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, and the winner is chosen by the votes of administrators from every NCAA member institution, with each institution having one vote.

Winners

Thirty women's college basketball players have received the Honda Sports Award for basketball in the 40 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 Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Honda Sports Award at that point

Totals by school

SchoolTotal awardsPlayers awardedYears
Connecticut1281995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016
Tennessee531989, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2008
Old Dominion321979, 1980, 1983
USC321984, 1985, 1994
Louisiana Tech221982, 1988
LSU212005, 2006
Virginia211991, 1992
Baylor112012
Delaware112013
Delta State111977
Florida111997
Georgia111987
Iowa112019
Kansas111981
Oregon112020
Purdue111999
South Carolina112018
Southwest Missouri State112001
Stanford111990
Texas111986
Texas Tech111993
UCLA111978
Washington112017