USBWA Women's National Player of the Year Award | |
Awarded For: | Top player in NCAA Division I women's basketball |
Presenter: | United States Basketball Writers Association |
Country: | United States |
Year: | 1988 |
Holder: | 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.
Year | Winner | School | Position | Class | |
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1988 | Sue Wicks | Rutgers | F | ||
1989 | Clarissa Davis | Texas | F | ||
1990 | Jennifer Azzi | Stanford | G | ||
1991 | Dawn Staley | Virginia | G | ||
1992 | Dawn Staley (2) | Virginia | G | ||
1993 | Sheryl Swoopes | Texas Tech | G/F | ||
1994 | Lisa Leslie | USC | C | ||
1995 | Rebecca Lobo | UConn | C | ||
1996 | Saudia Roundtree | Georgia | G | ||
1997 | Kate Starbird | Stanford | G | ||
1998 | Chamique Holdsclaw | Tennessee | F | ||
1999 | Chamique Holdsclaw (2) | Tennessee | F | ||
2000 | Tamika Catchings | Tennessee | F | ||
2001 | Ruth Riley | Notre Dame | C | ||
2002 | UConn | G | |||
2003 | UConn | G | |||
2004 | [2] | Duke | G | ||
2005 | LSU | F | |||
2006 | North Carolina | G | |||
2007 | [3] | Tennessee | C | ||
2008 | Candace Parker (2) [4] | Tennessee | C | ||
2009 | UConn | F | |||
2010 | [5] | UConn | C | ||
2011 | (2) [6] | UConn | F | ||
2012 | Baylor | C | |||
2013 | (2) [7] | Baylor | C | ||
2014 | UConn | F | |||
2015 | (2)[8] | UConn | F | ||
2016 | (3)[9] | UConn | F | ||
2017 | [10] | Washington | G | ||
2018 | [11] | South Carolina | F | ||
2019 | [12] | Iowa | PF/C | ||
2020 | [13] | Oregon | PG | ||
2021 | [14] | UConn | G | ||
2022 | South Carolina | F | |||
2023 | [15] | Iowa | PG | ||
2024 | (2)[16] | Iowa | PG |