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WNBA All-Rookie Team
WNBA award
WNBA award
The WNBA All-Rookie Team is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) honor given since the 2005 WNBA season to the top rookies during the regular season. Voting is conducted by the WNBA head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for players on their own team. Each coach selects five players. A player is given a point for every vote they receive. The top vote getters comprise the team, regardless of the positions they play. Through the 2021 season, this differed from the WNBA's voting procedure for the All-WNBA and All-Defensive Teams, in which all first and second teams consisted of a center, two forwards, and two guards. The WNBA has since adopted the positionless format for its All-WNBA and All-Defensive Teams, respectively adopting the format in 2022 and 2023.
The All-Rookie Team is generally composed of a five-woman lineup, but in the case of a tie at the fifth position, the roster is expanded.
Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks was named to the All-Rookie Team and won the WNBA Most Valuable Player Award in the same season. This feat had never before been accomplished. In the NBA, only Wes Unseld and Wilt Chamberlain has held this distinction.
Winners
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| Players in italic text indicate the first overall draft pick |
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| Season | All-Rookie Team | Player | Nationality | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Chelsea Newton | Sacramento Monarchs | |||
| Kara Braxton | Detroit Shock | ||||
| Katie Feenstra | San Antonio Silver Stars | ||||
| Tan White | Indiana Fever | ||||
| Temeka Johnson | Washington Mystics | ||||
| 2006 | *Seimone Augustus* | Minnesota Lynx | |||
| Cappie Pondexter | Phoenix Mercury | ||||
| Candice Dupree | Chicago Sky | ||||
| Sophia Young | VIN St. Vincent | San Antonio Silver Stars | |||
| Monique Currie | Charlotte Sting | ||||
| 2007 | Armintie Price | Chicago Sky | |||
| Sidney Spencer | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||
| Lindsey Harding | Minnesota Lynx | ||||
| Camille Little | San Antonio Silver Stars | ||||
| Marta Fernandez | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||
| 2008 | *Candace Parker* | Los Angeles Sparks | |||
| Candice Wiggins | Minnesota Lynx | ||||
| Sylvia Fowles | Chicago Sky | ||||
| Nicky Anosike | Minnesota Lynx | ||||
| Matee Ajavon (tie) | Houston Comets | ||||
| Amber Holt (tie) | Connecticut Sun | ||||
| 2009 | *Angel McCoughtry* | Atlanta Dream | |||
| DeWanna Bonner | Phoenix Mercury | ||||
| Shavonte Zellous | Detroit Shock | ||||
| Renee Montgomery | Minnesota Lynx | ||||
| Marissa Coleman | Washington Mystics | ||||
| 2010 | ****** | Connecticut Sun | |||
| Monica Wright | Minnesota Lynx | ||||
| Epiphanny Prince | Chicago Sky | ||||
| Kelsey Griffin | Connecticut Sun | ||||
| Kalana Greene | New York Liberty | ||||
| 2011 | *Maya Moore* | Minnesota Lynx | |||
| Danielle Robinson | San Antonio Silver Stars | ||||
| Courtney Vandersloot | Chicago Sky | ||||
| Danielle Adams | San Antonio Silver Stars | ||||
| Liz Cambage | Tulsa Shock | ||||
| 2012 | *Nneka Ogwumike* | Los Angeles Sparks | |||
| Glory Johnson | Tulsa Shock | ||||
| Tiffany Hayes | Atlanta Dream | ||||
| Samantha Prahalis | Phoenix Mercury | ||||
| Riquna Williams | Tulsa Shock | ||||
| 2013 | Elena Delle Donne | Chicago Sky | |||
| Brittney Griner | Phoenix Mercury | ||||
| Alex Bentley | Atlanta Dream | ||||
| Kelsey Bone | New York Liberty | ||||
| Tulsa Shock | |||||
| 2014 | *Chiney Ogwumike* | Connecticut Sun | |||
| Odyssey Sims | Tulsa Shock | ||||
| Kayla McBride | San Antonio Stars | ||||
| Bria Hartley | Washington Mystics | ||||
| Alyssa Thomas | Connecticut Sun | ||||
| 2015 | *Jewell Loyd* | Seattle Storm | |||
| Kiah Stokes | New York Liberty | ||||
| Brittany Boyd | New York Liberty | ||||
| Ramu Tokashiki | Seattle Storm | ||||
| Natalie Achonwa (tie) | Indiana Fever | ||||
| Ana Dabović (tie) | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||
| 2016 | ****** | Seattle Storm | |||
| Moriah Jefferson | San Antonio Stars | ||||
| Aerial Powers | Dallas Wings | ||||
| Imani Boyette | Chicago Sky | ||||
| Tiffany Mitchell | Indiana Fever | ||||
| 2017 | Allisha Gray | Dallas Wings | |||
| Brittney Sykes | Atlanta Dream | ||||
| Kelsey Plum | San Antonio Stars | ||||
| Kaela Davis | Dallas Wings | ||||
| Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | Washington Mystics | ||||
| 2018 | *A'ja Wilson* | Las Vegas Aces | |||
| Ariel Atkins | Washington Mystics | ||||
| Azurá Stevens | Dallas Wings | ||||
| Diamond DeShields | Chicago Sky | ||||
| Kelsey Mitchell | Indiana Fever | ||||
| 2019 | Napheesa Collier | Minnesota Lynx | |||
| Teaira McCowan | Indiana Fever | ||||
| Arike Ogunbowale | Dallas Wings | ||||
| Brianna Turner | Phoenix Mercury | ||||
| Jackie Young | Las Vegas Aces | ||||
| 2020 | Crystal Dangerfield | Minnesota Lynx | |||
| Julie Allemand | Indiana Fever | ||||
| Chennedy Carter | Atlanta Dream | ||||
| Jazmine Jones | New York Liberty | ||||
| Satou Sabally | Dallas Wings | ||||
| 2021 | Michaela Onyenwere | New York Liberty | |||
| Dana Evans | Chicago Sky | ||||
| Aari McDonald | Atlanta Dream | ||||
| DiDi Richards | New York Liberty | ||||
| Charli Collier | Dallas Wings | ||||
| 2022 | *Rhyne Howard* | Atlanta Dream | |||
| NaLyssa Smith | Indiana Fever | ||||
| Shakira Austin | Washington Mystics | ||||
| Queen Egbo | Indiana Fever | ||||
| Rebekah Gardner | Chicago Sky | ||||
| 2023 | ****** | Indiana Fever | |||
| Seattle Storm | |||||
| Minnesota Lynx | |||||
| Minnesota Lynx | |||||
| {{sortname | Li Meng | dab=basketball}} | Washington Mystics | ||
| 2024 | ****** | Indiana Fever | |||
| Rickea Jackson | Los Angeles Sparks | ||||
| Angel Reese | Chicago Sky | ||||
| Kamilla Cardoso | |||||
| Leonie Fiebich | New York Liberty | ||||
| 2025 | ****** | Dallas Wings | |||
| Kiki Iriafen | Washington Mystics | ||||
| Sonia Citron | |||||
| Dominique Malonga | Seattle Storm | ||||
| Janelle Salaün | Golden State Valkyries |
References
References
- "WNBA.com: Hanns-G Go Beyond 2008 WNBA All-Rookie Team Named".
- (August 5, 2022). "WNBA Announces New Process for Selecting All-WNBA Teams and Unveils End-of-Season Awards Schedule". WNBA.
- (August 2, 2023). "WNBA Unveils End-of-Season Awards Schedule and Announces New Process for Selecting All-Defensive Teams". WNBA.
- (October 5, 2008). "Sparks' Parker wins MVP, rookie of year honors - WNBA - ESPN". [[ESPN]].
- (September 16, 2019). "Rookie of the Year Collier Headlines 2019 All-Rookie Team". WNBA.
- (September 27, 2019). "Rookie Of The Year Crystal Dangerfield Headlines 2020 WNBA All-Rookie Team". WNBA.
- (October 5, 2021). "Sky Guard Dana Evans Named to 2021 WNBA All-Rookie Team". WNBA.
- Maloney, Jack. (August 25, 2022). "2022 WNBA Rookie of the Year: Dream's Rhyne Howard wins honor, highlights All-Rookie team". [[CBS]].
- (October 2, 2023). "Indiana Fever's Aliyah Boston Named 2023 Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year". [[WNBA]].
- Zucker, Joseph. (October 3, 2024). "Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso Headline 2024 WNBA All-Rookie Team". [[Bleacher Report]].
- Larsen, Eric. (September 29, 2025). "Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers leads 2025 WNBA All-Rookie Team". [[USA Today]].
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