WBCA Freshman of the Year
WBCA Freshman of the Year | |
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Awarded for | the most outstanding freshmen female college basketball player |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Adidas |
History | |
First award | 2017 |
Most recent | Paige Bueckers, UConn Caitlin Clark, Iowa |
The WBCA Freshman of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented by Adidas to the most outstanding freshman player. The award was first given following the 2016–17 season.[1]
Key[]
† | Co-National Freshman of the Year |
* | Awarded a national Player of the Year award as a freshman: the Naismith College Player of the Year or the John R. Wooden Award[a] |
Winners[]
Season | Player | School | Source(s) |
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2016–17 | Destiny Slocum | Maryland | [2] |
2017–18 | Chennedy Carter | Texas A&M | [3] |
2018–19 | Rhyne Howard | Kentucky | [4] |
2019–20 | Aliyah Boston | South Carolina | [5] |
2020–21† | Paige Bueckers* | UConn | [6] |
Caitlin Clark | Iowa |
Footnotes[]
- ^ Freshmen are ineligible for the other major national award, the Wade Trophy.
References[]
- ^ "WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year presented by adidas". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ "Destiny Slocum Is First WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year Presented by adidas". wbca.org (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. April 2, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ "Texas A&M's Chennedy Carter Named 2018 WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year Award" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 27, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ "Kentucky's Rhyne Howard Named 2019 WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. April 3, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ "Aliyah Boston Named 2020 WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. April 1, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ "UConn's Bueckers, Iowa's Clary Named 2021 WBCA NCAA Division I Co-Freshmen of the Year" (Press release). Women's Basketball Coaches Association. March 30, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
Categories:
- Awards established in 2017
- College basketball trophies and awards in the United States