Basketball Africa League awards and honours |
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Individual awards |
Honors |
Sport | Basketball |
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League | Basketball Africa League |
Awarded for | Best defensive player in the season of the Basketball Africa League |
History | |
First award | 2021 |
Most wins | Three players (1) |
Most recent | Aliou Diarra, Stade Malien (2023) |
The Basketball Africa League Dikembe Mutombo Defensive Player of the Year is an annual Basketball Africa League (BAL) award given to the best defensive player of a given season. The award is named after Congolese basketball legend Dikembe Mutombo. The award was first handed out in the inaugural season to Anas Osama Mahmoud.[1]
Players of the four teams that qualified for the semifinals can be selected. The selection committee exists of a number of BAL experts, including the head coaches of all teams.
Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Club | Ref |
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2021 | Anas Mahmoud | Center | Egypt | Zamalek | [1] |
2022 | Ater Majok | Center | South Sudan[a] | US Monastir | [2] |
2023 | Aliou Diarra | Center | Mali | Stade Malien | [3] |