WBCA Player of the Year

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

Division III

Year	Player	College
1983	Margie O'Brien[45]	Clark (MA)
1984	Page Lutz[46]	Elizabethtown
1985	Deanna Kyle[47]	Scranton
1986	Jane Meyer[48]	Elizabethtown
1987	Shelley Parks[47]	Scranton
1988	Jessica Beachy[49]	Concordia-M'head
1989	Kirsten Dumford[50]	Stanislaus St.
1990	Susan Heidt[51]	St. John Fisher
1991	Ann Gilbert[18]	Oberlin
1992	Kathy Beck[52]	Moravian
1993	Laurie Trow[53]	St. Thoman (MN)
1994	Laura Schmelzer[54]	Capital
1995	Emilie Hanson[55]	Central (IA)
1996	Wendy Wangerin[56]	Wis.-Oshkosh
1997	Connie Carson[18]	Marymount (VA)
1998	Alia Fischer[57]	Washington-St. Louis
1999	Alia Fischer (2)[57]	Washington-St. Louis
2000	Alia Fischer (3)[57]	Washington-St. Louis
2001	Tasha Rodgers[58]	Washington-St. Louis
2002	Meredith Eisenhut[59]	St. Lawrence
2003	Kendra Anderson[60]	Hardin-Simmons
2004	Allison Coleman[61]	Eastern Conn. St.
2005	Amanda Nechuta[62]	Wis.-Stevens Point
2006	Megan Silva[63]	Randolph-Macon
2007	Eileen Flaherty[64]	Bowdoin
2008	Meia Daniels[65]	Howard Payne
2009	Hillary Klimowicz[66]	TCNJ
2010	Carrie Snikkers[67]	Hope
2011	Jaclyln Daigneault[68]	Amherst
2012	Caroline Stedman[69]	Amherst
2013	Samantha Barber[70]	Wis.-Stevens Point
2014	Sydney Moss[71]	Thomas More
2015	Sydney Moss (2)[71]	Thomas More
2016	Sydney Moss (3)[71]	Thomas More
2017	Ali Doswell[72]	Amherst
2018	Kate Kerrigan[64]	Bowdoin
2019	Madison Temple[73]	Thomas More

See also

• List of sports awards honoring women

Notes

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