Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year
Award
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The Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the top women's basketball freshman in the Big 12 Conference.
Awarded forthe top women's basketball freshman in the Big 12 Conference
CountryUnited States
Presented byPhillips 66
First award1997
| Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | the top women's basketball freshman in the Big 12 Conference |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Phillips 66 |
| First award | 1997 |
| Currently held by | Jaliya Davis, Kansas |
Key
| † | Co-Freshman of the Year |
| * | Awarded a national Freshman of the Year award:
USBWA National Freshman of the Year (USBWA) WBCA Freshman of the Year (WBCA) |
Winners
| Season | Player | School | National Freshman of the Year Awards | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | Julie Helm | Missouri | — | [1] |
| 1997–98 | Megan Taylor | Iowa State | — | |
| 1998–99 | Laneishea Caufield | Oklahoma | — | |
| 1999–2000 | Plenette Pierson | Texas Tech | — | |
| 2000–01 | Nicole Ohlde | Kansas State | — | |
| 2001–02 | Heather Schreiber | Texas | — | |
| 2002–03 | Erin Grant† | Texas Tech | — | [2] |
| Chelsi Welch† | Oklahoma | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Tiffany Jackson-Jones* | Texas | USBWA | [3] |
| 2004–05 | Morenike Atunrase | Texas A&M | — | [4] |
| 2005–06 | Courtney Paris* | Oklahoma | USBWA | [5] |
| 2006–07 | Andrea Riley | Oklahoma State | — | [6] |
| 2007–08 | Danielle Robinson | Oklahoma | — | [7] |
| 2008–09 | Whitney Hand | Oklahoma | — | [8] |
| 2009–10 | Brittney Griner* | Baylor | USBWA | [9] |
| 2010–11 | Odyssey Sims* | Baylor | USBWA | [10] |
| 2011–12 | Liz Donohoe | Oklahoma State | — | [11] |
| 2012–13 | Imani McGee-Stafford | Texas | — | [12] |
| 2013–14 | Nina Davis | Baylor | — | [13] |
| 2014–15 | Gabbi Ortiz | Oklahoma | — | [14] |
| 2015–16 | Tynice Martin | West Virginia | — | [15] |
| 2016–17 | Joyner Holmes | Texas | — | [16] |
| 2017–18 | Shaina Pellington | Oklahoma | — | [17] |
| 2018–19 | Chrislyn Carr | Texas Tech | — | [18] |
| 2019–20 | Ayoka Lee | Kansas State | — | [19] |
| 2020–21 | Lexi Donarski | Iowa State | — | [20] |
| 2021–22 | Rori Harmon | Texas | — | [21] |
| 2022–23 | Darianna Littlepage-Buggs | Baylor | — | [22] |
| 2023–24 | Madison Booker | Texas | — | [23] |
| 2024–25 | Delaney Gibb | BYU | — | [24] |
| 2025–26 | Jaliya Davis | Kansas | — | [25] |
Winners by school
| School (year joined)[a] | Winners | Years[b] |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma (1996)[c] | 7 | 1999, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2018 |
| Texas (1996)[c] | 6 | 2002, 2004, 2013, 2017, 2022, 2024 |
| Baylor (1996) | 4 | 2010, 2011, 2014, 2023 |
| Texas Tech (1996) | 3 | 2000, 2003, 2019 |
| Iowa State (1996) | 2 | 1998, 2021 |
| Kansas State (1996) | 2 | 2001, 2020 |
| Oklahoma State (1996) | 2 | 2007, 2012 |
| Kansas (1996) | 1 | 2026 |
| BYU (2023) | 1 | 2025 |
| Missouri (1996)[d] | 1 | 1997 |
| Texas A&M (1996)[d] | 1 | 2005 |
| West Virginia (2012) | 1 | 2016 |
| Arizona (2024) | 0 | — |
| Arizona State (2024) | 0 | — |
| Cincinnati (2023) | 0 | — |
| Colorado (1996/2024)[e] | 0 | — |
| Houston (2023) | 0 | — |
| Nebraska (1996)[f] | 0 | — |
| TCU (2012) | 0 | — |
| UCF (2023) | 0 | — |
| Utah (2024) | 0 | — |
Footnotes
- Reflects the calendar year in which the school joined the Big 12.
- Reflects the calendar year in which the basketball season ends.