Wade Trophy
Wade Trophy | |
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The 2010 Wade Trophy | |
Awarded for | the best female college basketball player in the United States |
Country | United States |
Presented by | State Farm Insurance |
First awarded | 1978 |
Currently held by | Breanna Stewart, Connecticut |
Official website | Official website |
The Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best women's basketball player in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I competition. It is named after three–time national champion Delta State University coach Lily Margaret Wade. The award debuted in 1978 as the first–ever women's national player of the year award in college basketball. State Farm Insurance sponsors the award, and the trophy is presented at the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) National Convention.
Connecticut has the most all-time winners with nine. Maya Moore is the only player to win the Wade Trophy three times, accomplishing the feat in 2009 (only Sophomore ever to win the award), 2010 and 2011. Other multiple award winners include Nancy Lieberman (1979, 1980), Seimone Augustus (2005, 2006), Brittney Griner (2012, 2013), and fellow Uconn alum Breanna Stewart (2015, 2016).
Three schools are tied for second place in total recipients: Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion, and Texas have three winners apiece. There have never been any ties for the award.
Eligibility and criteria
All academically eligible women's basketball athletes in NCAA Division I qualify as candidates
- Member of the NCAA Division I Kodak/WBCA All-America Team
- Game and season statistics
- Effect on team
- Leadership
- Character
- Overall playing ability
- Player that embodies the "Spirit of Margaret Wade" as defined by the WBCA and the NAGWS
Winners
Player (n) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Wade Trophy at that point |
Season | Player | School | Position | Class |
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1977–78 | Blazejowski, CarolCarol Blazejowski[1] | Montclair State | Forward | Senior |
1978–79 | Lieberman, NancyNancy Lieberman[2] | Old Dominion | Guard | Junior |
1979–80 | Lieberman, NancyNancy Lieberman (2)[2] | Old Dominion | Guard | Senior |
1980–81 | Woodard, LynetteLynette Woodard[3] | Kansas | Guard | Senior |
1981–82 | Kelly, PamPam Kelly[4] | Louisiana Tech | Center | Senior |
1982–83 | Pollard, LaTaunyaLaTaunya Pollard[5] | Long Beach State | Guard | Senior |
1983–84 | Lawrence Braxton, JaniceJanice Lawrence Braxton[6] | Louisiana Tech | Forward | Senior |
1984–85 | Miller, CherylCheryl Miller[7] | USC | Forward | Junior |
1985–86 | Ethridge, KamieKamie Ethridge[8] | Texas | Guard | Junior |
1986–87 | Pennefather, ShellyShelly Pennefather[9] | Villanova | Forward | Senior |
1987–88 | Weatherspoon, TeresaTeresa Weatherspoon[10] | Louisiana Tech | Guard | Senior |
1988–89 | Davis, ClarissaClarissa Davis[11] | Texas | Forward | Senior |
1989–90 | Azzi, JenniferJennifer Azzi[12] | Stanford | Guard | Senior |
1990–91 | Charles, DaedraDaedra Charles[13] | Tennessee | Center | Senior |
1991–92 | Robinson, SusanSusan Robinson[14] | Penn State | Forward | Senior |
1992–93 | Jennings, KarenKaren Jennings[15] | Nebraska | Forward | Senior |
1993–94 | Shudlick, Carol AnnCarol Ann Shudlick[16] | Minnesota | Forward | Senior |
1994–95 | Lobo, RebeccaRebecca Lobo[17] | Connecticut | Center | Senior |
1995–96 | Rizzotti, JenniferJennifer Rizzotti[18] | Connecticut | Guard | Senior |
1996–97 | Milton, DeLishaDeLisha Milton[19] | Florida | Forward | Senior |
1997–98 | Penicheiro, TichaTicha Penicheiro[20] | Old Dominion | Guard | Senior |
1998–99 | White, StephanieStephanie White[21] | Purdue | Guard | Senior |
1999–00 | Brown, EdwinaEdwina Brown[22] | Texas | Guard | Senior |
2000–01 | Stiles, JackieJackie Stiles[23] | Southwest Missouri State | Guard | Senior |
2001–02 | Bird, SueSue Bird[24] | Connecticut | Guard | Senior |
2002–03 | Taurasi, DianaDiana Taurasi[25] | Connecticut | Forward | Junior |
2003–04 | Beard, AlanaAlana Beard[26] | Duke | Guard | Senior |
2004–05 | Augustus, SeimoneSeimone Augustus[2] | LSU | Guard | Junior |
2005–06 | Augustus, SeimoneSeimone Augustus (2)[2] | LSU | Guard | Senior |
2006–07 | Parker, CandaceCandace Parker[27] | Tennessee | Center | Junior |
2007–08 | Wiggins, CandiceCandice Wiggins[28] | Stanford | Guard | Senior |
2008–09 | Moore, MayaMaya Moore[29] | Connecticut | Forward | Sophomore |
2009–10 | Moore, MayaMaya Moore (2)[29] | Connecticut | Forward | Junior |
2010–11 | Moore, MayaMaya Moore (3)[29] | Connecticut | Forward | Senior |
2011–12 | Griner, BrittneyBrittney Griner[30] | Baylor | Center | Junior |
2012–13 | Griner, BrittneyBrittney Griner (2)[30] | Baylor | Center | Senior |
2013–14 | Sims, OdysseyOdyssey Sims[30] | Baylor | Guard | Senior |
2014–15 | Stewart, BreannaBreanna Stewart[31] | Connecticut | Forward | Junior |
2015–16 | Stewart, BreannaBreanna Stewart (2)[31] | Connecticut | Forward | Senior |
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