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Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best women's college basketball
College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ....
 player in NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a voluntary association of about 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and University in the United States ....
 Division I. The Wade Trophy, named after the late, three-time national champion, Delta State University
Delta State University

Delta State University, also known as DSU, is a regional state university university located in Cleveland, Mississippi, in the heart of the Mississippi Delta....
 coach Lily Margaret Wade
Margaret Wade (basketball coach)

Lily Margaret Wade was an American basketball player and coach. She played high school basketball for Cleveland High School and college basketball for Delta State University in 1930-1932....
. The award debuted in 1978 as the first-ever women's national player of the year award in college basketball. State Farm sponsors the award.






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Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best women's college basketball
College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association ....
 player in NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a voluntary association of about 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and University in the United States ....
 Division I. The Wade Trophy, named after the late, three-time national champion, Delta State University
Delta State University

Delta State University, also known as DSU, is a regional state university university located in Cleveland, Mississippi, in the heart of the Mississippi Delta....
 coach Lily Margaret Wade
Margaret Wade (basketball coach)

Lily Margaret Wade was an American basketball player and coach. She played high school basketball for Cleveland High School and college basketball for Delta State University in 1930-1932....
. The award debuted in 1978 as the first-ever women's national player of the year award in college basketball. State Farm sponsors the award. The trophy is presented at the WBCA National Convention.

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


Past Winners


  • 1978 - Carol Blazejowski
    Carol Blazejowski

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    , Montclair State
    Montclair State University

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  • 1979 - Nancy Lieberman
    Nancy Lieberman

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    , Old Dominion
    Old Dominion University

    Old Dominion University is a large public research university located in historic Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia....
  • 1980 - Nancy Lieberman, Old Dominion
  • 1981 - Lynette Woodard
    Lynette Woodard

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    , Kansas
    Kansas Jayhawks

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  • 1982 - Pam Kelly, Louisiana Tech
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  • 1983 - LaTaunya Pollard, Long Beach State
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  • 1984 - Janice Lawrence Braxton
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    , Louisiana Tech
  • 1985 - Cheryl Miller
    Cheryl Miller

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    , Southern California
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  • 1986 - Kamie Ethridge, Texas
  • 1987 - Shelly Pennefeather, Villanova
    Villanova University

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  • 1988 - Teresa Weatherspoon
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    , Louisiana Tech
  • 1989 - Clarissa Davis
    Clarissa Davis

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    , Texas
  • 1990 - Jennifer Azzi
    Jennifer Azzi

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    , Stanford
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  • 1991 - Daedra Charles, Tennessee
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  • 1992 - Susan Robinson, Penn State
  • 1993 - Karen Jennings, Nebraska
    Nebraska Cornhuskers

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  • 1994 - Carol Ann Shudlick, Minnesota
    Minnesota Golden Gophers

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  • 1995 - Rebecca Lobo
    Rebecca Lobo

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    , UConn
    Connecticut Huskies

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  • 1996 - Jennifer Rizzotti
    Jennifer Rizzotti

    Jennifer Rizzotti is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball player.From 1992-1996, she starred on the women's basketball team at the University of Connecticut....
    , UConn
  • 1997 - DeLisha Milton
    DeLisha Milton-Jones

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    , Florida
    Florida Gators

    The Florida Gators are the athletic teams that collectively represent the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. Lady Gators is an alternative often used for the women's teams....
  • 1998 - Ticha Penicheiro
    Ticha Penicheiro

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    , Old Dominion
  • 1999 - Stephanie White-McCarty, Purdue
    Purdue Boilermakers

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  • 2000 - Edwina Brown, Texas
  • 2001 - Jackie Stiles
    Jackie Stiles

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    , Southwest Missouri State
    Missouri State Bears

    The Missouri State Bears and Lady Bears are the athletic teams representing Missouri State University. Missouri State athletics date back to 1908....
  • 2002 - Sue Bird
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    , UConn
  • 2003 - Diana Taurasi
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    Diana Lurena Taurasi is a professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association....
    , UConn
  • 2004 - Alana Beard
    Alana Beard

    Alana Monique Beard is a professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association. She was the first Duke women's basketball player to have her jersey number retired....
    , Duke
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  • 2005 - Seimone Augustus, LSU
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  • 2006 - Seimone Augustus, LSU
  • 2007 - Candace Parker
    Candace Parker

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    , Tennessee
  • 2008 - Candice Wiggins
    Candice Wiggins

    Candice Dana Wiggins was the starting shooting guard for Stanford University women's basketball team. Wiggins is the all-time leading scorer in Stanford women's basketball history and in the Pac-10 Conference women's basketball history....
    , Stanford


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