Wade Trophy

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Wade Trophy
The 2010 Wade Trophy
Awarded for	the best female college basketball player in the United States
Country	United States
Presented by	State Farm Insurance
First awarded	1978
Currently held by	Brittney Griner, Baylor
Official website	Official website

The Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best women's basketball player in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I competition. It is named after three–time national champion Delta State University coach Lily Margaret Wade. The award debuted in 1978 as the first–ever women's national player of the year award in college basketball. State Farm Insurance sponsors the award, and the trophy is presented at the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) National Convention.

Connecticut has the most all-time winners with seven, including the 2010–11 recipient, Maya Moore. Moore is the only player to win the Wade Trophy three times, accomplishing the feat from 2009 to 2011. Other multiple award winners include Nancy Lieberman (1979, 1980) and Seimone Augustus (2005, 2006).

Three schools are tied for second place in total recipients: Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion, and Texas have three winners apiece. There have never been any ties for the award.

Eligibility and criteria

All academically eligible women's basketball athletes in NCAA Division I qualify as candidates

Member of the NCAA Division I Kodak/WBCA All-America Team
Game and season statistics
Effect on team
Leadership
Character
Overall playing ability
Player that embodies the "Spirit of Margaret Wade" as defined by the WBCA and the NAGWS

Winners

Jennifer Azzi won in 1990 while playing for Stanford.

Sue Bird, in white, won in 2002

Maya Moore is the award's only three-time recipient.

Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Wade Trophy at that point

Season	Player	School	Position	Class
1977–78	Blazejowski, CarolCarol Blazejowski	Montclair State	Forward	4 !Senior
1978–79	Lieberman, NancyNancy Lieberman	Old Dominion	Guard	3 !Junior
1979–80	Lieberman, NancyNancy Lieberman (2)	Old Dominion	Guard	4 !Senior
1980–81	Woodard, LynetteLynette Woodard	Kansas	Guard	4 !Senior
1981–82	Kelly, PamPam Kelly	Louisiana Tech	Center	4 !Senior
1982–83	Pollard, LaTaunyaLaTaunya Pollard	Long Beach State	Guard	4 !Senior
1983–84	Braxton, Janice LawrenceJanice Lawrence Braxton	Louisiana Tech	Forward	4 !Senior
1984–85	Miller, CherylCheryl Miller	USC	Forward	3 !Junior
1985–86	Ethridge, KamieKamie Ethridge	Texas	Guard	3 !Junior
1986–87	Pennefather, ShellyShelly Pennefather	Villanova	Forward	4 !Senior
1987–88	Weatherspoon, TeresaTeresa Weatherspoon	Louisiana Tech	Guard	4 !Senior
1988–89	Davis, ClarissaClarissa Davis	Texas	Forward	4 !Senior
1989–90	Azzi, JenniferJennifer Azzi	Stanford	Guard	4 !Senior
1990–91	Charles, DaedraDaedra Charles	Tennessee	Center	4 !Senior
1991–92	Robinson, SusanSusan Robinson	Penn State	Forward	4 !Senior
1992–93	Jennings, KarenKaren Jennings	Nebraska	Forward	4 !Senior
1993–94	Shudlick, Carol AnnCarol Ann Shudlick	Minnesota	Forward	4 !Senior
1994–95	Lobo, RebeccaRebecca Lobo	Connecticut	Center	4 !Senior
1995–96	Rizzotti, JenniferJennifer Rizzotti	Connecticut	Guard	4 !Senior
1996–97	Milton, DeLishaDeLisha Milton	Florida	Forward	4 !Senior
1997–98	Penicheiro, TichaTicha Penicheiro	Old Dominion	Guard	4 !Senior
1998–99	White, StephanieStephanie White	Purdue	Guard	4 !Senior
1999–00	Brown, EdwinaEdwina Brown	Texas	Guard	4 !Senior
2000–01	Stiles, JackieJackie Stiles	Southwest Missouri State	Guard	4 !Senior
2001–02	Bird, SueSue Bird	Connecticut	Guard	4 !Senior
2002–03	Taurasi, DianaDiana Taurasi	Connecticut	Forward	3 !Junior
2003–04	Beard, AlanaAlana Beard	Duke	Guard	4 !Senior
2004–05	Augustus, SeimoneSeimone Augustus	LSU	Guard	3 !Junior
2005–06	Augustus, SeimoneSeimone Augustus (2)	LSU	Guard	4 !Senior
2006–07	Parker, CandaceCandace Parker	Tennessee	Center	3 !Junior
2007–08	Wiggins, CandiceCandice Wiggins	Stanford	Guard	4 !Senior
2008–09	Moore, MayaMaya Moore	Connecticut	Forward	2 !Sophomore
2009–10	Moore, MayaMaya Moore (2)	Connecticut	Forward	3 !Junior
2010–11	Moore, MayaMaya Moore (3)	Connecticut	Forward	4 !Senior
2011–12	Griner, BrittneyBrittney Griner	Baylor	Center	3 !Junior
2012–13	Griner, BrittneyBrittney Griner (2)	Baylor	Center	4 !Senior

External links

Official website

v t e Women's college basketball awards (United States)

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame • Men's college basketball awards

Best player awards	Naismith Trophy Wade Trophy Wooden Award AP Player of the Year

Individual awards	Academic All-America of the Year Nancy Lieberman Award (Point Guard) Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (senior 5'8" or shorter) NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player USBWA National Freshman of the Year

Coach awards	Naismith Coach of the Year AP Coach of the Year Kay Yow Award / Carol Eckman Award (Character) Legends of Coaching (Lifetime) Maggie Dixon Award (Top Rookie HC)

Conference Players of the Year	Big East SEC WCC

Wade Trophy winners

1978: Blazejowski
1979: Lieberman
1980: Lieberman
1981: Woodard
1982: Kelly
1983: Pollard
1984: Braxton
1985: Miller
1986: Ethridge
1987: Pennefather
1988: Weatherspoon
1989: Davis
1990: Azzi
1991: Charles
1992: Robinson
1993: Jennings
1994: Shudlick
1995: Lobo
1996: Rizzotti
1997: Milton
1998: Penicheiro
1999: White-McCarty
2000: Brown
2001: Stiles
2002: Bird
2003: Taurasi
2004: Beard
2005: Augustus
2006: Augustus
2007: Parker
2008: Wiggins
2009: Moore
2010: Moore
2011: Moore
2012: Griner
2013: Griner

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