who was the defensive player of the year in 1997

Dikembe Mutombo won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1996-97.

NAMEDPOYSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
80
37.2
13.3
11.6
1.4
0.6
3.3
4.8
9.0
52.7
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.4
70.5
58.4
3.4
8.3
2.3
2,973
1,066
929
110
49
264
186
249
+432

Games

NAMEDATEDPOYSEASONTMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
4/20/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
@
NJN NJN
15
2
7
1
1
0
0
2
0.0
0
0
2
4
50.0
26.6
2
5
0
1
-7
2Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
4/19/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
vs
PHI PHI
26
13
9
2
0
5
6
8
75.0
0
0
1
3
33.3
69.7
2
7
0
1
+47
3Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
4/16/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
@
NYK NYK
44
17
12
2
1
1
5
9
55.6
0
0
7
9
77.8
65.6
3
9
0
5
-2
4Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
4/15/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
vs
NJN NJN
41
11
13
5
0
3
4
6
66.7
0
0
3
5
60.0
67.1
3
10
3
4
-2
5Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
4/12/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
31
6
10
0
0
3
2
6
33.3
0
0
2
2
100.0
43.6
2
8
1
4
0
6Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
4/11/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
39
20
7
1
3
2
6
11
54.5
0
0
8
10
80.0
64.9
1
6
5
2
+17
7Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
4/9/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
26
6
11
1
0
6
1
6
16.7
0
0
4
4
100.0
38.7
1
10
2
3
+27
8Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
4/5/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
vs
NYK NYK
38
17
6
1
0
2
5
7
71.4
0
0
7
10
70.0
74.6
2
4
5
6
-5
9Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
4/4/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
vs
DET DET
46
11
17
1
1
4
4
9
44.4
0
0
3
6
50.0
47.3
9
8
1
5
+15
10Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
4/2/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
@
CHA CHA
41
16
9
0
0
0
5
7
71.4
0
0
6
8
75.0
76.0
4
5
1
5
-7
11Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
3/29/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
vs
SAC SAC
37
16
15
2
1
4
6
8
75.0
0
0
4
10
40.0
64.5
6
9
6
4
+13
12Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
3/27/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
vs
LAC LAC
27
13
4
1
0
2
5
7
71.4
0
0
3
5
60.0
70.7
1
3
1
3
+32
13Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
3/25/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
vs
POR POR
43
24
12
1
1
3
8
14
57.1
0
0
8
10
80.0
65.2
2
10
4
4
+13
14Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
3/23/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
@
TOR TOR
38
13
13
0
0
3
5
10
50.0
0
0
3
5
60.0
53.3
4
9
6
1
+7
15Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
3/21/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
vs
DAL DAL
39
9
18
3
0
2
4
8
50.0
0
0
1
1
100.0
53.3
2
16
2
4
+20
16Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
3/19/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
vs
IND IND
42
18
18
3
1
2
5
9
55.6
0
0
8
10
80.0
67.2
7
11
2
2
+10
17Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
3/15/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
@
CHI CHI
31
4
7
1
1
4
1
6
16.7
0
0
2
2
100.0
29.1
1
6
1
1
-20
18Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
3/14/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
vs
SEA SEA
39
18
11
0
3
3
6
14
42.9
0
0
6
8
75.0
51.4
4
7
4
5
-22
19Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
3/12/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
33
16
10
1
1
3
5
6
83.3
0
0
6
6
100.0
92.6
3
7
2
2
-7
20Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
3/11/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
vs
UTA UTA
44
17
14
0
2
0
3
8
37.5
0
0
11
14
78.6
60.0
3
11
3
5
+10
21Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
3/9/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
@
BOS BOS
26
11
14
1
1
4
5
7
71.4
0
0
1
4
25.0
62.8
3
11
2
2
+23
22Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
3/7/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
vs
MIL MIL
40
20
16
0
1
2
8
19
42.1
0
0
4
9
44.4
43.6
6
10
2
5
+12
23Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
3/6/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
33
12
12
2
2
5
3
6
50.0
0
0
6
6
100.0
69.4
3
9
0
2
+22
24Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
3/4/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
vs
CLE CLE
34
18
7
3
0
2
6
7
85.7
0
0
6
6
100.0
93.4
0
7
3
4
+3
25Dikembe Mutombo
D. Mutombo
3/2/1997
1
1996-97
ATL ATL
@
DET DET
43
18
12
1
1
2
8
17
47.1
0
0
2
3
66.7
49.1
3
9
0
3
+4
Average0.037.213.311.61.40.63.34.89.052.70.00.03.85.470.558.43.48.32.33.15.4
Total12,9731,0669291104926438072152.70030643470.558.4268661186249+432

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