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Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year
The Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the top women's basketball freshman in the Big Ten Conference.
| Column 1 |
|---|
| the top women's basketball freshman in the Big Ten Conference |
| United States |
| 1983 |
| Jazzy Davidson, USC |
The Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the top women's basketball freshman in the Big Ten Conference.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| † | Co-Freshman of the Year |
| C | Coaches selection |
| M | Media selection |
| * | Awarded a national Freshman of the Year award:USBWA National Freshman of the Year (USBWA)WBCA Freshman of the Year (WBCA) |
| Season | Player | School | National Freshman of the Year Awards | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–83 | Linda Cunningham | Indiana | — | |
| 1983–84 | Lisa Becker | Iowa | — | |
| 1984–85 | Tracey Hall | Ohio State | — | |
| 1985–86 | Lisa Cline | Ohio State | — | |
| 1986–87 | Franthea Price | Iowa | — | |
| 1987–88 | Kay Frederickson | Wisconsin | — | |
| 1988–89 | MaChelle Joseph | Purdue | — | |
| 1989–90 | Averrill Roberts | Ohio State | — | |
| 1990–91 | Mandy Cunningham | Illinois | — | |
| 1991–92 | Barb Franke | Wisconsin | — | |
| 1992–93 | Katie Smith | Ohio State | — | |
| 1993–94 | Leslie Johnson | Purdue | — | |
| 1994–95 | Tiffany Gooden | Iowa | — | |
| 1995–96 | Nicole Cushing | Michigan State | — | |
| 1996–97 | Stacey Thomas | Michigan | — | |
| 1997–98 | LaTonya Sims | Wisconsin | — | |
| 1998–99 | Jessie Stomski | Wisconsin | — | |
| 1999–2000 | LaToya Turner | Ohio State | — | |
| 2000–01 | Kelly Mazzante | Penn State | — | |
| 2001–02 | Janel McCarville | Minnesota | — | |
| 2002–03 | Lindsay Bowen C | Michigan State | — | |
| Liz Shimek M | Michigan State | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Jessica Davenport C | Ohio State | — | |
| Katie Gearlds M | Purdue | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Jolene Anderson | Wisconsin | — | |
| 2005–06 | Megan Skouby | Iowa | — | |
| 2006–07 | Allyssa DeHaan | Michigan State | — | |
| 2007–08 | Jantel Lavender | Ohio State | — | |
| 2008–09 | Samantha Prahalis | Ohio State | — | |
| 2009–10 | Jaime Printy | Iowa | — | |
| 2010–11 | Maggie Lucas | Penn State | — | |
| 2011–12 | Rachel Banham | Minnesota | — | |
| 2012–13 | Maggie Lyon | Northwestern | — | |
| 2013–14 | Amanda Zahui B. | Minnesota | — | |
| 2014–15 | Kelsey Mitchell* | Ohio State | USBWA | |
| 2015–16 | Jessica Shepard | Nebraska | — | |
| 2016–17 | Destiny Slocum* | Maryland | WBCA | |
| 2017–18 | Destiny Pitts | Minnesota | — | |
| 2018–19 | Taylor Mikesell C | Maryland | — | |
| Naz Hillmon M | Michigan | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Ashley Owusu | Maryland | — | |
| 2020–21 | Caitlin Clark* | Iowa | USBWAWBCA | |
| 2021–22 | Alexis Markowski | Nebraska | — | |
| 2022–23 | Cotie McMahon | Ohio State | — | |
| 2023–24 | Natalie Potts C | Nebraska | — | |
| Mary Ashley Stevenson M | Purdue | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Olivia Olson C | Michigan | — | |
| Jaloni Cambridge CM | Ohio State | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Jazzy Davidson | USC | — |
| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 11 | 1985, 1986, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2023, 2025 |
| Iowa | 6 | 1984, 1987, 1995, 2006, 2010, 2021 |
| Wisconsin | 5 | 1988, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2005 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 2002, 2012, 2014, 2018 |
| Purdue | 4 | 1989, 1994, 2004, 2024 |
| Maryland (2014) | 3 | 2017, 2019, 2020 |
| Michigan | 3 | 1997, 2019, 2025 |
| Michigan State | 3 | 1996, 2003, 2007 |
| Nebraska (2011) | 3 | 2016, 2022, 2024 |
| Penn State (1992) | 2 | 2001, 2011 |
| Illinois | 1 | 1991 |
| Indiana | 1 | 1983 |
| Northwestern | 1 | 2013 |
| USC (2024) | 1 | 2026 |
| Rutgers (2014) | 0 | — |
| Oregon (2024) | 0 | — |
| UCLA (2024) | 0 | — |
| Washington (2024) | 0 | — |
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