Wade Trophy

Wade Trophy
The 2010 Wade Trophy
Awarded for	the best female college basketball player in the United States
Country	United States
First awarded	1978
Currently held by	A'ja Wilson, South Carolina
Website	Official website

The Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best women's basketball player in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I competition. It is named after three–time national champion Delta State University coach Lily Margaret Wade. The award debuted in 1978 as the first–ever women's national player of the year award in college basketball. State Farm Insurance sponsors the award, and the trophy is presented at the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) National Convention.

Connecticut has the most all-time winners with nine. Maya Moore is the only player to win the Wade Trophy three times, accomplishing the feat in 2009 (only Sophomore ever to win the award), 2010 and 2011. Other multiple award winners include Nancy Lieberman (1979, 1980), Seimone Augustus (2005, 2006), Brittney Griner (2012, 2013), and fellow Uconn alum Breanna Stewart (2015, 2016).

Three schools are tied for second place in total recipients: Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion, and Texas have three winners apiece. There have never been any ties for the award.

Contents

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  1 Eligibility and criteria
  


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  2 Winners
  


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  3 References
  


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  4 External links
  

Eligibility and criteria

All academically eligible women's basketball athletes in NCAA Division I qualify as candidates

• Member of the NCAA Division I Kodak/WBCA All-America Team


• Game and season statistics


• Effect on team


• Leadership


• Character


• Overall playing ability


• Player that embodies the "Spirit of Margaret Wade" as defined by the WBCA and the NAGWS

Winners

Jennifer Azzi won in 1990 while playing for Stanford.

Sue Bird, in white, won in 2002

Maya Moore is the award's only three-time recipient.

Breanna Stewart receiving the Wade trophy at the 2015 WBCA convention in Tampa Bay FL

Player (n)

Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Wade Trophy at that point

Season	Player	School	Position	Class
1977–78	Carol Blazejowski[1]	Montclair State	Forward	Senior
1978–79	Nancy Lieberman[2]	Old Dominion	Guard	Junior
1979–80	Nancy Lieberman (2)[2]	Old Dominion	Guard	Senior
1980–81	Lynette Woodard[3]	Kansas	Guard	Senior
1981–82	Pam Kelly[4]	Louisiana Tech	Center	Senior
1982–83	LaTaunya Pollard[5]	Long Beach State	Guard	Senior
1983–84	Janice Lawrence Braxton[6]	Louisiana Tech	Forward	Senior
1984–85	Cheryl Miller[7]	USC	Forward	Junior
1985–86	Kamie Ethridge[8]	Texas	Guard	Junior
1986–87	Shelly Pennefather[9]	Villanova	Forward	Senior
1987–88	Teresa Weatherspoon[10]	Louisiana Tech	Guard	Senior
1988–89	Clarissa Davis[11]	Texas	Forward	Senior
1989–90	Jennifer Azzi[12]	Stanford	Guard	Senior
1990–91	Daedra Charles[13]	Tennessee	Center	Senior
1991–92	Susan Robinson[14]	Penn State	Forward	Senior
1992–93	Karen Jennings[15]	Nebraska	Forward	Senior
1993–94	Carol Ann Shudlick[16]	Minnesota	Forward	Senior
1994–95	Rebecca Lobo[17]	Connecticut	Center	Senior
1995–96	Jennifer Rizzotti[18]	Connecticut	Guard	Senior
1996–97	DeLisha Milton[19]	Florida	Forward	Senior
1997–98	Ticha Penicheiro[20]	Old Dominion	Guard	Senior
1998–99	Stephanie White[21]	Purdue	Guard	Senior
1999–00	Edwina Brown[22]	Texas	Guard	Senior
2000–01	Jackie Stiles[23]	Southwest Missouri State	Guard	Senior
2001–02	Sue Bird[24]	Connecticut	Guard	Senior
2002–03	Diana Taurasi[25]	Connecticut	Forward	Junior
2003–04	Alana Beard[26]	Duke	Guard	Senior
2004–05	Seimone Augustus[2]	LSU	Guard	Junior
2005–06	Seimone Augustus (2)[2]	LSU	Guard	Senior
2006–07	Candace Parker[27]	Tennessee	Center	Junior
2007–08	Candice Wiggins[28]	Stanford	Guard	Senior
2008–09	Maya Moore[29]	Connecticut	Forward	Sophomore
2009–10	Maya Moore (2)[29]	Connecticut	Forward	Junior
2010–11	Maya Moore (3)[29]	Connecticut	Forward	Senior
2011–12	Brittney Griner[30]	Baylor	Center	Junior
2012–13	Brittney Griner (2)[30]	Baylor	Center	Senior
2013–14	Odyssey Sims[30]	Baylor	Guard	Senior
2014–15	Breanna Stewart[31]	Connecticut	Forward	Junior
2015–16	Breanna Stewart (2)[31]	Connecticut	Forward	Senior
2016–17	Kelsey Plum[32]	Washington	Guard	Senior
2017–18	A'ja Wilson[33]	South Carolina	Forward	Senior

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External links

• Official website

v t e Women's college basketball awards (United States)
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Men's college basketball awards
Player awards	Naismith Trophy Wade Trophy AP Player of the Year Ann Meyers Drysdale Player of the Year Wooden Award Honda Sports Award WBCA Player of the Year (defunct) Academic All-America of the Year NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player WBCA Defensive Player of the Year Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard) Dawn Staley Award (Guard) USBWA National Freshman of the Year (Freshman) Senior CLASS Award (Senior) Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Senior 5'8" or shorter; defunct)
Coaching awards	Naismith Coach of the Year WBCA Coach of the Year AP Coach of the Year USBWA Coach of the Year Kay Yow Award (Character) Carol Eckman Award (Character) Legends of Coaching (Lifetime) Maggie Dixon Award (Rookie)
Other individual awards	Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award
Conference players of the year	American Big 12 Big East Big Ten NEC Pac-12 SEC WCC
Conference coaches of the year	NEC

v t e Wade Trophy winners

1978: Blazejowski 1979: Lieberman 1980: Lieberman 1981: Woodard 1982: Kelly 1983: Pollard 1984: Braxton 1985: Miller 1986: Ethridge 1987: Pennefather 1988: Weatherspoon 1989: Davis 1990: Azzi 1991: Charles 1992: Robinson 1993: Jennings 1994: Shudlick 1995: Lobo 1996: Rizzotti 1997: Milton 1998: Penicheiro 1999: White-McCarty 2000: Brown 2001: Stiles 2002: Bird 2003: Taurasi 2004: Beard 2005: Augustus 2006: Augustus 2007: Parker 2008: Wiggins 2009: Moore 2010: Moore 2011: Moore 2012: Griner 2013: Griner 2014: Sims 2015: Stewart 2016: Stewart 2017: Plum 2018: Wilson

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