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Best Male College Basketball Player ESPY Award
Awarded for ESPY Award for the best female NCAA basketball player in the previous season
CountryUnited States
Presented by ESPN
History
First award1993
Final award2001

The Best Feale College Basketball Player ESPY Award was presented annually between 1993 and 2001 to the female collegiate basketball player determined to be the best in the NCAA in the previous season. The award was discontinued in 2002 when it was absorbed into the overall Best Female College Athlete ESPY Award.

The award voting panel comprised fans, sportswriters, broadcasters, sports executives, and retired sportspersons, termed collectively "experts", as well as ESPN personalities from amongst choices selected by the ESPN Select Nominating Committee.

Year Player Team Position Class Reference
1993 Dawn Staley Virginia PG Senior [1]
1994 Sheryl Swoopes Texas Tech SG / SF Senior [2]
1995 Charlotte Smith North Carolina F Junior [3]
1996 Rebecca Lobo Connecticut C Senior [4]
1997 Saudia Roundtree Georgia G Senior [5]
1998 Chamique Holdsclaw Tennessee SF Sophomore [6]
1999 Chamique Holdsclaw (2) Tennessee SF Junior [7]
2000 Chamique Holdsclaw (3) Tennessee SF Senior [8]
2001 Tamika Catchings Tennessee SF Junior [9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Briefly: Basketball". The Daily Progress. Charlottesville, Virginia. March 5, 1993. p. 14. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Barkley, Bonds win two ESPYs". The Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. March 1, 1994. p. 17. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Media: UNC's Charlotte Smith wins two ESPY awards". Salisbury Post. Salisbury, North Carolina. February 14, 1995. p. 15. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "ESPY Winners List: Performers of the Year". Chillicothe Gazette. Chillicothe, Ohio. February 13, 1996. p. 6. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "ESPY Winners: Performers of the Year". Kerrville Daily Times. Kerrville, Texas. February 11, 1997. p. 7. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "ESPY Awards: Performers of the Year (all for 1997 except as noted)". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. February 10, 1998. p. 93. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Model athletes: women paving the way". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. July 8, 1999. p. 13. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Holdsclaw fits in on team of stars". The Jackson Sun. Jackson, Tennessee. August 24, 2000. p. 23. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Awards – Women's College Basketball". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. February 13, 2001. p. 14. Retrieved March 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.