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Nancy Lieberman Award
DescriptionThe nation's top female point guard in NCAA Division I basketball
CountryUnited States
Presented byRotary Club of Detroit
First awarded2000
Currently held bySkylar Diggins, Notre Dame
Websitehttp://www.pointguard.org/index.htm

The Nancy Lieberman Award, named for Basketball Hall of Fame legend Nancy Lieberman, is given annually by the Rotary Club of Detroit to the nation's top collegiate point guard in women's Division I basketball.[1] Sue Bird won the inaugural award in 2000—her first of an unmatched three Lieberman Awards.

The award is given to a player who exemplifies "the floor leadership, play-making and ball-handling skills that personified Nancy Lieberman during her career".[2] The selection is performed by sportswriters from around the country. The announcement of the winner coincides with the Final Four weekend, with an award ceremony held subsequently at the Detroit Athletic Club.[2]

Key

* Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
the Naismith College Player of the Year, Wade Trophy or the John R. Wooden Award
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Nancy Lieberman Award

Winners

Connecticut's Sue Bird (with ball) is the only player to have won the Nancy Lieberman Award on three occasions.
Season Player School Class
1999–00 Sue Bird Connecticut Sophomore
2000–01 Sue Bird (2) Connecticut Junior
2001–02 Sue Bird* (3) Connecticut Senior
2002–03 Diana Taurasi* Connecticut Junior
2003–04 Diana Taurasi* (2) Connecticut Senior
2004–05 Temeka Johnson LSU Senior
2005–06 Ivory Latta North Carolina Senior
2006–07 Lindsey Harding* Duke Senior
2007–08 Kristi Toliver Maryland Junior
2008–09 Renee Montgomery Connecticut Senior
2009–10 Andrea Riley Oklahoma State Senior
2010–11 Courtney Vandersloot Gonzaga Senior
2011–12 Skylar Diggins Notre Dame Junior

Winners by school

School Winners Years
Connecticut 6 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009
Duke 1 2007
Gonzaga 1 2011
LSU 1 2005
Maryland 1 2008
North Carolina 1 2006
Notre Dame 1 2012
Oklahoma State 1 2010

See also

  • Bob Cousy Award – the counterpart to the Lieberman Award; given to the best men's NCAA point guard

References

  1. ^ "History". Retrieved 2009-07-06.
  2. ^ a b "The Award Selection Process". Retrieved 2009-07-06.
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