Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year

Big 12 Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding basketball player in the Big 12 Conference
CountryUnited States
Presented byPhillips 66
First awarded1997
Currently held byMadison Booker, Texas
Skylar Vann, Oklahoma

The Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the Big 12 Conference's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the 1996–97 season, the first year of conference competition but three years after the conference's official formation. As with the corresponding men's award, it is selected by the league's head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.[1]

Five players have won the award more than once. Stacey Dales of Oklahoma, Nicole Ohlde of Kansas State, and NaLyssa Smith of Baylor have won twice, and Courtney Paris of Oklahoma and Brittney Griner of Baylor have won three times. Only the two three-time winners (Paris and Griner) and 2015 recipient Nina Davis of Baylor have won as sophomores. The first shared award went to Madison Booker of Texas and Skylar Vann of Oklahoma in 2024, with Booker being the first freshman to be so honored.

Three players, all from Baylor, have won a major end-of-season national award in the year that they won the Big 12 award. Griner won all three major national awards (Naismith Award, Wade Trophy, and Wooden Award) in both 2012 and 2013, and Odyssey Sims and Smith were Wade Trophy recipients, respectively in 2014 and 2021.

Key

† Co-Players of the Year
* Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
Wade Trophy (1977–78 to present)
Naismith College Player of the Year (1982–83 to present)
John R. Wooden Award (2003–04 to present)
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Big 12 Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Baylor's Odyssey Sims (with ball) won the Wade Trophy along with the Big 12 award in 2014.
Baylor's Brittney Griner, one of two three-time winners, was the consensus National Player of the Year when she won the award in both 2012 and 2013.
Season Player School Position Class Reference
1996–97 Tamecka Dixon Kansas G[2] Senior[2] [3]
1997–98 Alicia Thompson Texas Tech C[4] Senior[4] [3]
1998–99 Angie Braziel Texas Tech C[4] Senior[4] [3]
1999–2000 Phylesha Whaley Oklahoma F[4] Senior[4] [3]
2000–01 Stacey Dales Oklahoma G[4] Junior[4] [3]
2001–02 Stacey Dales (2) Oklahoma G[4] Senior[4] [3]
2002–03 Nicole Ohlde Kansas State F/C[4] Junior[4] [3]
2003–04 Nicole Ohlde (2) Kansas State F/C[4] Senior[4] [3]
2004–05 Kendra Wecker Kansas State F[4] Senior[4] [3]
2005–06 Sophia Young Baylor F[4] Senior[4] [3]
2006–07 Courtney Paris Oklahoma C[4] Sophomore[4] [3]
2007–08 Courtney Paris (2) Oklahoma C[4] Junior[4] [3]
2008–09 Courtney Paris (3) Oklahoma C[4] Senior[4] [3]
2009–10 Kelsey Griffin Nebraska F[4] Senior[4] [3]
2010–11 Brittney Griner Baylor C[4] Sophomore[4] [3]
2011–12 Brittney Griner* (2) Baylor C[4] Junior[4] [3][5]
2012–13 Brittney Griner* (3) Baylor C[4] Senior[4] [3][5]
2013–14 Odyssey Sims* Baylor G[4] Senior[4] [1][6]
2014–15 Nina Davis Baylor F Sophomore [7]
2015–16 Brittney Martin Oklahoma State G Senior [8]
2016–17 Brooke McCarty–Williams Texas G Junior [9]
2017–18 Kalani Brown Baylor C Junior
2018–19 Bridget Carleton Iowa State G Senior [10]
2019–20 Lauren Cox Baylor F Senior [11]
2020–21 NaLyssa Smith* Baylor F Junior [12]
2021–22 NaLyssa Smith (2) Baylor F Senior [13]
2022–23 Ashley Joens Iowa State G/F Senior (5th-year)[a] [14]
2023–24† Madison Booker Texas F Freshman [15]
Skylar Vann Oklahoma F Senior [15]

Winners by school

School (year joined)[b] Winners Years[c]
Baylor (1996) 10 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
Oklahoma (1996)[d] 7 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2024†
Kansas State (1996) 3 2003, 2004, 2005
Iowa State (1996) 2 2019, 2023
Texas (1996)[d] 2 2017, 2024†
Texas Tech (1996) 2 1998, 1999
Kansas (1996) 1 1997
Nebraska (1996)[e] 1 2010
Oklahoma State (1996) 1 2016
Arizona (2024) 0 —
Arizona State (2024) 0 —
BYU (2023) 0 —
Cincinnati (2023) 0 —
Colorado (1996/2024)[f] 0 —
Houston (2023) 0 —
Missouri (1996)[g] 0 —
TCU (2012) 0 —
Texas A&M (1996)[g] 0 —
UCF (2023) 0 —
Utah (2024) 0 —
West Virginia (2012) 0 —

Footnotes

  1. ^ The NCAA did not count the 2020–21 season, heavily impacted by COVID-19, against the eligibility of any basketball player. Joens chose to take advantage of this extra season of eligibility in 2022–23.
  2. ^ Reflects the calendar year in which the school joined the Big 12.
  3. ^ Reflects the calendar year in which the basketball season ends.
  4. ^ a b Oklahoma and Texas left for the SEC in 2024.
  5. ^ Nebraska left in 2011 to join the Big Ten.
  6. ^ Colorado left in 2011 to join what is now known as the Pac-12, but rejoined the Big 12 in 2024.
  7. ^ a b Missouri and Texas A&M left in 2012 to join the SEC.

References

  1. ^ a b "2013-14 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Women's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. March 6, 2014. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Player Career Stats". 2013–14 Kansas Women's Basketball Media Guide. University of Kansas Athletics. p. 114. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Big 12 Annual Honors: All-Big 12 Individual Awards" (PDF). 2013–14 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Media Guide. Big 12 Conference. p. 78. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah "Big 12 Annual Honors: Preseason Teams" (PDF). 2013–14 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Media Guide. Big 12 Conference. p. 84. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "All-Time Big 12 National Honors: National Awards" (PDF). 2013–14 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Media Guide. Big 12 Conference. pp. 85–86. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  6. ^ "Odyssey Sims of Baylor University Wins 2014 Wade Trophy" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. April 7, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-04-09. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  7. ^ "2014-15 All-Big 12 Women's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  8. ^ "2015-16 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 WBB Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  9. ^ "2016-17 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Women's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  10. ^ "Iowa State guard Carleton is Big 12 women's player of year" (Press release). wtop.com. March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  11. ^ "2019-20 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 WBB Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "2020-21 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 WBB Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. April 2, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  13. ^ "2021-22 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Women's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. March 7, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  14. ^ "2022-23 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Women's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "2023-24 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Women's Basketball Awards Announced" (Press release). Big 12 Conference. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.