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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, JuJu Watkins won the award after averaging 23.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game on 42.6% shooting for the USC Trojans. Check out the all-time list of 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 2025: JuJu Watkins, USC Check out more of ESPN's women's college basketball coverage including breaking news, scores, schedules, and more.
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