WNBA Rookie of the Year Award
The WNBA Rookie of the Year Award is an annual award for the best young rookie from the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The winner of this award is determined by a vote among sports journalists and television reporters. Cheryl Ford and Maya Moore are the only players to date to have received the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award and won the WNBA Championship in the same season.
At the beginning of the league, in addition to the best young player, the best newcomer to the league was also selected. This WNBA Newcomer of the Year Award went to players who played their first season in the WNBA, but who no longer came under the term junior player because they had a career before the WNBA. From the year 2000 this honor was not continued.
| Winner of the Newcomer of the Year Award | ||
|---|---|---|
| season | winner | team |
| 1997 | not forgiven | |
| 1998 | Suzie McConnell-Serio | Cleveland Rockers |
| 1999 | Yolanda Griffith | Sacramento Monarchs |
Web links
- WNBA Rookie of the Year Award at WNBA.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.wnba.com, Seimone Augustus Named 2006 WNBA Rookie of the Year
- ↑ www.wnba.com, Chicago's Armintie Price Named 2007 WNBA Rookie of the Year
- ↑ www.wnba.com, Los Angeles Sparks' Candace Parker Named Hanns-G 'Go Beyond' Rookie of the Year
- ↑ a b www.wnba.com, The Connecticut Sun's Tina Charles Named 2010 WNBA Rookie of the Year
- ↑ www.wnba.com, Elena Delle Donne Named 2013 WNBA Rookie of the Year
- ↑ www.wnba.com, Chiney Ogwumike Named 2014 WNBA Rookie of Year Presented by Samsung
- ↑ www.wnba.com, Breanna Stewart Named 2016 WNBA Rookie of the Year Presented By Samsung
- ↑ www.wnba.com, Allisha Gray Named 2017 WNBA Rookie of the Year
- ↑ Aces' A'ja Wilson Unanimously Selected 2018 WNBA Rookie Of The Year. WNBA, September 9, 2018, accessed September 9, 2018 .
- ↑ Minnesota's Napheesa Collier Named WNBA Rookie of the Year. WNBA, September 16, 2019, accessed September 16, 2019 .