USBWA Women's National Player of the Year
Award
USBWA Women's National Player of the Year Award | |
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Awarded for | Top player in NCAA Division I women's basketball |
Country | United States |
Presented by | United States Basketball Writers Association |
First awarded | 1988 |
Currently held by | Caitlin Clark, Iowa |
Website | http://www.sportswriters.net |
The United States Basketball Writers Association National Player of the Year Award is an award that has been presented by the United States Basketball Writers Association since the 1987–88 season to the top women's college basketball player in NCAA Division I.[1]
Since 2012, the award has been named the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award in honor of the former UCLA four-time All-American player.
Winners
Year | Winner | School | Position | Class |
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1988 | Sue Wicks | Rutgers | F | Senior |
1989 | Clarissa Davis | Texas | F | Senior |
1990 | Jennifer Azzi | Stanford | G | Senior |
1991 | Dawn Staley | Virginia | G | Junior |
1992 | Dawn Staley (2) | Virginia | G | Senior |
1993 | Sheryl Swoopes | Texas Tech | G/F | Senior |
1994 | Lisa Leslie | USC | C | Senior |
1995 | Rebecca Lobo | UConn[a] | C | Senior |
1996 | Saudia Roundtree | Georgia | G | Senior |
1997 | Kate Starbird | Stanford | G | Senior |
1998 | Chamique Holdsclaw | Tennessee | F | Junior |
1999 | Chamique Holdsclaw (2) | Tennessee | F | Senior |
2000 | Tamika Catchings | Tennessee | F | Junior |
2001 | Ruth Riley | Notre Dame | C | Senior |
2002 | Sue Bird | UConn[a] | G | Senior |
2003 | Diana Taurasi | UConn[a] | G | Junior |
2004 | Alana Beard[2] | Duke | G | Senior |
2005 | Seimone Augustus | LSU | F | Junior |
2006 | Ivory Latta | North Carolina | G | Junior |
2007 | Candace Parker[3] | Tennessee | C | Junior |
2008 | Candace Parker (2) [4] | Tennessee | C | Senior |
2009 | Maya Moore | UConn[a] | F | Sophomore |
2010 | Tina Charles[5] | UConn[a] | C | Senior |
2011 | Maya Moore (2) [6] | UConn[a] | F | Senior |
2012 | Brittney Griner | Baylor | C | Junior |
2013 | Brittney Griner (2) [7] | Baylor | C | Senior |
2014 | Breanna Stewart | UConn | F | Sophomore |
2015 | Breanna Stewart (2)[8] | UConn | F | Junior |
2016 | Breanna Stewart (3)[9] | UConn | F | Senior |
2017 | Kelsey Plum[10] | Washington | G | Senior |
2018 | A'ja Wilson[11] | South Carolina | F | Senior |
2019 | Megan Gustafson[12] | Iowa | PF/C | Senior |
2020 | Sabrina Ionescu[13] | Oregon | PG | Senior |
2021 | Paige Bueckers[14] | UConn | G | Freshman |
2022 | Aliyah Boston | South Carolina | F | Junior |
2023 | Caitlin Clark[15] | Iowa | PG | Junior |
2024 | Caitlin Clark (2)[16] | Iowa | PG | Senior |
See also
External links
- Official website
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e f The University of Connecticut used "Connecticut" as its primary athletic brand until changing it to "UConn" starting with the 2013–14 school year.
References
- ^ "USBWA WOMEN'S HONORS". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ "Alana Beard Named USBWA National Player Of The Year". goduke.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ "OhioStateBuckeyes.com USBWA Announces 2006-07 Women's Honors :: The Ohio State University official athletic site The Ohio State University official athletic site :: Women's Basketball". www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ "USBWA > News > 2008 Women's Honors". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ "Another Honor For Tina Charles". tribunedigital-thecourant. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ "Maya Moore Named U.S. Basketball Writers Player Of Year". tribunedigital-thecourant. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ "Brittney Griner Repeats as USBWA Player of the Year". www.kxxv.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ "UConn's Breanna Stewart Named USBWA National Player of the Year » True Blue UConn". True Blue UConn. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ "USBWA > News > 2015-16 Women's All-America Team". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ^ "USBWA Presents 2016-17 Women's Honors" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "A'ja Wilson Picked as USBWA National Player of the Year" (Press release). South Carolina Gamecocks. March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
- ^ "USBWA ANNOUNCES 2018-19 WOMEN'S HONORS" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "Sabrina Ionescu named USBWA National Player of the Year". nbcsports.com. March 25, 2020.
- ^ "UConn's Bueckers Wins 2020-21 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. April 4, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ "Iowa's Clark wins 2022-23 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
- ^ "Iowa's Clark repeats as USBWA's Ann Meyers Drysdale Award winner" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
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USBWA Women's National Player of the Year Award winners
- 1988: Wicks
- 1989: Davis
- 1990: Azzi
- 1991: Staley
- 1992: Staley
- 1993: Swoopes
- 1994: Leslie
- 1995: Lobo
- 1996: Roundtree
- 1997: Starbird
- 1998: Holdsclaw
- 1999: Holdsclaw
- 2000: Catchings
- 2001: Riley
- 2002: Bird
- 2003: Taurasi
- 2004: Beard
- 2005: Augustus
- 2006: Latta
- 2007: Parker
- 2008: Parker
- 2009: Moore
- 2010: Charles
- 2011: Moore
- 2012: Griner
- 2013: Griner
- 2014: Stewart
- 2015: Stewart
- 2016: Stewart
- 2017: Plum
- 2018: Wilson
- 2019: Gustafson
- 2020: Ionescu
- 2021: Bueckers
- 2022: Boston
- 2023: Clark
- 2024: Clark