The best female college basketball player in the United States
Country
United States
Presented by
Women's Basketball Coaches Association (starting in 2001)
First awarded
1978
Currently held by
Caitlin Clark, Iowa
Website
Official website
The Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best upperclass 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.
UConn has the most all-time winners with nine. Maya Moore is the only player to win the Wade Trophy three times, accomplishing the feat in 2009 (only sophomore ever to win the award), 2010 and 2011. Other multiple award winners include Nancy Lieberman (1979, 1980), Seimone Augustus (2005, 2006), Brittney Griner (2012, 2013), Breanna Stewart (2015, 2016), Sabrina Ionescu (2019, 2020), and Caitlin Clark (2023, 2024).
Baylor is in sole possession of second in total awards, and is in a second-place tie with two other schools for the most individual recipients. Three Baylor players have combined to win four awards. The other two programs with three individual recipients are Louisiana Tech and Texas, with all of each school's winners having received the award once. There have never been any ties for the award.
The WadeTrophy is an award presented annually to the best upperclass women's basketball player in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division...
player of the year 2017—Naismith Trophy 2017—Nancy Lieberman Award 2017—WBCA NCAA Div. 1 All-America team 2017—WadeTrophy 2017—John R. Wooden Award Women's...
College Player of the Year, USBWA National Player of the Year and the WadeTrophy. She was the first unanimous national player of the year in Big Ten history...
recipient of the WadeTrophy, presented to the best female NCAA Division I basketball player who embodies the "Spirit of Margaret Wade." She was the winner...
for Baylor, winning the NCAA Division I Championship in 2019 and the WadeTrophy in 2021. She was drafted second overall by the Fever in the 2022 WNBA...
USBWA National Player of the Year and the John R. Wooden Award and the WadeTrophy. She was a unanimous first-team All-American for a second straight season...
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on the undefeated University of Connecticut team in 2002, she won the WadeTrophy and the Naismith Award as College Player of the Year. She finished her...
national champion Baylor 72–67. Ionescu won John R. Wooden Award and the WadeTrophy as the best women's college basketball player in NCAA Division I. Despite...
Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. (/dweɪn/ DWAYN or /duˈwaɪeɪn/ doo-WY-ayn, born January 17, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently...
named Naismith College Player of the Year three times and earned the WadeTrophy (Player of the Year) once. At USC, Miller led the Trojans to a 112–20...
Women's National Player of the Year: 2022 John R. Wooden Award: 2022 WadeTrophy: 2022 AP Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: 2022 4× Lisa...
she won her third straight Naismith College Player of the Year award, WadeTrophy, Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year award...
the 2003 and 2004 Naismith College Player of the Year awards, the 2003 WadeTrophy, the 2003 and 2004 Honda Sports Award and the 2003 Associated Press Player...
season. As an intercollegiate athlete, she was named the winner of the WadeTrophy in 1999, which recognizes the top female basketball player in the nation...
year, winning the 1995 Naismith College Player of the Year award, the WadeTrophy, the AP Player of the Year award, the USBWA Player of the Year award...
Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year (2007, 2008) WadeTrophy (2007) John R. Wooden Award (2007, 2008) Honda Sports Award, basketball...
Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. The following day, Wiggins was awarded the WadeTrophy as the best women's college basketball player in NCAA Division I. Wiggins...
in a season, scoring 1,062 in her senior year. That year, she won the WadeTrophy, which honors the best women's basketball player in the college ranks...
(with Team USA) 1988 Olympic Games Gold Medalist (with Team USA) 1988 WadeTrophy 1988 Honda Sports Award for basketball 1988 Honda-Broderick Cup winner...
Archived from the original on April 22, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2022. "WadeTrophy winner Aliyah Boston headlines 2022 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches' All-America...
the Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) for basketball 1981: WadeTrophy 2015: WBCBL Professional Basketball Trailblazer Award 2020: Brookwood...
All-American won the Naismith College Player of the Year, Wooden Award and WadeTrophy in 2005 and 2006 while leading the LSU to three straight Final Four appearances...
Championship in 1978. She was the first two-time winner of the prestigious WadeTrophy, a national player of the year award in college women's basketball, and...
assists, highest on the team. 1993—Big East Co-Rookie of the Year 1996—WadeTrophy 1996—Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year 1996—Winner...
Finalist 2012 WNBA Rookie of the Year 2012 Wooden AwardFinalist 2012 WadeTrophy Finalist 2012 AP All-America 1st Team 2012 Pac-12 Player of the Year...
All-American by the WBCA, and to the watchlist for both the Naismith Trophy and WadeTrophy. In her rookie season, Sabally was named to the 2020 AP All-Rookie...
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