The Wade Trophy is an award presented annually to the best upperclass women's basketball player in

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(NCAA) Division I competition. It is named after three–time national champion

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coach Lily Margaret Wade. The award debuted in 1978 as the first–ever women's national player of the year award in college basketball.

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sponsors the award, and the trophy is presented at the

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(WBCA) National Convention.

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has the most all-time winners with nine.

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is the only player to win the Wade Trophy three times, accomplishing the feat in 2009 (only sophomore ever to win the award), 2010 and 2011. Other multiple award winners include

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(1979, 1980),

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(2005, 2006),

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(2012, 2013), and fellow UConn alum

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(2015, 2016), and University of Oregon standout Sabrina Ionescu (2019, 2020). Baylor is in sole possession of second in total awards, and is in a second-place tie with two other schools for the most individual recipients. Three Baylor players have combined to win four awards. The other two programs with three individual recipients are

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and

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, with all of each school's winners having received the award once. There have never been any ties for the award.

Eligibility and criteria

All academically eligible women's basketball athletes, except freshmen, 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

References

External links

Official website
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Eligibility and criteria

Winners

See also

References

External links