Wade Trophy

The Wade Trophy.

The Wade Trophy has been awarded annually since 1978 for the best female basketball player in the US college league NCAA . Only players in Division I , the top division of the NCAA, are considered for the award . The Wade Trophy is named after college coach Lily Margaret Wade , who is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . The trophy was the first college-level basketball award for women. In addition to sporting performance, the aspect of social role model function is also taken into account when awarding the award. The Women's Basketball Coaches Association and the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport are responsible for the award .

winner

season	Player	college
1977-78	Carol Blazejowski	Montclair State University
1978-79	Nancy Lieberman	Old Dominion University
1979-80	Nancy Lieberman	Old Dominion University
1980-81	Lynette Woodard	University of Kansas
1981-82	Pam Kelly	Louisiana Tech University
1982-83	LaTaunya Pollard	California State University, Long Beach
1983-84	Janice Lawrence Braxton	Louisiana Tech
1984-85	Cheryl Miller	University of Southern California
1985-86	Kamie Ethridge	University of Texas at Austin
1986-87	Shelly Pennefather	Villanova University
1987-88	Teresa Weatherspoon	Louisiana Tech
1988-89	Clarissa Davis	University of Texas at Austin
1989-90	Jennifer Azzi	Stanford University
1990-91	Daedra Charles	University of Tennessee
1991-92	Susan Robinson	Pennsylvania State University
1992-93	Karen Jennings	University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1993-94	Carol Ann Shudlick	University of Minnesota
1994-95	Rebecca Lobo	University of Connecticut
1995-96	Jennifer Rizzotti	University of Connecticut
1996-97	DeLisha Milton-Jones	University of Florida
1997-98	Ticha Penicheiro	Old Dominion University
1998-99	Stephanie White	Purdue University
1999-00	Edwina Brown	University of Texas at Austin
2000-01	Jackie Stiles	Missouri State University
2001-02	Sue Bird	University of Connecticut
2002-03	Diana Taurasi	University of Connecticut
2003-04	Alana Beard	Duke University
2004-05	Seimone Augustus	Louisiana State University
2005-06	Seimone Augustus	Louisiana State University
2006-07	Candace Parker	University of Tennessee
2007-08	Candice Wiggins	Stanford University
2008-09	Maya Moore	University of Connecticut
2009-10	Maya Moore	University of Connecticut
2010-11	Maya Moore	University of Connecticut
2011-12	Brittney Griner	Baylor University
2012–13	Brittney Griner	Baylor University
2013-14	Odyssey Sims	Baylor University
2014–15	Breanna Stewart	University of Connecticut
2015–16	Breanna Stewart	University of Connecticut
2016–17	Kelsey Plum	University of Washington
2017-18	A'ja Wilson	University of South Carolina
2018–19	Sabrina Ionescu	University of Oregon
2019-20	Sabrina Ionescu	University of Oregon

Sponsorship

The Wade Trophy is sponsored by State Farm , one of the largest auto and home insurers in the United States.

Web links

• official website of the Wade Trophy

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Website of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association ( Memento of the original from February 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 25, 2011 
2. ↑ Announcement on the NCAA website ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed October 25, 2011