American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year

American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded for the most outstanding basketball player in the American Athletic Conference
Country United States
First awarded 2014
Currently held by Breanna Stewart, Connecticut

The American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the American Athletic Conference's most outstanding player. The conference formed in 2013–14 after many schools departed from the original Big East Conference to form a new Big East Conference. Breanna Stewart of Connecticut is so far the only player to have received the award, winning the first three awards in 2014,[1] 2015,[2] and 2016.[3]

Key

† Co-Players of the Year
* Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
Wade Trophy (1977–78 to present)
Naismith College Player of the Year (1982–83 to present)
John R. Wooden Award (2003–04 to present)
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the AAC Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Breanna Stewart, recipient of the first three AAC Player of the Year awards (2014–2016).
Season Player School Position Class Reference
2013–14 Stewart, BreannaBreanna Stewart* Connecticut Forward Sophomore [1]
2014–15 Stewart, BreannaBreanna Stewart* (2) Connecticut Forward Junior [2]
2015–16 Stewart, BreannaBreanna Stewart* (3) Connecticut Forward Senior [3]

Winners by school

School (year joined) Winners Years
Connecticut (2013) 3 2014, 2015, 2016
Cincinnati (2013) 0 —
East Carolina (2014) 0 —
Houston (2013) 0 —
Louisville (2013)[a 1] 0 —
Memphis (2013) 0 —
Rutgers (2013)[a 1] 0 —
SMU (2013) 0 —
South Florida (2013) 0 —
Temple (2013) 0 —
Tulane (2014) 0 —
Tulsa (2014) 0 —
UCF (2013) 0 —
  1. 1 2 Louisville and Rutgers played only the 2013–14 season in The American. After that season, they respectively left for the ACC[4] and Big Ten.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "UConn's Breanna Stewart Named American Athletic Conference Player of the Year" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "UConn's Stewart Named American Player of the Year" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Stewart Named 2016 American Athletic Conference Player of the Year" (Press release). American Athletic Conference. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "ACC Extends Formal Invitation for Membership to the University of Louisville" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. November 28, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Rutgers University To Join The Big Ten Conference" (Press release). Big Ten Conference. November 20, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
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