LNB Pro A Best Defender

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LNB Pro A awards and honours

Individual awards

* MVP
* Finals MVP
* Best Scorer
* Best Sixth Man
* Best Defender

* Most Improved Player
* Best Young Player
* All-Star Game
* Best Coach
* French Hall of Fame

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Statistical Leaders

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* Single Game Highs

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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

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Guard Anthony Dobbins won the award three times – in 2009, 2013 and 2014 Florent Piétrus won the award twice, in 2002 and 2015 ^  | Denotes player who is still active in the Pro A

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*  | 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
Season  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team

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1985–86  | Allen Bunting | Forward |  United States  | Olympique Antibes
1986–87  | Richard Dacoury*  | Guard/forward |  France  | Limoges CSP
1987–88  | Richard Dacoury* (2)  | Guard/forward |  France  | Limoges CSP
1988–89  | Richard Dacoury* (3)  | Guard/ Forward |  France  | Limoges CSP
1989–90  | Richard Dacoury* (4)  | Guard/forward |  France  | Limoges CSP
1990–91  | Richard Dacoury* (5)  | Guard/forward |  France  | Limoges CSP
1991–92  | Richard Dacoury* (6)  | Guard/forward |  France  | Limoges CSP
1992–93  | Richard Dacoury* (7)  | Guard/forward |  France  | Limoges CSP
1993–94  | Richard Dacoury* (8)  | Guard/forward |  France  | Limoges CSP
1994–95  | Richard Dacoury* (9)  | Guard/forward |  France  | Limoges CSP
1995–96  | Arsène Ade-Mensah | Guard |  France  | Olympique Antibes
1996–97  | Jim Bilba | Center |  France  | ASVEL
1997–98  | Arsène Ade-Mensah (2)  | Guard |  France  | Paris Basket Racing
1998–99  | Jim Bilba (2)  | Center |  France  | ASVEL
1999–2000  | Jim Bilba (3)  | Center |  France  | ASVEL
2000–01  | Jim Bilba (4)  | Center |  France  | ASVEL
2001–02  | Florent Piétrus | Forward |  France  | Pau-Orthez
2002–03  | Makan Dioumassi | Guard |  France  | Hyères-Toulon
2003–04  | Thierry Rupert | Forward |  France  | SIG Strasbourg
2004–05  | Michael Mokongo | Guard |  Central Africa[a] | Élan Chalon
2005–06  | John Linehan | Forward |  United States  | Racing Paris/SIG Strasbourg
2006–07  | Marc-Antoine Pellin | Guard |  France  | Chorale Roanne
2007–08  | Dounia Issa | Forward |  France  | JA Vichy
2008–09 | Tony Dobbins | Guard |  Italy  | Orléans Loiret
2009–10 | John Linehan (2)  | Guard |  United States  | Cholet
2010–11 | John Linehan (3)  | Guard |  United States  | SLUC Nancy
2011–12 | Andrew Albicy | Guard |  France  | BCM Gravelines
2012–13 | Tony Dobbins (2)  | Guard |  Italy  | Poitiers
2013–14 | Tony Dobbins (3)  | Guard |  Italy  | JDA Dijon
2014–15 | Florent Piétrus (2)  | Forward |  France  | SLUC Nancy
2015–16 | Charles Lombahe-Kahudi^  | Guard/forward |  France[b] | ASVEL
2016–17 | Moustapha Fall | Center |  France  | Élan Chalon
2017–18 | Aaron Craft | Guard |  United States  | Monaco
2018–19 | Lahaou Konaté^  | Shooting guard |  France  | Nanterre 92
2019–20 |

Not awarded[c]

2020–21 | Moustapha Fall (2)^  | Center |  France  | ASVEL
2021–22 | Ismaël Kamagate | Center |  France  | Paris Basketball
2022–23 | Victor Wembanyama | Forward/center |  France  | Metropolitans 92
2023–24 | John Brown | Forward |  United States  | AS Monaco Basket

## Awards by players

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Rank  | Player  | Awards

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1  | Richard Dacoury | 9
2  | Jim Bilba | 4
3  | John Lineman | 3
Tony Dobbins
5  | Florent Piétrus | 2
Moustapha Fall

## Notes

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1. ^ Mokongo, born in Bimbo, Central African Republic, also owns the French nationality.
2. ^ Charles Lombahe-Kahudi, born in Kinshasa, also owns the Congolese nationality.
3. ^ There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.

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Other competitions|

* Pro A Leaders Cup (League Cup)
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Awards|

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* Finals MVP
* Best Scorer
* Best Defender
* Best Sixth Man
* Most Improved Player
* Best Young Player
* Best Coach

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