USBWA Women's National Player of the Year

USBWA Women's National Player of the Year Award
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 A'ja Wilson, South Carolina
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
1988 Sue Wicks Rutgers Forward Senior
1989 Clarissa Davis Texas Forward Senior
1990 Jennifer Azzi Stanford Guard Senior
1991 Dawn Staley Virginia Guard Junior
1992 Dawn Staley (2) Virginia Guard Senior
1993 Sheryl Swoopes Texas Tech Guard/Forward Senior
1994 Lisa Leslie USC Center Senior
1995 Rebecca Lobo Connecticut Center Senior
1996 Saudia Roundtree Georgia Guard Junior
1997 Kate Starbird Stanford Guard Senior
1998 Chamique Holdsclaw Tennessee Forward Junior
1999 Chamique Holdsclaw (2) Tennessee Forward Senior
2000 Tamika Catchings Tennessee Forward Junior
2001 Ruth Riley Notre Dame Center Senior
2002 Sue Bird Connecticut Guard Senior
2003 Diana Taurasi Connecticut Guard Junior
2004 Alana Beard [2] Duke Guard Senior
2005 Seimone Augustus LSU Guard Junior
2006 Ivory Latta North Carolina Guard Junior
2007 Candace Parker [3] Tennessee Center Junior
2008 Candace Parker (2) [4] Tennessee Center Senior
2009 Maya Moore Connecticut Forward Sophomore
2010 Tina Charles[5] Connecticut Center Senior
2011 Maya Moore (2) [6] Connecticut Forward Senior
2012 Brittney Griner Baylor Center Junior
2013 Brittney Griner (2) [7] Baylor Center Senior
2014 Breanna Stewart Connecticut Forward Sophomore
2015 Breanna Stewart (2)[8] Connecticut Forward Junior
2016 Breanna Stewart (3)[9] Connecticut Forward Senior
2017 Kelsey Plum[10] Washington Guard Senior
2018 A'ja Wilson[11] South Carolina Forward Senior

References

  1. ↑ "USBWA WOMEN'S HONORS". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  2. ↑ "Alana Beard Named USBWA National Player Of The Year". goduke.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "USBWA > News > 2008 Women's Honors". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  5. ↑ "Another Honor For Tina Charles". tribunedigital-thecourant. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  6. ↑ "Maya Moore Named U.S. Basketball Writers Player Of Year". tribunedigital-thecourant. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  7. ↑ "Brittney Griner Repeats as USBWA Player of the Year". www.kxxv.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  8. ↑ "UConn's Breanna Stewart Named USBWA National Player of the Year » True Blue UConn". True Blue UConn. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  9. ↑ "USBWA > News > 2015-16 Women's All-America Team". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  10. ↑ "USBWA Presents 2016-17 Women's Honors" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "A'ja Wilson Picked as USBWA National Player of the Year" (Press release). South Carolina Gamecocks. March 30, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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