The Korean Basketball League Defensive Player of the Year Award () is an annual Korean Basketball League (KBL) award given to the best defensive player during the regular season. The awardee is selected from players voted into the Defensive Best 5 () team. In addition to contributing to their team's overall defensive record, selected players must accumulate high averages in the following statistical categories: blocks, steals and defensive rebounds.
There were no Defensive Best 5 selections from the 2011âÂÂ12 season until the 2013âÂÂ14 season. During that time period, only the Defensive Player of the Year Award was awarded to one player.
The Defensive Best 5 was scrapped after the 2022âÂÂ23 season. Beginning with the 2023âÂÂ24 season, only one player is awarded the Defensive Player of the Year.