Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year

SEC Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded for the most outstanding women's basketball player in the Southeastern Conference
Country United States
First awarded 1987
Currently held by Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) Women's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding player in the Southeastern Conference.

Although the SEC began its women's postseason tournament in 1980, and began official regular-season conference play in the 1982–83 season,[1] a Player of the Year award was not created until the 1986–87 season.

Currently, two bodies vote for Players of the Year. The league's coaches have selected a Player of the Year since the 1986–87 season, and the Associated Press began presenting its version of the award in the 1996–97 season.[2]

The school with the most SEC Player of the Year award winners is Tennessee, with 9 total awards. Two established SEC members have yet to have a winner—charter SEC members Alabama and Ole Miss. Missouri and Texas A&M joined in 2012.

Nine players have won at least a share of the award twice, but no player has received the honor three times.

Key

† Co-Players of the Year
* Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
the Naismith College Player of the Year, the John R. Wooden Award, or the Wade Trophy
‡ Associated Press selection
₮ SEC coaches selection
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player received the Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Season Player[a] School Position Class Reference(s)
1986–87 McClain, KatrinaKatrina McClain Georgia
1987–88 Orr, VickieVickie Orr Auburn Center[3] Senior[3]
1988–89 Gordon, BridgetteBridgette Gordon Tennessee Forward[4] Senior[4]
1989–90 Jones, CarolynCarolyn Jones Auburn Guard[5] Junior[5]
1990–91 Jones, CarolynCarolyn Jones (2) Auburn Guard[5] Senior[5]
1991–92 Head, DenaDena Head Tennessee Forward[4] Senior[4]
1992–93 Freeman, LaurettaLauretta Freeman Auburn Forward[6] Senior[6]
1993–94 McCray, NikkiNikki McCray Tennessee Forward[4] Junior[4]
1994–95 McCray, NikkiNikki McCray (2) Tennessee Forward[4] Senior[4]
1995–96 Roundtree, SaudiaSaudia Roundtree* Georgia
1996–97 Milton, DeLishaDeLisha Milton* Florida
1997–98 Holdsclaw, ChamiqueChamique Holdsclaw* Tennessee Forward[4] Junior[4]
1998–99 Holdsclaw, ChamiqueChamique Holdsclaw* (2) Tennessee Forward[4] Senior[4]
1999–2000 Miller, KellyKelly Miller Georgia
2000–01 Miller, KellyKelly Miller (2) Georgia
2001–02† Anderson, ChantelleChantelle Anderson₮ Vanderbilt
2001–02† Thomas, LaToyaLaToya Thomas‡ Mississippi State
2002–03 Thomas, LaToyaLaToya Thomas (2) Mississippi State
2003–04 Christon, ShamekaShameka Christon Arkansas
2004–05 Augustus, SeimoneSeimone Augustus* LSU Forward[7] Junior[7]
2005–06 Augustus, SeimoneSeimone Augustus* (2) LSU Forward[7] Senior[7]
2006–07 Parker, CandaceCandace Parker* Tennessee Forward[4] Sophomore[8]
2007–08 Fowles, SylviaSylvia Fowles LSU Center[7] Senior[7]
2008–09 Bonner, DeWannaDeWanna Bonner Auburn Guard[9] Senior[9]
2009–10 Dunlap, VictoriaVictoria Dunlap Kentucky Forward[10] Junior[11]
2010–11† Dunlap, VictoriaVictoria Dunlap₮ (2) Kentucky Forward[10] Senior[11]
2010–11† Stricklen, ShekinnaShekinna Stricklen‡ Tennessee Guard/forward[4] Senior[4]
2011–12 Mathies, A'diaA'dia Mathies Kentucky Guard[12] Junior[11]
2012–13† Mathies, A'diaA'dia Mathies‡₮ (2) Kentucky Guard[12] Senior[11] [13][14]
2012–13† Simmons, MeighanMeighan Simmons₮ Tennessee Guard[4] Junior[4] [13]
2013–14 Mitchell, TiffanyTiffany Mitchell South Carolina Guard Sophomore [15]
2014–15 Mitchell, TiffanyTiffany Mitchell (2) South Carolina Guard Junior [16][17]

Winners by school

School (year joined) Winners Years
Tennessee (1932) 9 1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2011†, 2013†
Auburn (1932) 5 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2009
Georgia (1932) 4 1987, 1996, 2000, 2001
Kentucky (1932) 4 2010, 2011†, 2012, 2013†
LSU (1932) 3 2005, 2006, 2008
Mississippi State (1932) 2 2002†, 2003
South Carolina (1991) 2 2014, 2015
Arkansas (1991) 1 2004
Florida (1932) 1 1997
Vanderbilt (1932) 1 2002†
Alabama (1932) 0 —
Ole Miss (1932) 0 —
Missouri (2012) 0 —
Texas A&M (2012) 0 —

Footnotes

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Championships: SEC Champions" (PDF). 2012–13 SEC Women's Basketball Media Guide. Southeastern Conference. p. 88. Retrieved May 16, 2013. Women’s basketball first came under the auspices of the Southeastern Conference in the 1982-83 season. Games played between SEC teams before that time are not counted in the alltime standings, since there was no uniform number of conference games. The league began sponsoring a tournament in 1980.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Honors: SEC Yearly Player Awards" (PDF). 2012–13 SEC Women's Basketball Media Guide. Southeastern Conference. p. 110. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "All-Time Roster/Statistics" (PDF). 2012–13 Auburn Women's Basketball Almanac. Auburn University Athletics. p. 81. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 "History: All-Time Roster" (PDF). Tennessee Lady Volunteers Basketball 2012–13 Record Book. University of Tennessee Athletics. pp. 74–76. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "All-Time Roster/Statistics" (PDF). 2012–13 Auburn Women's Basketball Almanac. Auburn University Athletics. p. 76. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "All-Time Roster/Statistics" (PDF). 2012–13 Auburn Women's Basketball Almanac. Auburn University Athletics. p. 71. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "All-Time Starting Lineups". 2012–13 LSU Women's Basketball Media Guide. LSU Athletics. p. 181. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  8. ↑ Although Parker arrived at Tennessee in 2004, and is listed as having been a team member from 2005–2008 (the Tennessee basketball media guide consistently classifies seasons by the calendar years in which they end), she took a medical redshirt year in 2004–05 due to injury. She was named SEC Freshman of the Year in the 2005–06 season, the year before she was named Player of the Year. "History: Lady Vol Honorees (SEC Freshman of the Year)" (PDF). Tennessee Lady Volunteers Basketball 2012–13 Record Book. University of Tennessee Athletics. p. 81. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "All-Time Roster/Statistics" (PDF). 2012–13 Auburn Women's Basketball Almanac. Auburn University Athletics. p. 68. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Women's Basketball: 2010–11 Roster". University of Kentucky Athletics Department. Retrieved May 31, 2013. In official publications, Kentucky women's basketball does not distinguish between power forward and small forward.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "All-Time Letterwinners" (PDF). 40 Minutes: Kentucky Women's Basketball 2012–2013. University of Kentucky Athletics Department. p. 101. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "2012–13 Rosters". 40 Minutes: Kentucky Women's Basketball 2012–2013. University of Kentucky Athletics Department. Retrieved May 31, 2013. In official publications, Kentucky women's basketball lists "guard" and "point guard" as separate positions.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Mathies, Stallworth, Walker Honored by SEC" (Press release). University of Kentucky Athletics Department. March 5, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Mathies Earns Second Straight AP SEC Player of the Year" (Press release). University of Kentucky Athletics Department. March 19, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  15. ↑
  16. ↑ 2015 SEC Women’s Basketball Awards Announced
  17. ↑ "South Carolina's Mitchell AP's SEC women's player of year". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2015.