Women's USBWA Freshman of the Year Winners
Winners
- (T) - Tie for award
Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||
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Season | Player | School | G | GS | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | WS | FG% | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK |
2023-24 | JuJu Watkins | Southern California | 34 | 34 | 920 | 248 | 112 | 78 | 56 | 8.3 | .401 | .432 | .319 | .852 | 27.1 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
2022-23 | Ta'Niya Latson | Florida State | 31 | 31 | 659 | 139 | 90 | 51 | 21 | 6.4 | .455 | .481 | .362 | .859 | 21.3 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
2021-22 | Aneesah Morrow | DePaul | 33 | 33 | 722 | 457 | 44 | 89 | 60 | 7.8 | .519 | .554 | .233 | .705 | 21.9 | 13.8 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 1.8 |
2020-21 (T) | Caitlin Clark | Iowa | 30 | 30 | 799 | 177 | 214 | 38 | 14 | 6.8 | .472 | .540 | .406 | .858 | 26.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 |
2020-21 (T) | Paige Bueckers | Connecticut | 29 | 29 | 581 | 141 | 168 | 66 | 11 | 9.2 | .524 | .552 | .464 | .869 | 20.0 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 0.4 |
2019-20 | Aliyah Boston | South Carolina | 33 | 33 | 412 | 310 | 34 | 42 | 86 | 7.5 | .608 | .628 | .167 | .738 | 12.5 | 9.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
2018-19 | Rhyne Howard | Kentucky | 32 | 32 | 525 | 212 | 75 | 68 | 22 | 6.4 | .446 | .494 | .387 | .676 | 16.4 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
2017-18 | Chennedy Carter | Texas A&M | 36 | 33 | 816 | 131 | 177 | 68 | 5 | 7.6 | .443 | .465 | .383 | .791 | 22.7 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
2016-17 | Sabrina Ionescu | Oregon | 33 | 33 | 481 | 219 | 183 | 44 | 8 | 5.1 | .390 | .370 | .420 | .825 | 14.6 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
2015-16 | Kristine Anigwe | California | 31 | 30 | 635 | 289 | 19 | 33 | 37 | 5.9 | .570 | .571 | .000 | .754 | 20.5 | 9.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
2014-15 | Kelsey Mitchell | Ohio State | 35 | 35 | 873 | 146 | 146 | 59 | 6 | 6.7 | .415 | .451 | .378 | .835 | 24.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
2013-14 | Diamond DeShields | North Carolina | 36 | 31 | 648 | 194 | 92 | 61 | 10 | 5.1 | .426 | .488 | .279 | .776 | 18.0 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
2012-13 | Jewell Loyd | Notre Dame | 36 | 35 | 450 | 187 | 76 | 35 | 11 | 5.8 | .447 | .455 | .413 | .820 | 12.5 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
2011-12 | Elizabeth Williams | Duke | 33 | 33 | 461 | 259 | 54 | 51 | 116 | 6.1 | .486 | .486 | .500 | .607 | 14.0 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
2010-11 | Odyssey Sims | Baylor | 36 | 27 | 471 | 108 | 111 | 52 | 1 | 6.7 | .475 | .492 | .453 | .757 | 13.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
2009-10 | Brittney Griner | Baylor | 35 | 35 | 644 | 297 | 35 | 18 | 223 | 8.5 | .503 | .503 | .684 | 18.4 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 6.4 | |
2008-09 | Shekinna Stricklen | Tennessee | 32 | 424 | 190 | 95 | 58 | 21 | 4.0 | .390 | .429 | .291 | .761 | 13.3 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | |
2007-08 | Maya Moore | Connecticut | 38 | 678 | 290 | 116 | 63 | 59 | 13.0 | .543 | .608 | .420 | .743 | 17.8 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | |
2006-07 | Tina Charles | Connecticut | 36 | 456 | 296 | 30 | 13 | 81 | 8.6 | .590 | .590 | .594 | 12.7 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.3 | ||
2005-06 | Courtney Paris | Oklahoma | 36 | 788 | 539 | 60 | 38 | 119 | 10.8 | .614 | .615 | .000 | .481 | 21.9 | 15.0 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 3.3 | |
Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||
Season | Player | School | G | GS | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | WS | FG% | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK |
2004-05 (T) | Tasha Humphrey | Georgia | 33 | 628 | 276 | 50 | 35 | 36 | 10.1 | .561 | .579 | .395 | .772 | 19.0 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
2004-05 (T) | Candice Wiggins | Stanford | 35 | 612 | 188 | 99 | 85 | 19 | 9.0 | .483 | .531 | .336 | .835 | 17.5 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.5 | |
2003-04 | Tiffany Jackson-Jones | Texas | 35 | 455 | 262 | 58 | 66 | 44 | 6.7 | .473 | .473 | .728 | 13.0 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | ||
2002-03 | Seimone Augustus | Louisiana State | 34 | 504 | 187 | 64 | 35 | 15 | 6.3 | .549 | .551 | .333 | .888 | 14.8 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | |
2001-02 | Jacqueline Batteast | Notre Dame | 26 | 358 | 204 | 53 | 35 | 36 | .404 | .427 | .333 | .670 | 13.8 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||
2000-01 | Alana Beard | Duke | 30 | 509 | 136 | 113 | 106 | 30 | .512 | .561 | .196 | .787 | 17.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 1.0 | ||
1999-00 | LaToya Thomas | Mississippi State | 32 | 672 | 254 | 50 | 44 | 32 | .570 | .594 | .286 | .785 | 21.0 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | ||
1998-99 | Linda Fröhlich | Nevada-Las Vegas | 28 | 657 | 258 | 77 | 82 | 26 | .462 | .488 | .333 | .767 | 23.5 | 9.2 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 0.9 | ||
1997-98 | Tamika Catchings | Tennessee | 39 | 38 | 711 | 313 | 92 | 100 | 61 | .537 | .590 | .364 | .760 | 18.2 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.6 | |
1996-97 | Shea Ralph | Connecticut | 31 | 354 | 140 | 59 | 35 | 3 | .555 | .609 | .233 | .833 | 11.4 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | ||
1995-96 | Chamique Holdsclaw | Tennessee | 36 | 36 | 583 | 326 | 75 | 34 | 21 | .467 | .482 | .233 | .713 | 16.2 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | |
1994-95 | Korie Hlede | Duquesne | 26 | 628 | 207 | 151 | 110 | 7 | .477 | .503 | .354 | .748 | 24.2 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 0.3 | ||
1993-94 | Leslie Johnson | Purdue | 34 | 628 | 308 | 23 | 37 | 7 | .596 | .595 | 1.000 | .734 | 18.5 | 9.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | ||
1992-93 | Katie Smith | Ohio State | 32 | 578 | 186 | 104 | 59 | 2 | .504 | .519 | .450 | .808 | 18.1 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.1 | ||
1991-92 | Niesa Johnson | Alabama | 30 | 488 | 212 | 151 | 86 | 6 | .356 | .382 | .329 | .739 | 16.3 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
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