WNBL Defensive Player of the Year Award

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The WNBL Defensive Player of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) award given since the 1990 WNBL season to the best defensive player throughout the regular season. Since 2000, the award has been known as the Robyn Maher Defensive Player of the Year (commonly known as the Maher Medal).[1] Emily McInerny has won the award nine times, while Tully Bevilaqua has won it on four occasions.[2]

Winners

Year Player Nationality Team
1990 Karen Dalton  Australia Sydney Bruins
1991 Kim Foley  United States Hobart Islanders
1992 Robyn Maher  Australia Perth Breakers
1993 Karen Dalton (2)  Australia Sydney Flames
1994 Robyn Maher (2)  Australia Sydney Flames
1995 Tully Bevilaqua  Australia Perth Breakers
1996 Tully Bevilaqua (2)  Australia Perth Breakers
1997 Tully Bevilaqua (3)  Australia Perth Breakers
1998 Emily McInerny  Australia Melbourne Tigers
1999 Emily McInerny (2)  Australia Melbourne Tigers
2000 Tully Bevilaqua (4)  Australia Perth Breakers
2001 Emily McInerny (3)  Australia Dandenong Rangers
2002 Emily McInerny (4)  Australia Dandenong Rangers
2003 Natalie Porter  Australia Townsville Fire
2004 Emily McInerny (5)  Australia Dandenong Rangers
2005 Emily McInerny (6)  Australia Dandenong Rangers
2006 Emily McInerny (7)  Australia Dandenong Rangers
2007 Emily McInerny (8)  Australia Dandenong Rangers
2008 Emily McInerny (9)  Australia Dandenong Rangers
2009 Alicia Poto  Australia Sydney Uni Flames
2010 Rachael Flanagan  Australia Townsville Fire
2011 Rachael Flanagan (2)  Australia Townsville Fire
2012 Alicia Poto (2)  Australia Sydney Uni Flames
2013 Kristi Harrower  Australia Bendigo Spirit
2014 Rebecca Allen  Australia Melbourne Boomers
2015 Kelsey Griffin  United States Bendigo Spirit
2016 Stephanie Cumming  Australia Dandenong Rangers

References

  1. ↑ Women's National Basketball League. Defensive Player of the Year. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
  2. ↑ McInerny earns ninth WNBL Defensive Player of the Year award (March 5, 2008). BigV Basketball. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
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