Wade Trophy
| Wade Trophy | |
|---|---|
| File:Wade Trophy.jpg The 2010 Wade Trophy | |
| Description | the best female college basketball player in the United States |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | State Farm Insurance |
| First awarded | 1978 |
| Currently held by | Maya Moore, Connecticut |
| Website | Official website |
The Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best women's basketball player in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I competition. It is named after three–time national champion Delta State University coach Lily Margaret Wade. The award debuted in 1978 as the first–ever women's national player of the year award in college basketball. State Farm Insurance sponsors the award, and the trophy is presented at the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) National Convention.
Connecticut has the most all-time winners with seven, including the 2010–11 recipient, Maya Moore. Moore is the only player to win the Wade Trophy three times, accomplishing the feat from 2009 to 2011. Other multiple award winners include Nancy Lieberman (1979, 1980) and Seimone Augustus (2005, 2006).
Three schools are tied for second place in total recipients: Louisiana Tech, Old Dominion, and Texas have three winners apiece. There have never been any ties for the award.
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
Winners
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Wade Trophy at that point |