Dawn Staley Award
| Dawn Staley Award | |
|---|---|
 Dawn Staley | |
| Awarded for | The nation’s best guard in Women’s Division I college basketball |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Phoenix Club of Philadelphia |
| First awarded | 2013 |
| Currently held by | Tyasha Harris, South Carolina |
| Website | Official site |
The Dawn Staley Award was established in 2013 to "recognize the nation’s best guard in Women’s Division I college basketball".[1] It was established by the Phoenix club of Philadelphia, an organization established to recognize the achievements of outstanding male and female basketball players. The award was named after Dawn Staley, a Philadelphia native recognized as one of the nation's best guards in women's college basketball history. The organization establish a watchlist of potential winners during the year and at the end of the season selects the player who "exemplifies the skills that Dawn possessed throughout her career; ball handling, scoring, her ability to distribute the basketball and her will to win".[1]
Winners
| Season | Player | School | Class | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–13 | Skylar Diggins | Notre Dame | Senior | [2] |
| 2013–14 | Odyssey Sims | Baylor | Senior | [3] |
| 2014–15 | Tiffany Mitchell | South Carolina | Junior | [4] |
| 2015–16 | Moriah Jefferson | Connecticut | Senior | [5] |
| 2016–17 | Kelsey Plum | Washington | Senior | [6] |
| 2017–18 | Kelsey Mitchell | Ohio State | Senior | [7] |
| 2018–19 | Asia Durr | Louisville | Senior | [8] |
| 2019–20 | Tyasha Harris | South Carolina | Senior | [9] |
See also
References
- ^ a b "The Dawn Staley Award Home". www.dawnstaleyaward.org. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "Skylar Diggins to receive Dawn Staley award". The Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ Canizales, Nick. "Odyssey Sims Named Dawn Staley Award Winner". www.kcentv.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "Mitchell Wins The Dawn Staley Award University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site". www.gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "Jefferson Wins Dawn Staley Award". www.uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
- ^ "NCAA basketball: Kelsey Plum earns two more ncaa basketball awards". Excelle Sports. 2017-03-31. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
- ^ "Ohio State's Kelsey Mitchell named 2018 Dawn Staley Award winner". Land-Grant Holy Land. 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
- ^ "Honors continue for Louisville guard Asia Durr". Cardinal Authority. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
- ^ "Tyasha Harris selected as the winner of the 2020 Dawn Staley Award". 2020-03-20. Retrieved 2020-03-20.