Honda Sports Award (basketball)
# Honda Sports Award (basketball)

The Honda Sports Award for basketball is presented annually to the best women's college basketball player, as selected by a panel of more than 1,000 NCAA administrators. The award was first presented following the 1976–77 season. Four nominees are chosen annually by a panel of coaches representing the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), and the winner is chosen by the votes of administrators from every NCAA member institution, with each institution having one vote.

## Winners

Thirty-one women's college basketball players have received the Honda Sports Award for basketball in the 41 seasons it has been presented. Nine players have won the award multiple times. Breanna Stewart of UConn is the only three-time winner; eight others have won the award twice: Nancy Lieberman of Old Dominion, Cheryl Miller of USC, Dawn Staley of Virginia, Chamique Holdsclaw of Tennessee, Diana Taurasi of UConn, Seimone Augustus of LSU, Candace Parker of Tennessee, and Maya Moore of UConn.

| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Honda Sports Award at that point |
| - | - |
| Season | Player | School | Position | Class |
| 1976–77 | Lucy Harris | Delta State | C | Senior |
| 1977–78 | Ann Meyers | UCLA | G | Senior |
| 1978–79 | Nancy Lieberman | Old Dominion | G | Junior |
| 1979–80 | Nancy Lieberman (2) | Old Dominion | G | Senior |
| 1980–81 | Lynette Woodard | Kansas | G | Senior |
| 1981–82 | Pam Kelly | Louisiana Tech | C | Senior |
| 1982–83 | Anne Donovan | Old Dominion | C | Senior |
| 1983–84 | Cheryl Miller | USC | F | Sophomore |
| 1984–85 | Cheryl Miller (2) | USC | F | Junior |
| 1985–86 | Kamie Ethridge | Texas | G | Senior |
| 1986–87 | Katrina McClain | Georgia | F | Senior |
| 1987–88 | Teresa Weatherspoon | Louisiana Tech | G | Senior |
| 1988–89 | Bridgette Gordon | Tennessee | C | Senior |
| 1989–90 | Jennifer Azzi | Stanford | G | Senior |
| 1990–91 | Dawn Staley | Virginia | G | Junior |
| 1991–92 | Dawn Staley (2) | Virginia | G | Senior |
| 1992–93 | Sheryl Swoopes | Texas Tech | G/F | Senior |
| 1993–94 | Lisa Leslie | USC | C | Senior |
| 1994–95 | Rebecca Lobo | Connecticut | C | Senior |
| 1995–96 | Jennifer Rizzotti | Connecticut | G | Senior |
| 1996–97 | DeLisha Milton | Florida | F | Senior |
| 1997–98 | Chamique Holdsclaw | Tennessee | F | Sophomore |
| 1998–99 | Chamique Holdsclaw (2) | Tennessee | F | Junior |
| 1998–99 | Stephanie White-McCarty | Purdue | G | Senior |
| 1999–00 | Shea Ralph | Connecticut | G | Junior |
| 2000–01 | Jackie Stiles | Southwest Missouri State | G | Senior |
| 2001–02 | Sue Bird | Connecticut | G | Senior |
| 2002–03 | Diana Taurasi | Connecticut | F | Junior |
| 2003–04 | Diana Taurasi (2) | Connecticut | F | Senior |
| 2004–05 | Seimone Augustus | LSU | G | Junior |
| 2005–06 | Seimone Augustus (2) | LSU | G | Senior |
| 2006–07 | Candace Parker | Tennessee | C | Junior |
| 2007–08 | Candace Parker (2) | Tennessee | C | Senior |
| 2008–09 | Renee Montgomery | Connecticut | G | Senior |
| 2009–10 | Maya Moore | Connecticut | F | Junior |
| 2010–11 | Maya Moore (2) | Connecticut | F | Senior |
| 2011–12 | Brittney Griner | Baylor | C | Junior |
| 2012–13 | Elena Delle Donne | Delaware | G/F | Senior |
| 2013–14 | Breanna Stewart | UConn | F | Sophomore |
| 2014–15 | Breanna Stewart (2) | UConn | F | Junior |
| 2015–16 | Breanna Stewart (3) | UConn | F | Senior |
| 2016–17 | Kelsey Plum | Washington | G | Senior |
| 2017–18 | A'ja Wilson | South Carolina | F | Senior |
| 2018–19 | Megan Gustafson | Iowa | C | Senior |
| 2019–20 | Sabrina Ionescu | Oregon | G | Senior |
| 2020–21 | NaLyssa Smith | Baylor | F | Junior |
| 2021–22 | Aliyah Boston | South Carolina | C | Junior |

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Officially known for sports purposes as "UConn" since 2013–14.
* ↑ Known as Missouri State since 2005.

## Totals by school

    The following is a list of all schools with players having received the Honda Sports Award in basketball, the total number of awards per school, the number of individual players awarded per school, and the years in which the awards were received.

| School | Total awards | Individual recipients | Years |
| - | - | - | - |
| UConn | 12 | 8 | 1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 1989, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008 |
| Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 1979, 1980, 1983 |
| USC | 3 | 2 | 1984, 1985, 1994 |
| Baylor | 2 | 2 | 2012, 2021 |
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 1982, 1988 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 2 | 2018, 2022 |
| LSU | 2 | 1 | 2005, 2006 |
| Virginia | 2 | 1 | 1991, 1992 |
| Delaware | 1 | 1 | 2013 |
| Delta State | 1 | 1 | 1977 |
| Florida | 1 | 1 | 1997 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | 1987 |
| Iowa | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
| Kansas | 1 | 1 | 1981 |
| Oregon | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Purdue | 1 | 1 | 1999 |
| Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 2001 |
| Stanford | 1 | 1 | 1990 |
| Texas | 1 | 1 | 1986 |
| Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 1993 |
| UCLA | 1 | 1 | 1978 |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 2017 |
