WNBA Rookie of the Year Award

Women's National Basketball Association award

Women's National Basketball Association awards and honors

Championship

* WNBA Finals

Commissioner's Cup Champions

* WNBA Commissioner's Cup

Individual awards

* All-Star Game MVP
* Rookie of the Year
* Defensive Player of the Year
* Coach of the Year
* Finals MVP
* Dawn Staley Leadership

* Most Valuable Player
* Most Improved Player
* Peak Performers
* Sixth Player of the Year
* Kim Perrot Sportsmanship
* Basketball Executive of the Year

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Honors

* All-WNBA Team
* Top 15 Players
* Top 25 Players
* All-Rookie Team

* WNBA All-Decade Team
* Top 20 Players
* All-Defensive Team

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The Women's National Basketball Association's Rookie of the Year Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the 1998 WNBA season, to the top rookie of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of sportswriters throughout the United States, each of whom casts a vote for first, second and third place selections. Each first-place vote is worth five points; each second-place vote is worth three points; and each third-place vote is worth one point. The player(s) with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award.

The 2003 award winner Cheryl Ford and 2011 award winner Maya Moore are the only players to win both the WNBA Rookie of the Year award and a WNBA championship in the same season.

The 2008 award winner was Candace Parker who became the first player to win the award after garnering all possible votes and also the first player to win the WNBA Most Valuable Player Award in the same season. In the NBA, only Wilt Chamberlain and Wes Unseld have won the Most Valuable Player Award and Rookie of the Year Award in the same season.

The 2020 award winner, Crystal Dangerfield, is the first who was not chosen in the first round of the draft; she was chosen in the second round in 2020 as the 16th overall pick.

As of 2019, eight Rookie of the Year recipients have gone on to become a member of a WNBA championship team.

## Winners

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Key  ^  | Denotes player who is still active in the WNBA

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*  | Elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as player
| Inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
†  | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a]
Player
(in bold text) | Denotes unanimous winners
Rookie of the Year  Season  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team  | School  | Pick  | Year  | Ref.

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1998 | Tracy Reid | Forward |  United States | Charlotte Sting | UNC (Sr.) | 7  | 1998 | [1]
1999 | Chamique Holdsclaw | Washington Mystics | Tennessee (Sr.) | 1  | 1999 | [2]
2000 | Betty Lennox | Guard | Minnesota Lynx | Louisiana Tech (Sr.) | 6  | 2000 | [3]
2001 | Jackie Stiles | Portland Fire | Missouri State (Sr.) | 4  | 2001 | [4]
2002 | Tamika Catchings*  | Forward | Indiana Fever | Tennessee (Sr.) | 3  | 2001 | [5]
2003 | Cheryl Ford | Detroit Shock | Louisiana Tech (Sr.) | 3  | 2003 | [6]
2004 | Diana Taurasi^  | Guard | Phoenix Mercury | UConn (Sr.) | 1  | 2004 | [7]
2005 | Temeka Johnson | Washington Mystics (2) | LSU (Sr.) | 6  | 2005 | [8]
2006 | Seimone Augustus*  | Guard/Forward | Minnesota Lynx (2) | LSU (Sr.) | 1  | 2006 | [9]
2007 | Armintie Price | Guard | Chicago Sky | Ole Miss (Sr.) | 3  | 2007 | [10]
2008 | Candace Parker† | Forward/Center | Los Angeles Sparks | Tennessee (Jr.) | 1  | 2008 | [11]
2009 | Angel McCoughtry† | Forward | Atlanta Dream | Louisville (Sr.) | 1  | 2009 | [12]
2010 | Tina Charles^  | Center | Connecticut Sun | UConn (Sr.) | 1  | 2010 | [13]
2011 | Maya Moore | Forward | Minnesota Lynx (3) | UConn (Sr.) | 1  | 2011 | [14]
2012 | Nneka Ogwumike^  | Los Angeles Sparks (2) | Stanford (Sr.) | 1  | 2012 | [15][16]
2013 | Elena Delle Donne† | Guard/Forward | Chicago Sky (2) | Delaware (Sr.) | 2  | 2013 | [17]
2014 | Chiney Ogwumike† | Forward | Connecticut Sun (2) | Stanford (Sr.) | 1  | 2014 | [18]
2015 | Jewell Loyd^  | Guard | Seattle Storm | Notre Dame (Jr.) | 1  | 2015 | [19]
2016 | Breanna Stewart^  | Forward/Center | Seattle Storm (2) | UConn (Sr.) | 1  | 2016 | [20]
2017 | Allisha Gray^  | Guard | Dallas Wings (2) | South Carolina (Jr.) | 4  | 2017 | [21]
2018 | A'ja Wilson^  | Forward | Las Vegas Aces | South Carolina (Sr.) | 1  | 2018 | [22]
2019 | Napheesa Collier^  | Minnesota Lynx (4) | UConn (Sr.) | 6  | 2019 | [23]
2020 | Crystal Dangerfield^  | Guard | Minnesota Lynx (5) | UConn (Sr.) | 16  | 2020 | [24]
2021 | Michaela Onyenwere^  | Forward | New York Liberty | UCLA (Sr.) | 6  | 2021 | [25]
2022 | Rhyne Howard^  | Guard | Atlanta Dream (2) | Kentucky (Sr.) | 1  | 2022 | [26]
2023 | Aliyah Boston^  | Forward/Center | Indiana Fever (2) | South Carolina (Sr.) | 1  | 2023 | [27]
2024 | Caitlin Clark^  | Guard | Indiana Fever (3) | Iowa (Sr.) | 1  | 2024 | [28]

## Teams

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WNBA ROTY Winners

* Top row: (left to right) Tamika Catchings, Diana Taurasi, Seimone Augustus, and Candace Parker
* Middle row: (left to right) Angel McCoughtry, Maya Moore, Nneka Ogwumike, and Elena Delle Donne
* Bottom row: (left to right) Breanna Stewart, A'ja Wilson, Napheesa Collier, and Caitlin Clark

Awards  | Teams  | Years

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5  | Minnesota Lynx | 2000, 2006, 2011, 2019, 2020
3  | Indiana Fever | 2002, 2023, 2024
2  | Washington Mystics | 1999, 2005
Dallas Wings / Tulsa Shock / Detroit Shock | 2003 (as Detroit)
2017 (as Dallas)
Chicago Sky | 2007, 2013
Los Angeles Sparks | 2008, 2012
Atlanta Dream | 2009, 2022
Connecticut Sun / Orlando Miracle | 2010, 2014 (as Connecticut)
Seattle Storm | 2015, 2016
1  | Charlotte Sting | 1998
Portland Fire | 2001
Phoenix Mercury | 2004
Las Vegas Aces / San Antonio Stars /
San Antonio Silver Stars / Utah Starzz | 2018 (as Las Vegas)
New York Liberty | 2021
0  | Cleveland Rockers | N/A
Houston Comets
Miami Sol
Sacramento Monarchs

## See also

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* List of sports awards honoring women

## Notes

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1. ^ A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until she has been fully retired for three calendar years.

## References

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1. ^ "Forward was Rookie of the Year in 1998". ESPN. March 1, 2005. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
2. ^ "Holdsclaw Wins Rookie Award". CBS News. August 28, 1999. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
3. ^ "Lennox dominates Rookie voting". ESPN. Associated Press. August 17, 2000. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
4. ^ "Stiles Named 2001 WNBA Rookie of the Year". WNBA. August 16, 2001. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
5. ^ "Indiana's Catchings Wins 2002 Rookie of the Year". WNBA. August 16, 2002. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
6. ^ "Detroit's Ford Named Rookie of the Year". WNBA. August 31, 2003. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
7. ^ "Phoenix's Diana Taurasi Named 2004 WNBA Rookie of the Year". WNBA. September 27, 2004. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
8. ^ "Washington's Temeka Johnson Named 2005 WNBA Rookie of the Year". WNBA. September 14, 2005. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
9. ^ "Seimone Augustus Named 2006 WNBA Rookie of the Year". WNBA. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
10. ^ "Chicago's Armintie Price Named 2007 WNBA Rookie of the Year". WNBA. September 8, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
11. ^ "Los Angeles Sparks' Candace Parker Named Hanns-G 'Go Beyond' Rookie of the Year". WNBA. October 3, 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
12. ^ "McCoughtry is WNBA's top rookie". ESPN. Associated Press. October 2, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
13. ^ "The Connecticut Sun's Tina Charles Named 2010 WNBA Rookie of the Year". WNBA. August 30, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
14. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Forward Maya Moore Named 2011 WNBA Rookie of the Year". WNBA. September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
15. ^ "Los Angeles Sparks Forward Nneka Ogwumike Named 2012 WNBA Rookie of the Year". WNBA. October 8, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
16. ^ "Nneka Ogwumike, Glory Johnson Headline 2012 All-Rookie Team". WNBA. Retrieved 7 Oct 2012.
17. ^ "Sky's Delle Donne named WNBA's Rookie of Year". The San Diego Union-Tribune. September 20, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
18. ^ "Chiney Ogwumike is rookie of year". ESPN. Associated Press. August 28, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
19. ^ "Seattle Storm's Jewell Loyd named WNBA Rookie of the Year". Sports Illustrated. September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
20. ^ "Breanna Stewart Named 2016 WNBA Rookie of the Year Presented By Samsung". WNBA. September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
21. ^ "Dallas' Allisha Gray Named 2017 WNBA Rookie Of The Year". WNBA. September 19, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
22. ^ Voepel, Michael (September 9, 2018). "A'ja Wilson unanimous choice for WNBA Rookie of the Year". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
23. ^ Voepel, Michael (September 16, 2019). "Lynx's Collier named WNBA Rookie of the Year". ESPN. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
24. ^ "Crystal Dangerfield Named WNBA Rookie Of The Year". WNBA. September 17, 2020. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
25. ^ "New York Liberty's Michaela Onyenwere Named 2021 Kia WNBA Rookie Of The Year". wnba.com. WNBA. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
26. ^ "Atlanta Dream's Rhyne Howard Named 2022 Kia Rookie of the Year". wnba.com (Press release). WNBA. August 25, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
27. ^ "Indiana Fever's Aliyah Boston Named 2023 Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year". WNBA. October 2, 2023.
28. ^ Voepel, Michael (October 3, 2024). "Caitlin Clark wins WNBA Rookie of the Year honors". ESPN.

* "WNBA Rookie of the Year". Retrieved January 19, 2009.

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WNBA Rookies of the Year

* 1998: Reid
* 1999: Holdsclaw
* 2000: Lennox
* 2001: Stiles
* 2002: Catchings
* 2003: Ford
* 2004: Taurasi
* 2005: Johnson
* 2006: Augustus
* 2007: Price
* 2008: Parker
* 2009: McCoughtry
* 2010: Charles
* 2011: Moore
* 2012: N. Ogwumike
* 2013: Delle Donne
* 2014: C. Ogwumike
* 2015: Loyd
* 2016: Stewart
* 2017: Gray
* 2018: Wilson
* 2019: Collier
* 2020: Dangerfield
* 2021: Onyenwere
* 2022: Howard
* 2023: Boston
* 2024: Clark

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