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| Awarded for | the top women's basketball freshman in the Big Ten Conference |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| History | |
| First award | 1983 |
| Most recent | Natalie Potts, Nebraska |
The Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the top women's basketball freshman in the Big Ten Conference.
| † | Co-Freshman of the Year |
| C | Coaches selection |
| M | Media selection |
| * | Awarded a national Freshman of the Year award: USBWA National Freshman of the Year (USBWA) WBCA Freshman of the Year (WBCA) |
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 10 | 1985, 1986, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2023 |
| Iowa | 6 | 1984, 1987, 1995, 2006, 2010, 2021 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 1988, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2005 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 2002, 2012, 2014, 2018 |
| Maryland (2014) | 3 | 2017, 2019, 2020 |
| Michigan State | 3 | 1996, 2003, 2007 |
| Nebraska (2011) | 3 | 2016, 2022, 2024 |
| Purdue | 3 | 1989, 1994, 2004 |
| Michigan | 2 | 1997, 2019 |
| Penn State (1992) | 2 | 2001, 2011 |
| Illinois | 1 | 1991 |
| Indiana | 1 | 1983 |
| Northwestern | 1 | 2013 |
| Rutgers (2014) | 0 | — |
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