Women's USBWA Freshman of the Year Winners

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Winners Table
			Totals								Shooting				Per Game
Season	Player	School	G	GS	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	WS	FG%	2P%	3P%	FT%	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
2023-24	JuJu Watkins	Southern California	34	34	920	248	112	78	56	8.3	.401	.432	.319	.852	27.1	7.3	3.3	2.3	1.6
2022-23	Ta'Niya Latson	Florida State	31	31	659	139	90	51	21	6.4	.455	.481	.362	.859	21.3	4.5	2.9	1.6	0.7
2021-22	Aneesah Morrow	DePaul	33	33	722	457	44	89	60	7.8	.519	.554	.233	.705	21.9	13.8	1.3	2.7	1.8
2020-21 (T)	Caitlin Clark	Iowa	30	30	799	177	214	38	14	6.8	.472	.540	.406	.858	26.6	5.9	7.1	1.3	0.5
2020-21 (T)	Paige Bueckers	Connecticut	29	29	581	141	168	66	11	9.2	.524	.552	.464	.869	20.0	4.9	5.8	2.3	0.4
2019-20	Aliyah Boston	South Carolina	33	33	412	310	34	42	86	7.5	.608	.628	.167	.738	12.5	9.4	1.0	1.3	2.6
2018-19	Rhyne Howard	Kentucky	32	32	525	212	75	68	22	6.4	.446	.494	.387	.676	16.4	6.6	2.3	2.1	0.7
2017-18	Chennedy Carter	Texas A&M	36	33	816	131	177	68	5	7.6	.443	.465	.383	.791	22.7	3.6	4.9	1.9	0.1
2016-17	Sabrina Ionescu	Oregon	33	33	481	219	183	44	8	5.1	.390	.370	.420	.825	14.6	6.6	5.5	1.3	0.2
2015-16	Kristine Anigwe	California	31	30	635	289	19	33	37	5.9	.570	.571	.000	.754	20.5	9.3	0.6	1.1	1.2
2014-15	Kelsey Mitchell	Ohio State	35	35	873	146	146	59	6	6.7	.415	.451	.378	.835	24.9	4.2	4.2	1.7	0.2
2013-14	Diamond DeShields	North Carolina	36	31	648	194	92	61	10	5.1	.426	.488	.279	.776	18.0	5.4	2.6	1.7	0.3
2012-13	Jewell Loyd	Notre Dame	36	35	450	187	76	35	11	5.8	.447	.455	.413	.820	12.5	5.2	2.1	1.0	0.3
2011-12	Elizabeth Williams	Duke	33	33	461	259	54	51	116	6.1	.486	.486	.500	.607	14.0	7.8	1.6	1.5	3.5
2010-11	Odyssey Sims	Baylor	36	27	471	108	111	52	1	6.7	.475	.492	.453	.757	13.1	3.0	3.1	1.4	0.0
2009-10	Brittney Griner	Baylor	35	35	644	297	35	18	223	8.5	.503	.503		.684	18.4	8.5	1.0	0.5	6.4
2008-09	Shekinna Stricklen	Tennessee	32		424	190	95	58	21	4.0	.390	.429	.291	.761	13.3	5.9	3.0	1.8	0.7
2007-08	Maya Moore	Connecticut	38		678	290	116	63	59	13.0	.543	.608	.420	.743	17.8	7.6	3.1	1.7	1.6
2006-07	Tina Charles	Connecticut	36		456	296	30	13	81	8.6	.590	.590		.594	12.7	8.2	0.8	0.4	2.3
2005-06	Courtney Paris	Oklahoma	36		788	539	60	38	119	10.8	.614	.615	.000	.481	21.9	15.0	1.7	1.1	3.3
			Totals								Shooting				Per Game
Season	Player	School	G	GS	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	WS	FG%	2P%	3P%	FT%	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK
2004-05 (T)	Tasha Humphrey	Georgia	33		628	276	50	35	36	10.1	.561	.579	.395	.772	19.0	8.4	1.5	1.1	1.1
2004-05 (T)	Candice Wiggins	Stanford	35		612	188	99	85	19	9.0	.483	.531	.336	.835	17.5	5.4	2.8	2.4	0.5
2003-04	Tiffany Jackson	Texas	35		455	262	58	66	44	6.7	.473	.473		.728	13.0	7.5	1.7	1.9	1.3
2002-03	Seimone Augustus	Louisiana State	34		504	187	64	35	15	6.3	.549	.551	.333	.888	14.8	5.5	1.9	1.0	0.4
2001-02	Jacqueline Batteast	Notre Dame	26		358	204	53	35	36		.404	.427	.333	.670	13.8	7.8	2.0	1.3	1.4
2000-01	Alana Beard	Duke	30		509	136	113	106	30		.512	.561	.196	.787	17.0	4.5	3.8	3.5	1.0
1999-00	LaToya Thomas	Mississippi State	32		672	254	50	44	32		.570	.594	.286	.785	21.0	7.9	1.6	1.4	1.0
1998-99	Linda Fröhlich	Nevada-Las Vegas	28		657	258	77	82	26		.462	.488	.333	.767	23.5	9.2	2.8	2.9	0.9
1997-98	Tamika Catchings	Tennessee	39		711	313	92	100	61		.537	.590	.364	.760	18.2	8.0	2.4	2.6	1.6
1996-97	Shea Ralph	Connecticut	31		354	140	59	35	3		.555	.609	.233	.833	11.4	4.5	1.9	1.1	0.1
1995-96	Chamique Holdsclaw	Tennessee	36		583	326	75	34	21		.467	.482	.233	.713	16.2	9.1	2.1	0.9	0.6
1994-95	Korie Hlede	Duquesne	26		628	207	151	110	7		.477	.503	.354	.748	24.2	8.0	5.8	4.2	0.3
1993-94	Leslie Johnson	Purdue	34		628	308	23	37	7		.596	.595	1.000	.734	18.5	9.1	0.7	1.1	0.2
1992-93	Katie Smith	Ohio State	32		578	186	104	59	2		.504	.519	.450	.808	18.1	5.8	3.3	1.8	0.1
1991-92	Niesa Johnson	Alabama	30		488	212	151	86	6		.356	.382	.329	.739	16.3	7.1	5.0	2.9	0.2

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