Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year

Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded for the most outstanding female basketball player in the Big East Conference
Country United States
First awarded 1983
Currently held by Chanise Jenkins, DePaul

The Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year award is given to the women's basketball player in the Big East Conference voted as the top performer by the conference coaches. It was first awarded at the end of the 1982–83 season, the first in which the Big East sponsored women's basketball.

The head coaches of the league's teams submit their votes following the end of the regular season and before the conference's tournament in early March. The coaches cannot vote for their own players.[1]

The first award went to Debbie Beckford of St. John's in 1983. There have been five multiple winners so far. Rebecca Lobo and Diana Taurasi, both of Connecticut, each won the award twice in their careers. Shelly Pennefather of Villanova and two UConn players, Kerry Bascom and Maya Moore, were each three-time winners. Uniquely, Moore's wins were not all consecutive, as she lost out to her UConn teammate Tina Charles in 2009–10.

So far, voting has resulted in a tie once, in 1984 when both Jennifer Bruce and Kathy Finn won the award.

Seven players have also won National Player of the Year awards. Rebecca Lobo, Ruth Riley, Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, and Maya Moore are all recipients of the Naismith College Player of the Year award. Shelly Pennefather, Lobo, Jennifer Rizzotti, Bird, Taurasi, and Moore are all recipients of the Wade Trophy. Moore is also a recipient of the John R. Wooden Award.

Connecticut has the most all-time awards, with 17, and the most individual winners, with 11. The only current Big East members with more than one winner are Villanova, with two players who combined to win four awards, and DePaul, with two players who each won one award. Four current Big East members have yet to have a winner—Seton Hall, which was a charter member of the Big East in 1979; 2005 arrival Marquette; and Butler and Xavier, both of which joined the Big East at its 2013 relaunch following the conference split which spawned the American Athletic Conference.

Key

† Co-Players of the Year
* Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
the Naismith College Player of the Year, Wade Trophy or the John R. Wooden Award
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Player of the Year award

Winners

Ruth Riley is the first POY winner from Notre Dame.
Season Player School Class Reference
1982–83 Beckford, DebbieDebbie Beckford St. John's Senior [2]
1983–84† Bruce, JenniferJennifer Bruce Pittsburgh Sophomore [2]
1983–84† Finn, KathyKathy Finn Providence Sophomore [2]
1984–85 Pennefather, ShellyShelly Pennefather Villanova Sophomore [2]
1985–86 Pennefather, ShellyShelly Pennefather (2) Villanova Junior [2]
1986–87 Pennefather, ShellyShelly Pennefather* (3) Villanova Senior [2]
1987–88 Angelotti, LisaLisa Angelotti Villanova Senior [2]
1988–89 Bascom, KerryKerry Bascom Connecticut Sophomore [2]
1989–90 Bascom, KerryKerry Bascom (2) Connecticut Junior [2]
1990–91 Bascom, KerryKerry Bascom (3) Connecticut Senior [2]
1991–92 Savage, FrancesFrances Savage Miami Senior [3]
1992–93 Witfill, KrisKris Witfill Georgetown Senior [2]
1993–94 Lobo, RebeccaRebecca Lobo Connecticut Junior [2]
1994–95 Lobo, RebeccaRebecca Lobo* (2) Connecticut Senior [2]
1995–96 Rizzotti, JenniferJennifer Rizzotti* Connecticut Senior [2]
1996–97 Wolters, KaraKara Wolters Connecticut Senior [2]
1997–98 Sales, NykeshaNykesha Sales Connecticut Senior [2]
1998–99 Abrosimova, SvetlanaSvetlana Abrosimova Connecticut Sophomore [2]
1999–00 Ralph, SheaShea Ralph Connecticut Junior [2]
2000–01 Riley, RuthRuth Riley* Notre Dame Senior [2]
2001–02 Bird, SueSue Bird* Connecticut Senior [2]
2002–03 Taurasi, DianaDiana Taurasi* Connecticut Junior [2]
2003–04 Taurasi, DianaDiana Taurasi* (2) Connecticut Senior [2]
2004–05 Batteast, JacquelineJacqueline Batteast Notre Dame Senior [2]
2005–06 Pondexter, CappieCappie Pondexter Rutgers Senior [2]
2006–07 McCoughtry, AngelAngel McCoughtry Louisville Sophomore [2]
2007–08 Moore, MayaMaya Moore Connecticut Freshman [2]
2008–09 Moore, MayaMaya Moore* (2) Connecticut Sophomore [4]
2009–10 Charles, TinaTina Charles* Connecticut Senior [5]
2010–11 Moore, MayaMaya Moore* (3) Connecticut Senior [6]
2011–12 Diggins, SkylarSkylar Diggins Notre Dame Junior [7]
2012–13 Diggins, SkylarSkylar Diggins (2) Notre Dame Senior [8]
2013–14 Janning, MarissaMarissa Janning Creighton Sophomore [9]
2014–15 Hrynko, BrittanyBrittany Hrynko DePaul Senior [10]
2015–16 Jenkins, ChaniseChanise Jenkins DePaul Senior [11]

Winners by school

School (years in conference) Winners Years
Connecticut (1979–2013)[a 1] 17 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Villanova (1980–present) 4 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
Notre Dame (1995–2013)[a 2] 4 2001, 2005, 2012, 2013
DePaul (2005–present) 2 2015, 2016
Creighton (2013–present) 1 2014
Georgetown (1979–present) 1 1993
Louisville (2005–2013)[a 1] 1 2007
Miami (1991–2004)[a 3] 1 1992
Pittsburgh (1982–2013)[a 2] 1 1984†
Providence (1979–present) 1 1984†
Rutgers (1995–2013)[a 1] 1 2006
St. John's (1979–present) 1 1983
Boston College (1979–2005)[a 4] 0 —
Butler (2013–present) 0 —
Cincinnati (2005–2013)[a 1] 0 —
Marquette (2005–present) 0 —
Seton Hall (1979–present) 0 —
Syracuse (1979–2013)[a 2] 0 —
USF (2005–2013)[a 1] 0 —
Virginia Tech (2000–2004)[a 3] 0 —
West Virginia (1995–2012)[a 5] 0 —
Xavier (2013–present) 0 —
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Following the split of the original Big East, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Rutgers, and South Florida all remained in the football-sponsoring portion that became the American Athletic Conference.
  2. 1 2 3 Notre Dame, Pitt, and Syracuse all left for the Atlantic Coast Conference after the 2012–13 season.
  3. 1 2 Miami and Virginia Tech left for the ACC in 2004.
  4. ↑ Boston College left for the ACC in 2005.
  5. ↑ West Virginia left for the Big 12 Conference in 2012.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Three UConn Women on All Big East Team". Archived from the original on 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "2015-16 Women's Basketball Guide". Issuu. p. 90. Archived from the original on 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  3. ↑ "Miami Hurricases". Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  4. ↑ "Connecticut's Moore Named BIG EAST Player of the Year". Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-02-14. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
  5. ↑ Altavilla, John (5 March 2010). "Tina Charles, Geno Auriemma Win Big East Top Honors". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "BIG EAST Women's Basketball Announces Maya Moore as Unanimous Player of the Year". 4 March 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "Skylar Diggins Named BIG EAST Player Of The Year". 2 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  8. ↑ EATON-ROBB, PAT (March 8, 2013). "Diggins, Notre Dame sweep major Big East awards". Boston.com. Retrieved 17 Apr 2013.
  9. ↑ "BIG EAST Announces Women's Basketball Regular-Season Awards" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Women's Basketball Regular-Season Awards Announced" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 3, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  11. ↑ "BIG EAST Announces Women's Basketball Major Awards" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 2, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
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