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AP Player of the Year List

Women’s Basketball Player of Year

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2026 — Sarah Strong, UConn

2025 — JuJu Watkins, Southern Cal

2024 — Caitlin Clark, Iowa

2023 — Caitlin Clark, Iowa

2022 — Aliyah Boston, South Carolina

2021 — Paige Bueckers, UConn

2020 — u-Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon

2019 — Megan Gustafson, Iowa

2018 — A’ja Wilson, South Carolina

2017 — Kelsey Plum, Washington

2016 — u-Breanna Stewart, UConn

2015 — Breanna Stewart, UConn

2014 — Breanna Stewart, UConn

2013 — Brittney Griner, Baylor

2012 — Brittney Griner, Baylor

2011 — Maya Moore, UConn

2010 — Tina Charles, UConn

2009 — Maya Moore, UConn

2008 — Candace Parker, Tennessee

2007 — Courtney Paris, Oklahoma

2006 — Seimone Augustus, LSU

2005 — Seimone Augustus, LSU

2004 — Alana Beard, Duke

2003 — Diana Taurasi, UConn

2002 — Sue Bird, UConn

2001 — Ruth Riley, Notre Dame

2000 — Tamika Catchings, Tennessee

1999 — Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee

1998 — Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee

1997 — Kara Wolters, UConn

1996 — Jennifer Rizzotti, UConn

1995 — Rebecca Lobo, UConn

Hawkeyes are set to play Vanderbilt in a November women’s basketball game in Sioux City, Iowa

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Vanderbilt and Iowa, both ranked in the top 10 late last season, will meet in a women's basketball game early next season in northwest Iowa, the schools announced Tuesday. The neutral-site game is set for Nov. 15 at the Tyson Events Center, which is 290 miles from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Vanderbilt is 4-0 all-time against the Hawkeyes. This will be the teams' first meeting since 1997. The Commodores are expected to return national scoring leader Mikayla Blakes. She averaged 27 points per game and was Southeastern Conference player of the year. Vanderbilt was ranked as high as No. 5 and finished No. 10 with a 29-5 record after reaching the NCAA Sweet 16.
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