The Naismith College Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual basketball award given to the most outstanding defensive player in men's and women's college basketball .[1] It has been awarded by the Atlanta Tipoff Club since 2018.[2] [3] [4] It is named in honor of James Naismith , who invented the game of basketball.[5]
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^ "Awards" . NaismithTrophy.com . Retrieved April 21, 2019 .
^ "UVA's Hunter named to Naismith defensive player watch list" . CBS19News.com . January 22, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019 .
^ "Ashton Hagans named to Naismith Defensive Player of the Year semifinalist list" . The Covington News . February 21, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019 .
^ "Bona and Naismith Awards Form Partnership and Create New Award" (Press release). Bona. March 27, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019 .
^ "Lady Bears duo named to Defensive Player of the Year midseason watch list" . Waco Tribune-Herald . January 25, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019 .
^ "Carter wins inaugural Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award" . The Register-Herald . April 1, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019 .
^ Allen, Percy (April 7, 2019). "Matisse Thybulle steals another trophy: the Naismith defensive player of the year award" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved April 21, 2019 .
^ a b Norlander, Matt (April 1, 2020). "Kansas' Marcus Garrett, Baylor's DiDi Richards named Naismith Men's and Women's Defensive Player of the Year" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved April 1, 2020 .
^ a b "Natasha Mack and Davion Mitchell Named 2021 Naismith Defensive Players of the Year" (Press release). Atlanta Tipoff Club. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021 .
^ Bolch, Ben (April 2, 2023). "Jaylen Clark becomes UCLA's first Naismith defensive player of the year winner" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 2, 2023 .
^ "Schaefer Naismith Coach of the Year; Vivians, McCowan nab national honors" (Press release). Atlanta Tipoff Club. March 31, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019 .
^ Kenney, Madeline (April 9, 2019). "WNBA Draft preview: 4 candidates for the Chicago Sky's first-round pick" . Chicago Sun Times . Retrieved April 21, 2019 .
^ "Clark and Staley Repeat as 2024 Naismith Award Winners; Brink Claims Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Honors" (Press release). Atlanta Tipoff Club. April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024 .
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