The G League announced that Shaquille Harrison of the Delaware Blue Coats has been awarded the 2021-22 Defensive Player of the Year award.
Ironically, this is an award that the Blue Coats have been tied to quite a bit. Harrison is the second Blue Coat in the past three years to win the award (Christ Koumadje, 2019). Braxton Key, who was with the Coats for the majority of their season before signing a two-way contract with the Pistons, was third in voting. Some other notable players that have won this award in the past include Golden State’s Gary Payton II (2021) and Toronto’s Chris Boucher (2019).