Big East Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year

Big East Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year
Awarded forthe top women's basketball freshman in the Big East Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1983
Most recentAshlynn Shade, UConn

The Big East Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year, known as the Big East Conference Women's Basketball Rookie of the Year from 1989 to 2003, is an annual college basketball award presented to the top women's basketball freshman in the Big East Conference.

Key

† Co-Freshman of the Year
* Awarded a national Freshman of the Year award:
USBWA National Freshman of the Year (USBWA)
WBCA Freshman of the Year (WBCA)

Winners

Season Player School National Freshman of the Year Awards Source(s)
1982–83 Ann Marie McNamee St. John's — [1]
1983–84 Shelly Pennefather Villanova —
1984–85 Felisha Legette-Jack Syracuse —
1985–86 Geraldine Sintilus Seton Hall —
1986–87 Kris Lamb UConn —
1987–88 Laura Lishness UConn —
1988–89 Tracy Lis Providence —
1989–90 Sarah Behn Boston College —
1990–91 Jonna Huemrich Pittsburgh —
1991–92 Rebecca Lobo UConn —
1992–93† Holly Rilinger Miami —
Jennifer Rizzotti UConn —
1993–94 Holly Porter Boston College —
1994–95 Nykesha Sales UConn —
1995–96 Kimberly Smith Georgetown —
1996–97 Shea Ralph UConn —
1997–98 Natasha Pointer Rutgers —
1998–99 Tamika Williams UConn —
1999–2000 Alicia Ratay Notre Dame —
2000–01 Rebekkah Brunson Georgetown —
2001–02 Jacqueline Batteast Notre Dame —
2002–03 Cappie Pondexter Rutgers —
2003–04 Meg Bulger West Virginia —
2004–05 Matee Ajavon Rutgers —
2005–06 Renee Montgomery UConn —
2006–07 Tina Charles* UConn USBWA
2007–08 Maya Moore* UConn UWBWA
2008–09 Da'Shena Stevens St. John's —
2009–10 Sugar Rodgers Georgetown —
2010–11 Bria Hartley UConn —
2011–12 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis UConn —
2012–13 Jewell Loyd* Notre Dame USBWA
2013–14 Natalie Butler Georgetown — [2]
2014–15 Dorothy Adomako Georgetown — [3]
2015–16 Allazia Blockton Marquette — [4]
2016–17 Jaylyn Agnew Creighton — [5]
2017–18 Qadashah Hoppie St. John's — [6]
2018–19 Mary Baskerville Providence — [7]
2019–20 Maddy Siegrist Villanova — [8]
2020–21 Paige Bueckers* UConn USBWA
WBCA 		[9]
2021–22 Aneesah Morrow DePaul USBWA
WBCA 		[10]
2022–23 Kennedy Fauntleroy Georgetown — [11]
2023–24 Ashlynn Shade UConn — [12]

Winners by school

School (year joined) Winners Years
UConn (1979–2013, 2020–present)[a 1][a 2] 14 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2024
Georgetown (1979–present) 6 1996, 2001, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2023
Notre Dame (1995–2013)[a 3] 3 2000, 2002, 2013
Rutgers (1995–2013)[a 1] 3 1998, 2003, 2005
St. John's (1979–present) 3 1983, 2009, 2018
Boston College (1979–2005)[a 4] 2 1990, 1994
Providence (1979–present) 2 1989, 2019
Villanova (1980–present) 2 1984, 2020
Creighton (2013–present) 1 2017
DePaul (2005–present) 1 2022
Marquette (2005–present) 1 2016
Miami (1991–2004)[a 5] 1 1993
Pittsburgh (1982–2013)[a 3] 1 1991
Seton Hall (1979–present) 1 1986
Syracuse (1979–2013)[a 3] 1 1985
West Virginia (1995–2012)[a 6] 1 2004
Butler (2013–present) 0 —
Cincinnati (2005–2013)[a 1] 0 —
Louisville (2005–2013)[a 1] 0 —
USF (2005–2013)[a 1] 0 —
Virginia Tech (2000–2004)[a 5] 0 —
Xavier (2013–present) 0 —
  1. ^ a b c d e Following the split of the original Big East, Cincinnati, Louisville, Rutgers, South Florida, and UConn all remained in the football-sponsoring portion that became the American Athletic Conference.
  2. ^ UConn joined the current Big East in 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Notre Dame, Pitt, and Syracuse all left for the Atlantic Coast Conference after the 2012–13 season.
  4. ^ Boston College left for the ACC in 2005.
  5. ^ a b Miami and Virginia Tech left for the ACC in 2004.
  6. ^ West Virginia left for the Big 12 Conference in 2012.

References

  1. ^ "2021–22 Big East Conference Women's Basketball Media Guide". Big East Conference. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Big East Announces Women's Basketball Regular-Season Awards" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 5, 2014. Archived from the original on March 14, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Regular-Season Awards Announced" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 3, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Big East Announces Women's Basketball Major Awards" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 2, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "Big East Announces Women's Basketball Major Awards" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 1, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "Big East Announces Women's Basketball Major Awards" (Press release). Big East Conference. February 28, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  7. ^ "Big East Announces Women's Basketball Regular-Season Awards" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 6, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  8. ^ "Big East Announces Women's Basketball Regular-Season Awards" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 4, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  9. ^ "Bueckers Sweeps Big East Player, Freshman of the Year Honors" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 4, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  10. ^ "Villanova's Siegrist Named BIG EAST Women's Basketball Player of the Year" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 3, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  11. ^ "Maddy Siegrist Named Big East Player of the Year" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  12. ^ "Bueckers Voted Big East Player of the Year" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.