Best Female College Basketball Player ESPY Award information
Men's college basketball player award, 1993–2001
Best Male College Basketball Player ESPY Award
Awarded for
ESPY Award for the best female NCAA basketball player in the previous season
Country
United States
Presented by
ESPN
History
First award
1993
Final award
2001
The Best Feale College Basketball Player ESPY Award was presented annually between 1993 and 2001 to the female collegiate basketball player determined to be the best in the NCAA in the previous season. The award was discontinued in 2002 when it was absorbed into the overall Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award.
The award voting panel comprised fans, sportswriters, broadcasters, sports executives, and retired sportspersons, termed collectively "experts", as well as ESPN personalities from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee.
Year
Player
Team
Position
Class
Reference
1993
Dawn Staley
Virginia
PG
Senior
[1]
1994
Sheryl Swoopes
Texas Tech
SG / SF
Senior
[2]
1995
Charlotte Smith
North Carolina
F
Junior
[3]
1996
Rebecca Lobo
Connecticut
C
Senior
[4]
1997
Saudia Roundtree
Georgia
G
Senior
[5]
1998
Chamique Holdsclaw
Tennessee
SF
Sophomore
[6]
1999
Chamique Holdsclaw (2)
Tennessee
SF
Junior
[7]
2000
Chamique Holdsclaw (3)
Tennessee
SF
Senior
[8]
2001
Tamika Catchings
Tennessee
SF
Junior
[9]
^"Briefly: Basketball". The Daily Progress. Charlottesville, Virginia. March 5, 1993. p. 14. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Barkley, Bonds win two ESPYs". The Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. March 1, 1994. p. 17. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Media: UNC's Charlotte Smith wins two ESPY awards". Salisbury Post. Salisbury, North Carolina. February 14, 1995. p. 15. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"ESPY Winners List: Performers of the Year". Chillicothe Gazette. Chillicothe, Ohio. February 13, 1996. p. 6. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"ESPY Winners: Performers of the Year". Kerrville Daily Times. Kerrville, Texas. February 11, 1997. p. 7. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"ESPY Awards: Performers of the Year (all for 1997 except as noted)". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. February 10, 1998. p. 93. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Model athletes: women paving the way". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. July 8, 1999. p. 13. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Holdsclaw fits in on team of stars". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. August 24, 2000. p. 23. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Awards – Women's College Basketball". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. February 13, 2001. p. 14. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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