Nancy Lieberman Award

Nancy Lieberman Award
Moriah Jefferson receiving Nancy Lieberman Award
Awarded for The nation's top female point guard in NCAA Division I basketball
Country United States
Presented by Rotary Club of Detroit (2000–2013)
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2014–present)
First awarded 2000
Currently held by Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon
Website http://www.pointguard.org/

The Nancy Lieberman Award, named for Basketball Hall of Fame legend Nancy Lieberman, was given annually by the Rotary Club of Detroit in the Award's first 14 years to the nation's top collegiate point guard in women's Division I basketball.[1] Sue Bird won the inaugural award in 2000—her first of an unmatched three Lieberman Awards. No freshman (first-year player) has ever won the award, and only two players have won as sophomores (second-year players)—Bird in 2000 and Sabrina Ionescu in 2018.

The award is given to a player who exemplifies "the floor leadership, play-making and ball-handling skills that personified Nancy Lieberman during her career".[2] The selection is performed by sportswriters from around the country. The announcement of the winner has coincided with the Final Four weekend, with an award ceremony the following Wednesday hosted by the Detroit Rotary Club at the Detroit Athletic Club.[2] Beginning with the 2014 award to Odyssey Sims of Baylor University, the Nancy Lieberman Award has been presented by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Final Four proceedings.

Key

* Awarded, in addition, a national Player of the Year award:
the Naismith College Player of the Year, Wade Trophy or the John R. Wooden Award
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Nancy Lieberman Award

Winners

Connecticut's Sue Bird (with ball) is the only player to have won the Nancy Lieberman Award on three occasions.
Season Player School Class
1999–00 Sue Bird[3] Connecticut Sophomore
2000–01 Sue Bird (2)[3] Connecticut Junior
2001–02 Sue Bird* (3)[3] Connecticut Senior
2002–03 Diana Taurasi*[4] Connecticut Junior
2003–04 Diana Taurasi* (2)[4] Connecticut Senior
2004–05 Temeka Johnson LSU Senior
2005–06 Ivory Latta[5] North Carolina Junior
2006–07 Lindsey Harding*[6] Duke Senior
2007–08 Kristi Toliver[7] Maryland Junior
2008–09 Renee Montgomery[8] Connecticut Senior
2009–10 Andrea Riley[9] Oklahoma State Senior
2010–11 Courtney Vandersloot[10] Gonzaga Senior
2011–12 Skylar Diggins[11] Notre Dame Junior
2012–13 Skylar Diggins (2)[11] Notre Dame Senior
2013–14 Odyssey Sims*[12] Baylor Senior
2014–15 Moriah Jefferson Connecticut Junior
2015–16 Moriah Jefferson (2)[13] Connecticut Senior
2016–17 Kelsey Plum*[14] Washington Senior
2017–18 Sabrina Ionescu[15] Oregon Sophomore

Winners by school

SchoolWinnersYears
Connecticut82000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2015, 2016
Notre Dame22012, 2013
Baylor12014
Duke12007
Gonzaga12011
LSU12005
Maryland12008
North Carolina12006
Oklahoma State12010
Oregon12018
Washington12017

See also

  • Bob Cousy Award – the counterpart to the Lieberman Award; given to the best men's NCAA point guard

References

  1. ↑ "History". Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  2. 1 2 "The Award Selection Process". Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sue Bird". History of The WNBA. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  4. 1 2 "Diana Taurasi Poses Nude on ESPN The Magazine Cover | The Wire | SheKnows.com Blog". Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  5. ↑ "Player Bio: Ivory Latta - University of North Carolina Tar Heels Official Athletic Site". GoHeels.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  6. ↑ "Lindsey Harding Bio". goduke.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  7. ↑ "WNBA.com: Prospect: Kristi Toliver". origin.wnba.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  8. ↑ "Jefferson Wins 2015 Nancy Lieberman Award". www.uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  9. ↑ "OSU's Andrea Riley named winner of Lieberman Award - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  10. ↑ "Vandersloot Wins Nancy Lieberman Award As Top Point Guard". www.gozags.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  11. 1 2 "Skylar Diggins Earns Nancy Lieberman Award For Second Consecutive Season". www.und.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  12. ↑ "Baylor's Sims wins Lieberman Award for top PG". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  13. ↑ "Jefferson Wins 2016 Nancy Lieberman Award". www.uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  14. ↑ "Kelsey Plum given Nancy Lieberman Award as best point guard". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
  15. ↑ "Ducks' Sabrina Ionescu, Ruthy Hebard among position award winners". ESPN.com. March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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