Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Defensive Player of the Year

The Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the top defensive player in men's basketball in the Pac-12 Conference. The winner is selected by conference coaches, who are not allowed to vote for players on their own team.[1] The award began in 1984,[2] when the conference consisted of 10 teams and was known as the Pacific-10.[3] It stopped being issued starting in 1988 but was restarted in 2008.[4][5] The conference added two teams and became the Pac-12 in 2011.[3]

Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
Awarded forthe top defensive player in men's basketball in the Pac-12
CountryUnited States
Presented byPac-12 Conference
First awarded1983
Currently held byTyler Bey, Colorado

Jorge Gutiérrez won with California in 2012 and became the first player to also win the Pac-12 Player of the Year in the same season.[2] Gary Payton won both awards in separate seasons with Oregon State, capturing the defensive honor as a freshman in 1987 and the conference player of the year as a senior in 1990.[6][7] He credited Beavers coach Ralph Miller with molding him into a standout defender. Payton played 17 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and became the only point guard to be named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year.[6] His son, Gary Payton II, later played with Oregon State as well, and was voted the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016. He and Matisse Thybulle (2018, 2019) are the only repeat winners of the award.[8]

Gary Payton II won the award in 2015 and 2016.
Matisse Thybulle won the award in 2018 and 2019.
Season Player School Class Ref
1983–84Butch HaysCaliforniaSenior
[9]
1984–85Nigel MiguelUCLASenior
[5]
1985–86Keith MorrisonWashington StateSenior
[3]
1986–87Gary PaytonOregon StateFreshman
[4]
2007–08Russell WestbrookUCLASophomore
[5]
2008–09Taj GibsonUSCJunior
[10]
2009–10Seth TarverOregon StateSenior
[3]
2010–11Marcus SimmonsUSCSenior
[10]
2011–12Jorge GutiérrezCaliforniaSenior
[9]
2012–13André RobersonColoradoSenior
[3]
2013–14Jordan BachynskiArizona StateSenior
[3]
2014–15Gary Payton IIOregon StateJunior
[4]
2015–16Gary Payton II (2)Oregon StateSenior
[11]
2016–17 Jordan Bell Oregon Junior
[12]
2017–18 Matisse Thybulle Washington Junior
[8]
2018–19 Matisse Thybulle (2) Washington Senior
[13]
2019–20 Tyler Bey Colorado Junior
[14]

Winners by school
SchoolWinnersYears
Oregon State41987, 2010, 2015, 2016
California21984, 2012
UCLA21985, 2008
USC22009, 2011
Colorado22013, 2020
Washington22018, 2019
Arizona State12014
Oregon12017
Washington State11986
Arizona0—
Stanford0—
Utah0—

References
  1. "2015–16 Handbook" (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. pp. 105–06. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  2. Faraudo, Jeff (March 5, 2012). "Basketball: Gutierrez sweeps awards — is named Pac-12 Player of Year, Defensive Player of Year". ibabuzz.com. Bay Area News Group. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016.
  3. "Pac-12 Conference 2015–16 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. 2015. p. 5. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  4. Letourneau, Connor (March 9, 2015). "Gary Payton II, Oregon State Beavers guard, named first team All-Pac-12, Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016.
  5. "UCLA Dominates Pac-10 Player of the Year Honors". CSTV.com. March 10, 2008. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016.
  6. Gress, Steve (September 4, 2013). "Looking back at The Glove". Corvallis Gazette-Times. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016.
  7. Buker, Paul (August 11, 2009). "Ex-Oregon State great Gary Payton will be inducted into Oregon Sports Hall of Fame". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016.
  8. "2017-18 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference individual honors" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 5, 2018. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018.
  9. Finley, Patrick (March 6, 2012). "Pac-12 basketball: Player of the Year starts with 'D'". Arizona Daily Star. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016.
  10. Lev, Michael (March 7, 2011). "USC's Marcus Simmons named Pac-10 DPOY". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016.
  11. Letourneau, Connor (March 7, 2016). "Cal's Jaylen Brown named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016.
  12. "2016-17 Pac-12 Men's Basketball All-Conference Honors" (Press release). Pac-12. March 6, 2017. Archived from the original on March 9, 2017.
  13. "Pac-12 announces 2018-19 Men's Basketball annual major awards" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 11, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
  14. [[[Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball|Colorado]] "Pac-12 announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball annual major awards"] Check |url= value (help) (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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