Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year

The Korisliiga Defensive Player of the Year is an annual award that is handed out to the best defensive player in a given Korisliiga season.

Winners

Season	Player	Pos	Team	Ref
1993–94	Aleksi Wuorenjuuri	G	Torpan Pojat
1994–95	Greg Joyner	SF	Torpan Pojat
1995–96	Greg Joyner (2)	SF	Torpan Pojat
1996–97	Greg Joyner (3)	SF	Torpan Pojat
1997–98	Kari Hautala	G	Torpan Pojat
1998–99	Faisal Abraham	F	Salon Vilpas
1999–00	Greg Joyner (4)	SF	Torpan Pojat
2000–01	Tero Minetti	PG	Pyrbasket
2001–02	Anssi Kinnaslampi	G	KTP-Basket
2002–03	Anssi Kinnaslampi	SF	Espoon Honka
2003–04	Tom Gustafsson	C	Namika Lahti
2004–05	Juha Sten	G	Aura Basket
2005–06	Timo Heinonen	F	Pussihukat
2006–07	Ilkka Vuori	G	Namika Lahti
2007–08	Juha Sten (2)	G	Lappeenrannan NMKY
2008–09	Vesa Mäkäläinen	SF	Namika Lahti
2009–10	Timo Heinonen (2)	SF	Torpan Pojat	^[1]
2010–11	Vesa Mäkäläinen (2)	SF	Kauhajoen Karhu
2011–12	Antero Lehto	PG	Tampereen Pyrintö	^[2]
2012–13	Henri Hirvikoski	G/F	Kauhajoen Karhu	^[3]
2013–14	Tuukka Kotti	PF	Nilan Bisons Loimaa	^[4]
2014–15	Vesa Mäkäläinen (3)	SF	Namika Lahti	^[5]
2015–16	Tuukka Kotti (2)	PF	Nilan Bisons Loimaa	^[5]
2016–17	Vesa Mäkäläinen (4)	SF	Joensuun Kataja	^[5]
2017–18	Tuukka Kotti (3)	PF	Helsinki Seagulls	^[5]
2018–19	Tuukka Kotti (4)	PF	Helsinki Seagulls	^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.