WNBA Rookie of the Year Award

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The WNBA Rookie of the Year Award is given each year to the first-year player who has had the best performance amongst first-year players league-wide. The winner of the award is determined by the votes of a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.

Contents 1 Rookie of the Year 2 Trivia 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Rookie of the Year

Year	Player	Team
1997	No Award Given
1998	Tracy Reid	Charlotte Sting
1999	Chamique Holdsclaw	Washington Mystics
2000	Betty Lennox	Minnesota Lynx
2001	Jackie Stiles	Portland Fire
2002	Tamika Catchings	Indiana Fever
2003	Cheryl Ford1	Detroit Shock
2004	Diana Taurasi	Phoenix Mercury
2005	Temeka Johnson	Washington Mystics
2006	Seimone Augustus	Minnesota Lynx

[edit] Trivia

• Cheryl Ford is the only player to win a rookie of the year award and a WNBA title in the same year. And since Cheryl Ford, no other rookie of the year has led their team to the playoffs.

[edit] See also

• WNBA Coach of the Year
• WNBA Finals MVP
• WNBA MVP
• WNBA Defensive Player of the Year
• WNBA Most Improved Player
• Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award

[edit] References

• Washington’s Temeka Johnson Named 2005 WNBA Rookie of the Year. Retrieved on September 14, 2005.