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Wade Trophy
Awarded forThe best female college basketball player in the United States
CountryUnited States
Presented byWomen's Basketball Coaches Association (starting in 2001)
First awarded1978
Currently held byCaitlin Clark, Iowa
WebsiteOfficial website

The Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best upperclass 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.

UConn 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), Breanna Stewart (2015, 2016), Sabrina Ionescu (2019, 2020), and Caitlin Clark (2023, 2024).

Baylor is in sole possession of second in total awards, and is in a second-place tie with two other schools for the most individual recipients. Three Baylor players have combined to win four awards. The other two programs with three individual recipients are Louisiana Tech and Texas, with all of each school's winners having received the award once. There have never been any ties for the award.

Eligibility and criteria

All academically eligible women's basketball athletes, except freshmen, 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, playing for Connecticut
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 Ref.
1977–78 Carol Blazejowski Montclair State Forward 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 LaTaunya Pollard Long Beach State Guard Senior
1983–84 Janice Lawrence Braxton Louisiana Tech Forward Senior
1984–85 Cheryl Miller USC Forward Junior
1985–86 Kamie Ethridge Texas Guard Senior
1986–87 Shelly Pennefather Villanova Forward Senior
1987–88 Teresa Weatherspoon Louisiana Tech Guard Senior
1988–89 Clarissa Davis Texas Forward Senior
1989–90 Jennifer Azzi Stanford Guard Senior
1990–91 Daedra Charles Tennessee Center Senior
1991–92 Susan Robinson Penn State Forward Senior
1992–93 Karen Jennings Nebraska Forward Senior
1993–94 Carol Ann Shudlick Minnesota Forward Senior
1994–95 Rebecca Lobo UConn Center Senior
1995–96 Jennifer Rizzotti UConn Guard Senior
1996–97 DeLisha Milton Florida Forward Senior
1997–98 Ticha Penicheiro Old Dominion Guard Senior
1998–99 Stephanie White Purdue Guard Senior
1999–00 Edwina Brown Texas Guard Senior
2000–01 Jackie Stiles Southwest Missouri State Guard Senior
2001–02 Sue Bird UConn Guard Senior
2002–03 Diana Taurasi UConn Forward Junior
2003–04 Alana Beard Duke Guard 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 Candice Wiggins Stanford Guard Senior
2008–09 Maya Moore UConn Forward Sophomore
2009–10 Maya Moore (2) UConn Forward Junior
2010–11 Maya Moore (3) UConn Forward Senior
2011–12 Brittney Griner Baylor Center Junior
2012–13 Brittney Griner (2) Baylor Center Senior
2013–14 Odyssey Sims Baylor Guard Senior
2014–15 Breanna Stewart UConn Forward Junior
2015–16 Breanna Stewart (2) UConn Forward Senior
2016–17 Kelsey Plum Washington Guard Senior
2017–18 A'ja Wilson South Carolina Forward Senior
2018–19 Sabrina Ionescu Oregon Guard Junior
2019–20 Sabrina Ionescu (2) Oregon Guard Senior
2020–21 NaLyssa Smith Baylor Forward Junior
2021–22 Aliyah Boston South Carolina Forward Junior
2022–23 Caitlin Clark Iowa Guard Junior
2023–24 Caitlin Clark (2) Iowa Guard Senior
  1. ^ Official athletic brand name was "Connecticut" before 2013–14.
  2. Known since 2005 as Missouri State.

See also

References

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  33. "Wade Trophy Winner A'ja Wilson Headlines 2018 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America Team" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  34. "Wade Trophy Winner Sabrina Ionescu Headlines 2019 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America Team" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  35. "Sabrina Ionescu adds second Wade Trophy to growing list of accolades". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-04-02.
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  39. "Caitlin Clark Wins Second Wade Trophy, Headlines 2024 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America Team" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

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