Honda Sports Award (basketball)

The Honda Sports Award for basketball is presented annually to the best women's college basketball player, as selected by a panel of more than 1,000 NCAA administrators. The award was first presented following the 1976–77 season.[1][2] Four nominees are chosen annually by a panel of coaches representing the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), and the winner is chosen by the votes of administrators from every NCAA member institution, with each institution having one vote.[3]

Winners

Thirty women's college basketball players have received the Honda Sports Award for basketball in the 40 seasons it has been presented. Nine players have won the award multiple times. Breanna Stewart of UConn is the only three-time winner; eight others have won the award twice: Nancy Lieberman of Old Dominion, Cheryl Miller of USC, Dawn Staley of Virginia, Chamique Holdsclaw of Tennessee, Diana Taurasi of UConn, Seimone Augustus of LSU, Candace Parker of Tennessee, and Maya Moore of UConn.

Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Honda Sports Award at that point
Season Player School Position Class
1976–77 Lucy Harris Delta State Center Senior
1977–78 Ann Meyers UCLA Guard Senior
1978–79 Nancy Lieberman Old Dominion Guard Junior
1979–80 Nancy Lieberman (2) Old Dominion Guard Senior
1980–81 Lynette Woodard Kansas Guard Senior
1981–82 Pam Kelly Louisiana Tech Center Senior
1982–83 Anne Donovan Old Dominion Center Senior
1983–84 Cheryl Miller USC Forward Sophomore
1984–85 Cheryl Miller (2) USC Forward Junior
1985–86 Kamie Ethridge Texas Guard Senior
1986–87 Katrina McClain Georgia Forward Senior
1987–88 Teresa Weatherspoon Louisiana Tech Guard Senior
1988–89 Bridgette Gordon Tennessee Center Senior
1989–90 Jennifer Azzi Stanford Guard Senior
1990–91 Dawn Staley Virginia Guard Junior
1991–92 Dawn Staley (2) Virginia Guard Senior
1992–93 Sheryl Swoopes Texas Tech Guard/Forward Senior
1993–94 Lisa Leslie USC Center Senior
1994–95 Rebecca Lobo Connecticut[lower-alpha 1] Center Senior
1995–96 Jennifer Rizzotti Connecticut[lower-alpha 1] Guard Senior
1996–97 DeLisha Milton Florida Forward Senior
1997–98 Chamique Holdsclaw Tennessee Forward Sophomore
1998–99 Chamique Holdsclaw (2) Tennessee Forward Junior
1998–99 Stephanie White-McCarty Purdue Guard Senior
1999–00 Shea Ralph Connecticut[lower-alpha 1] Guard Junior
2000–01 Jackie Stiles Southwest Missouri State[lower-alpha 2] Guard Senior
2001–02 Sue Bird Connecticut[lower-alpha 1] Guard Senior
2002–03 Diana Taurasi Connecticut[lower-alpha 1] Forward Junior
2003–04 Diana Taurasi (2) Connecticut[lower-alpha 1] Forward Senior
2004–05 Seimone Augustus LSU Guard Junior
2005–06 Seimone Augustus (2) LSU Guard Senior
2006–07 Candace Parker Tennessee Center Junior
2007–08 Candace Parker (2) Tennessee Center Senior
2008–09 Renee Montgomery Connecticut[lower-alpha 1] Guard Senior
2009–10 Maya Moore Connecticut[lower-alpha 1] Forward Junior
2010–11 Maya Moore (2) Connecticut[lower-alpha 1] Forward Senior
2011–12 Brittney Griner Baylor Center Junior
2012–13 Elena Delle Donne Delaware Guard/Forward Senior
2013–14 Breanna Stewart UConn Forward Sophomore
2014–15 Breanna Stewart (2) UConn Forward Junior
2015–16 Breanna Stewart (3) UConn Forward Senior
2016–17 Kelsey Plum Washington Guard Senior
2017–18 A'ja Wilson South Carolina Forward Senior
2018–19 Megan Gustafson Iowa Center Senior
2019–20 Sabrina Ionescu Oregon Guard Senior
  1. Officially known for sports purposes as "UConn" since 2013–14.
  2. Known as Missouri State since 2005.

Totals by school

The following is a list of all schools with players having received the Honda Sports Award in basketball, the total number of awards per school, the number of individual players awarded per school, and the years in which the awards were received.
School Total awards Players awarded Years
UConn 12 8 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016
Tennessee 5 3 1989, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008
Old Dominion 3 2 1979, 1980, 1983
USC 3 2 1984, 1985, 1994
Louisiana Tech 2 2 1982, 1988
LSU 2 1 2005, 2006
Virginia 2 1 1991, 1992
Baylor 1 1 2012
Delaware 1 1 2013
Delta State 1 1 1977
Florida 1 1 1997
Georgia 1 1 1987
Iowa 1 1 2019
Kansas 1 1 1981
Oregon 1 1 2020
Purdue 1 1 1999
South Carolina 1 1 2018
Missouri State 1 1 2001
Stanford 1 1 1990
Texas 1 1 1986
Texas Tech 1 1 1993
UCLA 1 1 1978
Washington 1 1 2017

See also

Notes

  1. "Women's College Basketball Awards (2016–17)" (PDF). ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 15. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  2. "Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Basketball". collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  3. "Nominees Announced for 2015-16 Honda Sport Award for Women's Basketball". collegiatewomensportsawards.com. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
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