did a pacer ever win defensive player of the year

Jerome Anderson didn't win the Defensive Player of the Year award for the Pacers in 1976-77.

Interpreted as:
Did a pacer ever win defensive player of the year in a regular season?
NAMEDPOYSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jerome Anderson
J. Anderson
0
1976-77
IND IND
27
6.1
2.4
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.1
1.0
2.2
44.1
0.5
0.7
70.0
48.7
0.3
0.1
164
66
12
10
6
2
26
2Mel Bennett
M. Bennett
0
1976-77
IND IND
67
13.6
4.7
3.5
1.0
0.6
0.5
1.5
4.4
34.4
1.7
2.8
59.9
41.7
1.6
1.9
911
314
237
70
37
33
155
3Don Buse
D. Buse
0
1976-77
IND IND
81
36.4
8.0
3.3
8.5
3.5
0.2
3.3
7.9
41.6
1.4
1.8
78.6
46.0
0.8
2.5
2,947
646
270
685
281
16
129
4Len Elmore
L. Elmore
0
1976-77
IND IND
6
7.7
3.0
2.5
0.3
0.0
0.7
1.2
2.8
41.2
0.7
0.8
80.0
46.9
1.2
1.3
46
18
15
2
0
4
11
5Darrell Elston
D. Elston
0
1976-77
IND IND
5
8.0
1.0
1.2
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.4
2.8
14.3
0.2
0.4
50.0
16.8
0.2
1.0
40
5
6
2
1
0
6
6Mike Flynn
M. Flynn
0
1976-77
IND IND
73
18.1
8.2
2.6
2.5
0.8
0.1
3.4
7.8
43.6
1.4
1.9
71.1
47.3
1.0
1.5
1,324
601
187
179
57
6
106
7Steve Green
S. Green
0
1976-77
IND IND
70
13.1
6.4
2.5
0.7
0.7
0.2
2.6
6.1
43.2
1.2
1.6
74.3
47.5
1.1
1.4
918
450
177
46
46
12
157
8Rudy Hackett
R. Hackett
0
1976-77
IND IND
5
7.6
2.4
2.0
0.6
0.0
0.2
0.6
1.6
37.5
1.2
1.8
66.7
50.2
0.6
1.4
38
12
10
3
0
1
7
9Darnell Hillman
D. Hillman
0
1976-77
IND IND
82
28.1
10.7
8.5
2.0
1.2
1.3
4.4
9.9
44.3
2.0
3.0
66.0
47.9
2.8
5.7
2,302
879
693
166
95
106
353
10Wil Jones
W. Jones
0
1976-77
IND IND
80
33.9
13.0
7.6
2.4
1.3
1.0
5.5
12.7
43.0
2.1
2.8
74.4
46.6
2.7
4.8
2,709
1,042
604
189
102
80
305
11Billy Knight
B. Knight
0
1976-77
IND IND
78
40.0
26.6
7.5
3.3
1.5
0.2
10.7
21.6
49.3
5.3
6.5
81.6
54.3
2.9
4.6
3,117
2,075
582
260
117
19
197
12Freddie Lewis
F. Lewis
0
1976-77
IND IND
32
17.3
7.0
1.5
1.8
0.6
0.1
2.5
6.2
40.7
1.9
2.4
80.5
48.1
0.5
0.9
552
224
47
56
18
2
58
13Clyde Mayes
C. Mayes
0
1976-77
IND IND
2
10.5
3.5
3.5
1.5
0.0
1.0
1.5
3.5
42.9
0.5
2.0
25.0
40.0
2.0
1.5
21
7
7
3
0
2
5
14Dave Robisch
D. Robisch
0
1976-77
IND IND
80
24.6
11.9
6.9
2.0
0.7
0.5
4.6
10.1
45.5
2.7
3.2
83.2
51.5
2.1
4.8
1,966
951
554
158
55
37
169
15Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
0
1976-77
IND IND
61
27.0
13.9
8.5
1.1
1.0
2.1
5.6
12.0
46.6
2.7
3.9
68.6
50.5
2.9
5.6
1,645
848
518
69
61
131
243
16John Williamson
J. Williamson
0
1976-77
IND IND
30
35.2
20.7
2.5
3.7
1.6
0.2
8.7
18.1
48.0
3.3
4.2
78.4
51.8
0.6
1.9
1,055
620
74
111
48
7
103
17Mike Bantom
M. Bantom
0
1977-78
IND IND
82
33.8
15.3
7.4
2.9
1.2
0.6
6.1
12.8
47.9
3.1
4.2
74.3
52.5
2.2
5.2
2.7
2,775
1,258
610
238
100
50
218
333
18Ron Behagen
R. Behagen
0
1977-78
IND IND
51
22.2
11.2
6.5
1.3
0.6
0.4
4.4
10.7
40.8
2.5
3.5
72.7
46.0
2.9
3.7
2.2
1,131
572
333
65
32
19
113
160
19Mel Bennett
M. Bennett
0
1977-78
IND IND
31
9.2
2.4
3.0
0.7
0.4
0.2
0.7
2.6
28.4
0.9
1.5
62.2
36.7
1.6
1.4
1.0
285
74
93
22
11
7
30
54
20Bob Carrington
B. Carrington
0
1977-78
IND IND
35
17.7
7.1
1.8
1.8
0.6
0.3
2.7
5.6
48.7
1.7
2.1
78.4
54.5
0.8
1.0
1.5
621
250
62
62
22
11
52
73
21Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
0
1977-78
IND IND
23
41.2
26.5
9.4
2.8
2.1
0.7
8.7
17.5
49.9
9.0
11.4
78.7
58.7
4.1
5.3
2.9
948
609
216
65
48
17
67
76
22James Edwards
J. Edwards
0
1977-78
IND IND
58
29.0
15.4
7.5
1.0
0.6
0.9
6.0
13.4
45.0
3.3
5.1
64.9
49.2
2.6
4.9
1.9
1,682
892
435
56
37
50
112
233
23Len Elmore
L. Elmore
0
1977-78
IND IND
69
19.2
5.4
6.1
1.2
1.1
1.0
2.1
5.6
36.8
1.3
1.9
66.7
41.9
2.0
4.1
1.1
1,327
372
420
80
74
71
73
174
24Mike Flynn
M. Flynn
0
1977-78
IND IND
71
13.5
4.2
1.6
2.0
0.6
0.1
1.7
3.8
44.9
0.8
1.4
56.7
47.6
0.7
1.0
1.1
955
295
117
142
41
10
75
52
25Steve Green
S. Green
0
1977-78
IND IND
44
10.2
3.4
1.6
0.7
0.3
0.0
1.3
2.9
43.8
0.9
1.3
69.6
49.5
0.7
0.9
0.5
449
151
71
30
14
2
23
67

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15
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12
Hornets Hornets
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18
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12/18
NYK NYK
@
IND IND
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
IND IND
@
NOP NOP
7:00 PM
Mon
12/22
IND IND
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Tue
12/23
MIL MIL
@
IND IND
7:30 PM
Fri
12/26
BOS BOS
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IND IND
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11/13
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NOP NOP
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11/13
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