The USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year is an annual award issued by USA Basketball that honors the top American female basketball performer during the year's international competition.[1]
Year | Winner | Status | Reference |
---|---|---|---|
1980 | Carol Blazejowski | Post college | [2] |
1981 | Denise Curry | UCLA senior | [3] |
1982 | Cindy Noble | Post college | [2] |
1982 | LaTaunya Pollard | Long Beach State junior | [2] |
1983 | Lynette Woodard | Post college | [2] |
1984 | Cheryl Miller | USC sophomore | [2] |
1985 | Jennifer Gillom | Ole Miss junior | [2] |
1986 | Cheryl Miller (2) | USC senior | [2] |
1987 | Teresa Edwards | Post college | [2] |
1988 | Katrina McClain | Post college | [2] |
1989 | Venus Lacey | LaTech junior | [2] |
1990 | Teresa Edwards (2) | Post college | [2] |
1991 | Ruthie Bolton | Post college | [2] |
1992 | Katrina McClain (2) | Post college | [2] |
1993 | Lisa Leslie | USC junior | [2] |
1994 | Dawn Staley | Post college | [2] |
1995 | Sylvia Crawley | Post college | [2] |
1996 | Teresa Edwards (3) | Post college | [2] |
1997 | Chamique Holdsclaw | Tennessee sophomore | [2] |
1998 | Lisa Leslie (2) | Post college | [2] |
1999 | Natalie Williams | UCLA sophomore | [2] |
2000 | Teresa Edwards (4) | Post college | [2] |
2001 | Ayana Walker | Post college | [2] |
2002 | Lisa Leslie (3) | Post college | [2] |
2003 | Seimone Augustus | LSU freshman | [2] |
2004 | Dawn Staley (2) | Post college | [2] |
2005 | Crystal Langhorne | Maryland freshman | [4] |
2006 | Diana Taurasi | Post college | [5] |
2007 | Candice Wiggins | Stanford junior | [6] |
2008 | Katie Smith | Post college | [7] |
2009 | Tina Charles | UConn junior | [8] |
2010 | Diana Taurasi (2) | Post college | [5] |
2011 | Breanna Stewart | North Syracuse (HS) junior | [9] |
2012 | Diana Taurasi (3) | Post college | [5] |
2013 | Breanna Stewart (2) | UConn freshman | [9] |
2014 | Maya Moore | Post college | [10] |
2015 | A'ja Wilson | South Carolina freshman | [2] |
2016 | Diana Taurasi (4) | Post college | [11] |
2017 | Janelle Bailey | Providence Day School (HS) senior | [12] |
2018 | Breanna Stewart (3) | Post college | [13] |
2019 | Paige Bueckers | Hopkins (HS) senior | [14][15] |
2020 | No award due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | Sue Bird | Post college | [16] |
2022 | A'ja Wilson (2) | Post college | [17] |
2023 | Hannah Hidalgo | [18] |
Status | Count |
Post college | 25 |
College senior | 2 |
College junior | 7 |
College sophomore | 2 |
College freshman | 4 |
High school senior | 2 |
High school junior | 1 |
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