Lefty Driesell Award | |
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Awarded for | the nation's top men's defensive player in NCAA Division I basketball |
Country | United States |
Presented by | CollegeInsider.com |
First awarded | 2010 |
Currently held by | Vashil Fernandez, Valparaiso |
Official website | http://www.collegeinsider.com/lefty/ |
The Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's college basketball defender in NCAA Division I competition. The award was established in 2010 and is named for legendary head coach Lefty Driesell, who is the only head coach to amass 100 wins at four different Division I schools and is best remembered for his success with the Maryland Terrapins program.