, Texas]] |date=April 3, 2021 |page= 16|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Werner| first =John| title=Mitchell named defensive player of year |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/986313074 |newspaper=[[Waco Tribune-Herald]] |location=[[Waco, Texas]] |date=April 3, 2021 |page= 16|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
|-align=center
|-align=center
| [[2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2021–22]]
| [[2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2021–22]]
Line 139: Line 139:
| [[Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball|Saint Peter's]]
| [[Saint Peter's Peacocks men's basketball|Saint Peter's]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Carino| first =Jerry| title=Seton Hall adds Ndefo, transfer from Saint Peter's |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/877740865 |newspaper=[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]] |location=[[Parsippany–Troy Hills, New Jersey]] |date=May 31, 2022 |page= B2|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite news|last =Carino| first =Jerry| title=Seton Hall adds Ndefo, transfer from Saint Peter's |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/877740865 |newspaper=[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]] |location=[[Parsippany–Troy Hills, New Jersey]] |date=May 31, 2022 |page= B2|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2022–23]]
| [[2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2022–23]]
Line 145: Line 145:
| [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball|Rutgers]]
| [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball|Rutgers]]
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| {{sort|4|Senior}}
| <ref name=McConnellBuie>{{cite news|last =| first =| title=Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/image/1057268080 |newspaper=[[Sun Sentinel]] |location=[[Fort Lauderdale, Florida]] |date=April 5, 2024 |page= B5|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = July 14, 2024}}</ref>
| <ref name=McConnellBuie>{{cite news|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}}</ref>
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| [[2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2023–24]]
| [[2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2023–24]]

Revision as of 21:58, 15 July 2024

Lefty Driesell Award
Awarded forthe top men's defensive player in NCAA Division I basketball
CountryUnited States
Presented byCollegeinsider.com
History
First award2010
Most recentBoo Buie, Northwestern
WebsiteOfficial 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

    *     Awarded a national player of the year award:
Sporting News; Oscar Robertson Trophy; Associated Press; NABC; Naismith; Wooden
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Lefty Driesell Award at that point

Winners

Jarvis Varnado, Mississippi State, 2010
Kent Bazemore, Old Dominion, 2011
Anthony Davis, Kentucky, 2012
Tommy Brenton, Stony Brook, 2013
Darion Atkins, Virginia, 2015
Jevon Carter, West Virginia, 2017 and 2018
KC Ndefo, Saint Petere's, 2022
Boo Buie, Northwestern, 2024
Year Player School Class Reference
2009–10 Jarvis Varnado Mississippi State Senior [1]
2010–11 Kent Bazemore Old Dominion Junior [2]
2011–12 Anthony Davis* Kentucky Freshman [3]
2012–13 Tommy Brenton Stony Brook Senior [4]
2013–14 Elfrid Payton Louisiana Junior [3]
2014–15 Darion Atkins Virginia Senior [5]
2015–16 Vashil Fernandez Valparaiso Senior [6]
2016–17 Jevon Carter West Virginia Junior [7]
2017–18 Jevon Carter (2) West Virginia Senior [7]
2018–19 Matisse Thybulle Washington Senior [8]
2019–20 Juvaris Hayes Merrimack Senior [9]
2020–21 Davion Mitchell Baylor Junior [10]
2021–22 KC Ndefo Saint Peter's Senior [11]
2022–23 Caleb McConnell Rutgers Senior [12]
2023–24 Boo Buie Northwestern Graduate [12]

Winners by school

School Winners Years
West Virginia 2 2017, 2018
Baylor 1 2021
Kentucky 1 2012
Louisiana 1 2014
Merrimack 1 2020
Mississippi State 1 2010
Northwestern 1 2024
Old Dominion 1 2011
Rutgers 1 2023
Saint Peter's 1 2022
Stony Brook 1 2013
Valparaiso 1 2016
Virginia 1 2015
Washington 1 2019

References

  1. ^ "Miss. State's Jarvis Varnado wins the Lefty Driesell Award as top defender". Picayune Item. Picayune, Mississippi. April 4, 2010. p. 11. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Ready to Deal: Bazemore heads into tonight's Hawks season opener with a four-year contract and high expectations". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. October 27, 2016. p. C1. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Buckley, Tim (April 6, 2014). "Cajuns' point guard Payton receives honor". Daily World. Opelousas, Louisiana. p. 10. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brenton gets Driesell honor for defense". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. April 6, 2013. p. D6. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cavs' Atkins gains honor for 'D'". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. April 4, 2015. p. B2. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Men's basketball". Munster Times. Munster, Indiana. April 6, 2016. p. B5. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ a b Reed, Tashan (June 24, 2018). "Memphis pick Carter went to Griz games as a child". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 18. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Thybulle defensive player of year". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. April 8, 2019. p. B3. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Merrimack's Juvaris Hayes Receives 2019–20 Lefty Driesell Award". NortheastConference.org. Sidearm Sports. March 24, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  10. ^ Werner, John (April 3, 2021). "Mitchell named defensive player of year". Waco Tribune-Herald. Waco, Texas. p. 16. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Carino, Jerry (May 31, 2022). "Seton Hall adds Ndefo, transfer from Saint Peter's". Daily Record. Parsippany–Troy Hills, New Jersey. p. B2. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ a b "Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year". Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. April 5, 2024. p. B5. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.