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 | Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | Skylar Diggins[2] | Notre Dame | Senior |
| 2013-2014 | Odyssey Sims[3] | Baylor | Senior |
| 2014-2015 | Tiffany Mitchell[4] | South Carolina | Junior |
| 2015-2016 | Moriah Jefferson[5] | Connecticut | Senior |
| 2016-2017 | Kelsey Plum[6] | Washington | Senior |
| 2017-2018 | Kelsey Mitchell[7] | Ohio State | Senior |
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.
- ^ "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.