USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year
Appearance
The USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year is an annual award issued by USA Basketball that honors the top American female basketball performer during the year's international competition.[1]
Year | Winner | Status | Reference |
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1980 | Carol Blazejowski | Post college | [2] |
1981 | Denise Curry | UCLA senior | [3] |
1982 | Cindy Noble | Post college | [2] |
1982 | LaTaunya Pollard | Long Beach State junior | [2] |
1983 | Lynette Woodard | Post college | [2] |
1984 | Cheryl Miller | USC sophomore | [2] |
1985 | Jennifer Gillom | Ole Miss junior | [2] |
1986 | Cheryl Miller (2) | USC senior | [2] |
1987 | Teresa Edwards | Post college | [2] |
1988 | Katrina McClain | Post college | [2] |
1989 | Venus Lacey | LaTech junior | [2] |
1990 | Teresa Edwards (2) | Post college | [2] |
1991 | Ruthie Bolton | Post college | [2] |
1992 | Katrina McClain (2) | Post college | [2] |
1993 | Lisa Leslie | USC junior | [2] |
1994 | Dawn Staley | Post college | [2] |
1995 | Sylvia Crawley | Post college | [2] |
1996 | Teresa Edwards (3) | Post college | [2] |
1997 | Chamique Holdsclaw | Tennessee sophomore | [2] |
1998 | Lisa Leslie (2) | Post college | [2] |
1999 | Natalie Williams | UCLA sophomore | [2] |
2000 | Teresa Edwards (4) | Post college | [2] |
2001 | Ayana Walker | Post college | [2] |
2002 | Lisa Leslie (3) | Post college | [2] |
2003 | Seimone Augustus | LSU freshman | [2] |
2004 | Dawn Staley (2) | Post college | [2] |
2005 | Crystal Langhorne | Maryland freshman | [4] |
2006 | Diana Taurasi | Post college | [5] |
2007 | Candice Wiggins | Stanford junior | [6] |
2008 | Katie Smith | Post college | [7] |
2009 | Tina Charles | UConn junior | [8] |
2010 | Diana Taurasi (2) | Post college | [5] |
2011 | Breanna Stewart | North Syracuse (HS) junior | [9] |
2012 | Diana Taurasi (3) | Post college | [5] |
2013 | Breanna Stewart (2) | UConn freshman | [9] |
2014 | Maya Moore | Post college | [10] |
2015 | A'ja Wilson | South Carolina freshman | [2] |
2016 | Diana Taurasi (4) | Post college | [11] |
2017 | Janelle Bailey | Providence Day School (HS) senior | [12] |
2018 | Breanna Stewart (3) | Post college | [13] |
2019 | Paige Bueckers | Hopkins (HS) senior | [14][15] |
2020 | No award due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | Sue Bird | Post college | [16] |
2022 | A'ja Wilson (2) | Post college | [17] |
2023 | Hannah Hidalgo | [18] |
Status | Count |
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Post college | 25 |
College senior | 2 |
College junior | 7 |
College sophomore | 2 |
College freshman | 4 |
High school senior | 2 |
High school junior | 1 |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "USA Basketball Annual Awards". usab.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015.
- ^ 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 "A'ja Wilson Named 2015 USA Basketball Female Athlete Of The Year". USA Basketball. December 22, 2015. Archived from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved 26 Dec 2015.
- ^ "Denise Curry". longbeachstate.com. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved 26 Dec 2015.
- ^ "Crystal Langhorne Honored As 2005 USA Basketball Female Athlete Of The Year". umterps.com. December 8, 2005. Archived from the original on December 1, 2015. Retrieved 26 Dec 2015.
- ^ a b c "Taurasi Wins USA Basketball Award". wnba.com. January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved 26 Dec 2015.
- ^ "Stanford's Wiggins named athlete of year". chron.com. January 4, 2008. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved 27 Dec 2015.
- ^ "WBK: Katie Smith Named 2008 USA Basketball Female Athlete Of The Year". ohiostatebuckeyes.com. December 29, 2008. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved 26 Dec 2015.
- ^ Altavilla, John (November 27, 2009). "USA Basketball Names Tina Charles Athlete Of The Year". courant.com. Retrieved 26 Dec 2015.[dead link ]
- ^ a b "UConn's Stewart named 2013 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year". fullcourt.com. January 7, 2014. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015. Retrieved 27 Dec 2015.
- ^ Youngblood, Kent (January 6, 2015). "Maya Moore named 2014 USA Basketball female athlete of the year". startribune.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2015. Retrieved 27 Dec 2015.
- ^ "Diana Taurasi Named 2016 USA Basketball Female Athlete Of The Year" (Press release). USA Basketball. December 14, 2016. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
- ^ "Janelle Bailey Named 2017 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year" (Press release). USA Basketball. December 6, 2017. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Breanna Stewart Earns USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year Award" (Press release). USA Basketball. December 12, 2018. Archived from the original on February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
- ^ "Paige Bueckers Named USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year". www.usab.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ Andrew Joe Potter. "UConn commit Bueckers named USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year". theScore.com. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
- ^ "Sue Bird Honored as the 2021 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year" (Press release). USA Basketball. December 16, 2021. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
- ^ "USA Basketball Annual Awards". USA Basketball. Archived from the original on March 13, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ "USA Basketball Annual Awards". USA Basketball. Retrieved February 28, 2024.