Dawn Staley Award
| Dawn Staley Award | |
|---|---|
 Dawn Staley | |
| Description | 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 | Moriah Jefferson, Connecticut |
| 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
- 2013 Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame[2]
- 2014 Odyssey Sims, Baylor[3]
- 2015 Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina[4]
- 2016 Moriah Jefferson, Connecticut[5]
See also
- Nancy Lieberman award — an award given to the nation's best female point guard
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. 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.