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Naismith Women's College Player of the Year: Winners list

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Each year, the Naismith Women's College Player of the Year Award is given to the nation's best women's college basketball player. The recipient of the Naismith Trophy is determined by a board that includes NCAA basketball head coaches, administrators and media members. The Naismith College Player of the Year Award was expanded to include women in 1983.

This season, Caitlin Clark won the award for the second year in a row while leading Iowa to a 34-5 record.

Here is a list Naismith Women's College Player of the Year Award winners:

1983: Anne Donovan, Old Dominion

1984: Cheryl Miller, USC

1985: Cheryl Miller, USC

1986: Cheryl Miller, USC

1987: Clarissa Davis, Texas

1988: Sue Wicks, Rutgers

1989: Clarissa Davis, Texas

1990: Jennifer Azzi, Stanford

1991: Dawn Staley, Virginia

1992: Dawn Staley, Virginia

1993: Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech

1994: Lisa Leslie, USC

1995: Rebecca Lobo, UConn

1996: Saudia Roundtree, Georgia

1997: Kate Starbird, Stanford

1998: Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee

1999: Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee

2000: Tamika Catchings, Tennessee

2001: Ruth Riley, Notre Dame

2002: Sue Bird, UConn

2003: Diana Taurasi, UConn

2004: Diana Taurasi, UConn

2005: Seimone Augustus, Louisiana State

2006: Seimone Augustus, Louisiana State

2007: Lindsey Harding, Duke

2008: Candace Parker, Tennessee

2009: Maya Moore, UConn

2010: Tina Charles, UConn

2011: Maya Moore, UConn

2012: Brittney Griner, Baylor

2013: Brittney Griner, Baylor

2014: Breanna Stewart, UConn

2015: Breanna Stewart, UConn

2016: Breanna Stewart, UConn

2017: Kelsey Plum, Washington

2018: A'ja Wilson, South Carolina

2019: Megan Gustafson, Iowa

2020: Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon

2021: Paige Bueckers, UConn

2022: Aliyah Boston, South Carolina

2023: Caitlin Clark, Iowa

2024: Caitlin Clark, Iowa

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