| Big East Defensive Player of the Year |
Syracuse players have won the Big East Player of the Year award four times. Etan Thomas earned the award twice, Rick Jackson and Fab Melo once each.
Season |
Player | Team |
1981-1982 |
Patrick Ewing | Georgetown |
1982-1983 |
Patrick Ewing | Georgetown |
1983-1984 |
Patrick Ewing | Georgetown |
1984-1985 |
Patrick Ewing | Georgetown |
1985-1986 |
Harold Pressley | Villanova |
1986-1987 |
Mark Jackson | St. John’s |
1987-1988 |
Gary Massey | Villanova |
1988-1989 |
Alonzo Mourning | Georgetown |
1989-1990 |
Dikembe Mutombo | Georgetown |
1989-1990 |
Alonzo Mourning | Georgetown |
1990-1991 |
Dikembe Mutombo | Georgetown |
1991-1992 |
Alonzo Mourning | Georgetown |
1992-1993 |
Jerry Walker | Seton Hall |
1993-1994 |
Donyell Marshall | Connecticut |
1994-1995 |
Allen Iverson | Georgetown |
1995-1996 |
Allen Iverson | Georgetown |
1996-1997 |
Jason Lawson | Villanova |
1997-1998 |
Damian Owens | West Virginia |
1998-1999 |
Etan Thomas | Syracuse |
1999-2000 |
Etan Thomas | Syracuse |
2000-2001 |
John Linehan | Providence |
2001-2002 |
John Linehan | Providence |
2002-2003 |
Emeka Okafor | Connecticut |
2003-2004 |
Emeka Okafor | Connecticut |
2004-2005 |
Josh Boone | Connecticut |
2005-2006 |
Hilton Armstrong | Connecticut |
2006-2007 |
Jerel McNeal | Marquette |
2007-2008 |
Hasheem Thabeet | Connecticut |
2008-2009 |
Hasheem Thabeet | Connecticut |
2009-2010 |
Hamady Ndiaye | Rutgers |
2010-2011 |
Rick Jackson | Syracuse |
2011-2012 |
Fab Melo | Syracuse |
2012-2013 |
Gorgui Dieng | Louisville |
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