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Big East Conference Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year
Awarded forthe top women's basketball defensive player in the Big East Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1997
Most recentLashae Dwyer, St John's

The Big East Conference Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the top women's basketball defensive player in the Big East Conference.

Five players have won the award more than once. Nykesha Sales of UConn, Devereaux Peters of Notre Dame, and Nika Mühl have won twice, and Ruth Riley of Notre Dame and Essence Carson of Rutgers won three times. The award was shared three times. It was given to Jacqui Grant and Aaliyah Lewis in 2017, Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Selena Lott in 2021, and Christina Dalce and Kelsey Ransom in 2024.

Notre Dame and UConn has the most winners with six each.

Key

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† Co-Player of the Year
C Coaches selection
M Media selection

Winners

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Season Player School Source(s)
1996–97 Nykesha Sales UConn [1][2]
1997–98 Nykesha Sales (2) UConn [1][3]
1998–99 Ruth Riley Notre Dame [1][4]
1999–00 Ruth Riley (2) Notre Dame [1][5]
2000–01 Ruth Riley (3) Notre Dame [6][7]
2001–02 Meghan Saake Miami (FL) [8][9]
2002–03 Ashley Battle UConn [10][11]
2003–04 Rebekkah Brunson Georgetown [12][13]
2004–05 Chelsea Newton Rutgers [14][15]
2005–06 Essence Carson Rutgers [16][17]
2006–07 Essence Carson (2) Rutgers [18][19]
2007–08 Essence Carson (3) Rutgers [20][21]
2008–09 Angel McCoughtry Louisville [22][23]
2009–10 Sarah Miles West Virginia [24][25]
2010–11 Devereaux Peters Notre Dame [26][27]
2011–12 Devereaux Peters (2) Notre Dame [27][28]
2012–13 Kelly Faris UConn [29][30]
2013–14 Liz Stratman Butler [31][32]
2014–15 Daisha Simmons Seton Hall [33][34]
2015–16 Aliyyah Handford St. John's [35][36]
2016–17 Jacqui Grant † DePaul [37]
Aaliyah Lewis † St. John's
2017–18 Dionna White Georgetown [38]
2018–19 Michelle Weaver Butler [39]
2019–20 Chante Stonewall DePaul [40]
2020–21 Olivia Nelson-Ododa † UConn [41]
Selena Lott † Marquette
2021–22 Nika Mühl UConn [42]
2022–23 Nika Mühl (2) UConn [43]
2023–24 Christina Dalce † Villanova [44]
Kelsey Ransom † Georgetown
2024–25 Lashae Dwyer St. John's [45]

Winners by school

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School (year joined) Winners Years
Notre Dame (1995–2013)[a 1] 6 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2011, 2012
UConn (1979–2013, 2020–present)[a 2][a 3] 6 1997, 1998, 2013, 2021, 2022, 2023
Rutgers (1995–2013)[a 2] 4 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
DePaul (2005–present) 2 2017, 2019
Georgetown (1979–present) 2 2004, 2024
St. John's (1979–present) 2 2016, 2025
Butler (2013–present) 1 2018
Louisville (2005–2013)[a 2] 1 2009
Marquette (2005–present) 1 2021
Miami (1991–2004)[a 4] 1 2002
Seton Hall (1979–present) 1 2015
Villanova (1980–present) 1 2024
West Virginia (1995–2012)[a 5] 1 2010
Boston College (1979–2005)[a 6] 0 —
Providence (1979–present) 0 —
Creighton (2013–present) 0 —
Pittsburgh (1982–2013)[a 1] 0 —
Syracuse (1979–2013)[a 1] 0 —
Cincinnati (2005–2013)[a 2] 0 —
USF (2005–2013)[a 2] 0 —
Virginia Tech (2000–2004)[a 4] 0 —
Xavier (2013–present) 0 —

Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c Notre Dame, Pitt, and Syracuse all left for the Atlantic Coast Conference after the 2012–13 season.
  2. ^ a b c d e Following the split of the original Big East, Cincinnati, Louisville, Rutgers, South Florida, and UConn all remained in the football-sponsoring portion that became the American Athletic Conference.
  3. ^ UConn joined the current Big East in 2020.
  4. ^ a b Miami and Virginia Tech left for the ACC in 2004.
  5. ^ West Virginia left for the Big 12 Conference in 2012.
  6. ^ Boston College left for the ACC in 2005.

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