Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year

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SEC Women's Basketball Player of the Year
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Awarded forthe most outstanding women's basketball player in the Southeastern Conference
CountryUnited States
First awarded1987
Currently held by Angel Reese, LSU

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) Women's Basketball Player of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding player in the Southeastern Conference.

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Although the SEC began its women's postseason tournament in 1980, and began official regular-season conference play in the 1982–83 season, [1] a Player of the Year award was not created until the 1986–87 season.

Currently, two bodies vote for Players of the Year. The league's coaches have selected a Player of the Year since the 1986–87 season, and the Associated Press began presenting its version of the award in the 1996–97 season. [2] The two voting bodies have split their honors three times, most recently in 2012–13 when the AP honored A'dia Mathies of Kentucky and the coaches honored Meighan Simmons of Tennessee.

The school with the most SEC Player of the Year award winners is Tennessee, with 9 total awards. Six SEC members have yet to have a winner—charter SEC members Alabama and Ole Miss; 2012 arrivals Missouri and Texas A&M; and 2024 arrivals Oklahoma and Texas.

While ten players have won at least a share of the award twice, only one, A'ja Wilson of South Carolina, has won three times.

Key

†Co-Players of the Year
*Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
the Naismith College Player of the Year, the John R. Wooden Award, or the Wade Trophy
AAssociated Press selection
CSEC coaches selection
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player received the Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

SeasonPlayer [a] SchoolPositionClassReference(s)
1986–87 Katrina McClain Georgia
1987–88 Vickie Orr Auburn C [3] Senior [3]
1988–89 Bridgette Gordon Tennessee F [4] Senior [4]
1989–90 Carolyn Jones Auburn G [5] Junior [5]
1990–91 Carolyn Jones (2) Auburn G [5] Senior [5]
1991–92 Dena Head Tennessee F [4] Senior [4]
1992–93 Lauretta Freeman Auburn F [6] Senior [6]
1993–94 Nikki McCray Tennessee F [4] Junior [4]
1994–95 Nikki McCray (2) Tennessee F [4] Senior [4]
1995–96 Saudia Roundtree * Georgia
1996–97 DeLisha Milton * Florida
1997–98 Chamique Holdsclaw * Tennessee F [4] Junior [4]
1998–99 Chamique Holdsclaw * (2) Tennessee F [4] Senior [4]
1999–00 Kelly Miller Georgia
2000–01 Kelly Miller (2) Georgia
2001–02† Chantelle Anderson C Vanderbilt
2001–02† LaToya Thomas A Mississippi State
2002–03 LaToya Thomas (2) Mississippi State
2003–04 Shameka Christon Arkansas
2004–05 Seimone Augustus * LSU F [7] Junior [7]
2005–06 Seimone Augustus * (2) LSU F [7] Senior [7]
2006–07 Candace Parker * Tennessee F [4] Sophomore [8]
2007–08 Sylvia Fowles LSU C [7] Senior [7]
2008–09 DeWanna Bonner Auburn G [9] Senior [9]
2009–10 Victoria Dunlap Kentucky F [10] Junior [11]
2010–11† Victoria Dunlap A (2) Kentucky F [10] Senior [11]
2010–11† Shekinna Stricklen C Tennessee G/F [4] Junior [4]
2011–12 A'dia Mathies Kentucky G [12] Junior [11]
2012–13† A'dia Mathies A (2) Kentucky G [12] Senior [11] [13] [14]
2012–13† Meighan Simmons C Tennessee G [4] Junior [4] [13]
2013–14 Tiffany Mitchell South Carolina G Sophomore [15]
2014–15 Tiffany Mitchell (2) South Carolina G Junior [16] [17]
2015–16 A'ja Wilson South Carolina F Sophomore [18]
2016–17 A'ja Wilson (2) South Carolina F Junior [19]
2017–18 A'ja Wilson * (3) South Carolina F Senior [20] [21]
2018–19 Teaira McCowan Mississippi State C Senior [22] [23]
2019–20 Rhyne Howard Kentucky G Sophomore [24]
2020–21 Rhyne Howard (2) Kentucky G Junior [25]
2021–22 Aliyah Boston * South Carolina F Junior [26]
2022–23 Aliyah Boston (2) South Carolina F Senior [27]
2023–24 Angel Reese LSU F Senior

Winners by school

School (year joined)WinnersYears
Tennessee (1932)91989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2011†, 2013†
South Carolina (1991)72014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023
Kentucky (1932)62010, 2011†, 2012, 2013†, 2020, 2021
Auburn (1932)51988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2009
Georgia (1932)41987, 1996, 2000, 2001
LSU (1932)42005, 2006, 2008, 2024
Mississippi State (1932)32002†, 2003, 2019
Arkansas (1991)12004
Florida (1932)11997
Vanderbilt (1932)12002†
Alabama (1932)0—
Oklahoma (2024)0—
Ole Miss (1932)0—
Missouri (2012)0—
Texas (2024)0—
Texas A&M (2012)0—

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References

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  8. ↑ Although Parker arrived at Tennessee in 2004, and is listed as having been a team member from 2005–2008 (the Tennessee basketball media guide consistently classifies seasons by the calendar years in which they end), she took a medical redshirt year in 2004–05 due to injury. She was named SEC Freshman of the Year in the 2005–06 season, the year before she was named Player of the Year. "History: Lady Vol Honorees (SEC Freshman of the Year)" (PDF). Tennessee Lady Volunteers Basketball 2012–13 Record Book. University of Tennessee Athletics. p. 81. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
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