Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year

The Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year award was established in 1995 to recognize the best women's college basketball player of the year, as voted upon by the Associated Press (AP).[1]

Winners

Year Winner School Position Class Ref.
1995 Rebecca Lobo UConn C Senior
1996 Jennifer Rizzotti UConn G Senior
1997 Kara Wolters UConn C Senior [2]
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 G Senior
2003 Diana Taurasi UConn G Junior
2004 Alana Beard Duke G Senior [3]
2005 Seimone Augustus LSU G Junior
2006 Seimone Augustus (2) LSU G Senior
2007 Courtney Paris Oklahoma C Sophomore
2008 Candace Parker Tennessee F Senior
2009 Maya Moore UConn F Sophomore [4]
2010 Tina Charles UConn C Senior [5]
2011 Maya Moore (2) UConn F Senior [4]
2012 Brittney Griner Baylor C Junior [6]
2013 Brittney Griner (2) Baylor C Senior [7]
2014 Breanna Stewart UConn F Sophomore [8]
2015 Breanna Stewart (2) UConn F Junior [8]
2016 Breanna Stewart (3) UConn F Senior [8]
2017 Kelsey Plum Washington G Senior [9]
2018 A'ja Wilson South Carolina F Senior [10]
2019 Megan Gustafson Iowa C Senior [11]
2020 Sabrina Ionescu Oregon G Senior [12]
2021 Paige Bueckers UConn G Freshman [13]
2022 Aliyah Boston South Carolina F Junior [14]
2023 Caitlin Clark Iowa G Junior [15]
2024 Caitlin Clark (2) Iowa G Senior [16]

References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-04-03.
  2. ^ "Kara Wolters | CT Women's Basketball Hall of Fame". www.ctwomensbasketballhalloffame.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  3. ^ "Alana Beard Named State Farm Wade Trophy/Associated Press National Player of the Year". goduke.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  4. ^ a b "Maya Moore". www.usab.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  5. ^ "Connecticut's Charles Named AP Player Of The Year". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  6. ^ "Baylor's Griner is AP Player of the Year". Associated Press. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  7. ^ "Brittney Griner of Baylor is The Associated Press' women's college basketball Player of the Year". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  8. ^ a b c "UConn's Breanna Stewart, Geno Auriemma win top AP awards". ESPN.com. Associated Press. April 2, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  9. ^ "Washington's Kelsey Plum, UConn's Geno Auriemma earn AP honors". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 30, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  10. ^ "Gamecocks' A'ja Wilson wins AP player of year honors". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  11. ^ "Megan Gustafson Wins AP Women's Basketball Player of the Year". Associated Press News. April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  12. ^ "Sabrina Ionescu is unanimous AP women's player of the year". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  13. ^ "UConn Huskies' Paige Bueckers is first freshman to be AP women's basketball player of the year". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  14. ^ Feinberg, Doug (March 31, 2022). "South Carolina's Aliyah Boston wins AP player of the year". Associated Press. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  15. ^ "Iowa's Caitlin Clark named AP women's Player of the Year". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  16. ^ Feinberg, Doug (April 4, 2024). "Caitlin Clark of Iowa is the AP Player of the Year in women's hoops for the 2nd straight season". Associated Press. Retrieved April 4, 2024.