WBCA Player of the Year
NCAA Division II and Division III women's college basketball award
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The Women's Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Year award is presented annually to the best women's college basketball players in NCAA Division II and Division III as voted by the WBCA membership. From 1983 to 2000, the award was also given to the best player in Division I. The award was first presented in 1983. The award was presented by Champion from 1983 to 1994, by Rawlings from 1995 to 2002, and by State Farm from 2003 to 2015.[1]
Winners
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has won the award |
Division I
| Year | Player | College | Position | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Anne Donovan[2] | Old Dominion | C | Senior |
| 1984 | Janice Lawrence[3] | Louisiana Tech | F | Senior |
| 1985 | Cheryl Miller[4] | USC | F/C | Junior |
| 1986 | Cheryl Miller (2) | USC | F/C | Senior |
| 1987 | Katrina McClain[5] | Georgia | F | Senior |
| 1988 | Michelle Edwards[6] | Iowa | G | Senior |
| 1989 | Clarissa Davis[7] | Texas | F | Senior |
| 1990 | Venus Lacy[8] | Louisiana Tech | C | Senior |
| 1991 | Dawn Staley[9] | Virginia | PG | Junior |
| 1992 | Dawn Staley (2)[9] | Virginia | PG | Senior |
| 1993 | Sheryl Swoopes[10] | Texas Tech | G/F | Senior |
| 1994 | Lisa Leslie[11] | USC | C | Senior |
| 1995 | Rebecca Lobo[12] | Connecticut | C | Senior |
| 1996 | Saudia Roundtree[13] | Georgia | G | Junior |
| 1997 | Kate Starbird[14] | Stanford | F | Senior |
| 1998 | Chamique Holdsclaw[15] | Tennessee | F | Junior |
| 1999 | Chamique Holdsclaw (2)[15] | Tennessee | F | Senior |
| 2000 | Tamika Catchings[16] | Tennessee | F | Junior |
Division II
| Year | Player | College |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Jackie White[8] | Cal Poly Pomona |
| 1984 | Carla Eades[17] | Central Missouri |
| 1985 | Rosie Jones[18] | Central Missouri |
| 1986 | Vickie Mitchell[18] | Cal Poly Pomona |
| 1987 | Debra Larsen[19] | Cal Poly Pomona |
| 1988 | Vanessa Wells[20] | West Tex. A&M |
| 1989 | Cathy Gooden[19] | Cal Poly Pomona |
| 1990 | Crystal Hardy[21] | Delta St. |
| 1991 | Tracy Saunders[18] | Norfolk St. |
| 1992 | Mindy Young[22] | Pitt.-Johnstown |
| 1993 | Yolanda Griffith[23] | Fla. Atlantic |
| 1994 | Tammy Greene[24] | Philadelphia |
| 1995 | Sheri Kleinsasser[25] | North Dakota |
| 1996 | Jennifer Clarkson[26] | Abilene Christian |
| 1997 | Kasey Morlock[27] | North Dakota St. |
| 1998 | Jenny Crouse[28] | North Dakota |
| 1999 | Jenny Crouse (2)[28] | North Dakota |
| 2000 | Jayne Even[29] | North Dakota St. |
| 2001 | Theresa LeCuyer[30] | North Dakota |
| 2002 | Lauri McIntosh[18] | Cal Poly Pomona |
| 2003 | Becky Siembak[31] | California (PA) |
| 2004 | Mandy Koupal[32] | South Dakota |
| 2005 | Candice Allen[19] | Cal Poly Pomona |
| 2006 | Jennifer Harris[33] | Washburn |
| 2007 | Erika Quigley[34] | St. Cloud St |
| 2008 | Johannah Leedham[35] | Franklin Pierce |
| 2009 | Katie Cezat[36] | Hillsdale |
| 2010 | Johannah Leedham (2)[35] | Franklin Pierce |
| 2011 | Shannon McKever[37] | Lander |
| 2012 | Kari Daugherty[38] | Ashland |
| 2013 | Kari Daugherty (2)[38] | Ashland |
| 2014 | Lauren Battista[39] | Bentley |
| 2015 | Shareta Brown[40] | Wayne St. (MI) |
| 2016 | Kiana Johnson[41] | Virginia Union |
| 2017 | Kelly Moten[42] | Emporia St. |
| 2018 | Jodi Johnson[43] | Ashland |
| 2019 | Hailey Diestelkamp[44] | Drury University |
| 2020 | Hailey Diestelkamp (2) | Drury University |
| 2021 | Paige Robinson | Drury University |
| 2022 | Julianne Sutton | North Georgia |
| 2023 | Brooke Olson | Minnesota Duluth |
| 2024 | Samantha Pirosko | Gannon |
| 2025 | Nala Williams | Cal State Dominguez Hills |
| 2026 | Natalie Bremer[45] | Minnesota State–Mankato |
Division III
| Year | Player | College |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Margie O'Brien[46] | Clark (MA) |
| 1984 | Page Lutz[47] | Elizabethtown |
| 1985 | Deanna Kyle[48] | Scranton |
| 1986 | Jane Meyer[49] | Elizabethtown |
| 1987 | Shelley Parks[48] | Scranton |
| 1988 | Jessica Beachy[50] | Concordia-M'head |
| 1989 | Kirsten Dumford[51] | Stanislaus St. |
| 1990 | Susan Heidt[52] | St. John Fisher |
| 1991 | Ann Gilbert[18] | Oberlin |
| 1992 | Kathy Beck[53] | Moravian |
| 1993 | Laurie Trow[54] | St. Thoman (MN) |
| 1994 | Laura Schmelzer[55] | Capital |
| 1995 | Emilie Hanson[56] | Central (IA) |
| 1996 | Wendy Wangerin[57] | Wis.-Oshkosh |
| 1997 | Connie Carson[18] | Marymount (VA) |
| 1998 | Alia Fischer[58] | Washington-St. Louis |
| 1999 | Alia Fischer (2)[58] | Washington-St. Louis |
| 2000 | Alia Fischer (3)[58] | Washington-St. Louis |
| 2001 | Tasha Rodgers[59] | Washington-St. Louis |
| 2002 | Meredith Eisenhut[60] | St. Lawrence |
| 2003 | Kendra Anderson[61] | Hardin-Simmons |
| 2004 | Allison Coleman[62] | Eastern Conn. St. |
| 2005 | Amanda Nechuta[63] | Wis.-Stevens Point |
| 2006 | Megan Silva[64] | Randolph-Macon |
| 2007 | Eileen Flaherty[65] | Bowdoin |
| 2008 | Meia Daniels[66] | Howard Payne |
| 2009 | Hillary Klimowicz[67] | TCNJ |
| 2010 | Carrie Snikkers[68] | Hope |
| 2011 | Jaclyln Daigneault[69] | Amherst |
| 2012 | Caroline Stedman[70] | Amherst |
| 2013 | Samantha Barber[71] | Wis.-Stevens Point |
| 2014 | Sydney Moss[72] | Thomas More |
| 2015 | Sydney Moss (2)[72] | Thomas More |
| 2016 | Sydney Moss (3)[72] | Thomas More |
| 2017 | Ali Doswell[73] | Amherst |
| 2018 | Kate Kerrigan[65] | Bowdoin |
| 2019 | Madison Temple[74] | Thomas More |
| 2020 | Maddie Hasson | Bowdoin |
| 2021 | Kendall Sosa | Illinois Wesleyan |
| 2022 | Kenedy Schoonveld | Hope College |
| 2023 | Morgan Morrison | Smith College |
| 2024 | Natalie Bruns | NYU |
| 2025 | Natalie Bruns (2) | NYU |
| 2026 | Caroline Peper[75] | NYU |