Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball Player of the Year#endnote Note 2b
{{Infobox sports award
| name = ACC women's basketball Player of the Year
| image = Atlantic Coast Conference logo.svg
| imagesize = 200px
| description = the most outstanding female basketball player in the Atlantic Coast Conference
| presenter = Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (1984–present)
| country = United States
| year = 1984
| holder = Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame
}}
The Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the women's basketball player in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) voted as the most outstanding player. It has been presented since the 1983–84, by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. The award was first given to Tresa Brown of North Carolina.
Three players have won the award three times: Alana Beard of Duke, Alyssa Thomas of Maryland, and Elizabeth Kitley of Virginia Tech.{{cite web|title= 2019–20 ACC Women's Basketball Media Guide|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/acc.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/11/11/1920_WBB_InformationGuide.pdf|date= Fall 2019|publisher= theACC.com|access-date= June 29, 2020}}
Duke has the most winners with 8 all-time.
Key
| class="wikitable" |
| style="background-color:#CFECEC;"|†
|Co-Players of the Year |
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD" |*
|Awarded a national Player of the Year award: |
| Player (X)
|Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the ACC Player of the Year award at that point |
Winners
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; |
| Season
!Player !School !Position !Class{{ref label|Note 1|a|a}} !class="unsortable"|Reference |
|---|
| 1983–84
| {{sortname|Tresa|Brown}} | C | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 1984–85
| {{sortname|Pam|Leake}} | PG | {{sort|3|Junior}} |
| 1985–86
| {{sortname|Pam|Leake}} (2) | PG | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 1986–87
| {{sortname|Chris|Moreland}} | Duke | PF | {{sort|3|Junior}} |
| 1987–88
| {{sortname|Donna|Holt}} | Virginia | PG | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 1988–89
| {{sortname|Vicky|Bullett}} | Maryland | F | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 1989–90
| {{sortname|Andrea|Stinson}} | NC State | SG | {{sort|3|Junior}} |
| 1990–91
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD" |{{sortname|Dawn|Staley}}* | Virginia | PG | {{sort|3|Junior}} |
| 1991–92
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD" |{{sortname|Dawn|Staley}} (2)* | Virginia | PG | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 1992–93
| {{sortname|Heather|Burge}} | Virginia | C | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 1993–94
| {{sortname|Jessica|Barr}} | Clemson | PF | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 1994–95
| {{sortname|Wendy|Palmer}} | Virginia | F | {{sort|3|Junior}} |
| 1995–96
| {{sortname|Wendy|Palmer}} (2) | Virginia | F | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 1996–97
| {{sortname|Tracy|Reid}} | PF | {{sort|3|Junior}} |
| 1997–98
| {{sortname|Tracy|Reid}} (2) | PF | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 1998–99
| {{sortname|Summer|Erb}} | NC State | C | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 1999–00
| {{sortname|Georgia|Schweitzer}} | Duke | PG | {{sort|3|Junior}} |
| 2000–01
| {{sortname|Georgia|Schweitzer}} (2) | Duke | PG | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 2001–02
| {{sortname|Alana|Beard}} | Duke | {{sort|2|Sophomore}} |
| 2002–03
| {{sortname|Alana|Beard}} (2) | Duke | {{sort|3|Junior}} |
| 2003–04
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD" |{{sortname|Alana|Beard}} (3)* | Duke | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 2004–05
| {{sortname|Monique|Currie}} | Duke | SF | {{sort|3|Junior}} |
| 2005–06
| {{sortname|Ivory|Latta}} | PG | {{sort|3|Junior}} |
| 2006–07
| style="background-color:#FFE6BD" |{{sortname|Lindsey|Harding}}* | Duke | PG | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 2007–08
| {{sortname|Crystal|Langhorne}} | Maryland | PF | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 2008–09
| {{sortname|Kristi|Toliver}} | Maryland | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 2009–10
| {{sortname|Monica|Wright}} | Virginia | PG | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 2010–11
| {{sortname|Shenise|Johnson}} | Miami | {{sort|3|Junior}} |
| 2011–12
| {{sortname|Alyssa|Thomas}} | Maryland | PF | {{sort|2|Sophomore}} |
| 2012–13
| {{sortname|Alyssa|Thomas}} (2) | Maryland | PF | {{sort|3|Junior}} |
| 2013–14
| |{{sortname|Alyssa|Thomas}} (3) | Maryland | PF | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 2014–15
| {{sortname|Jewell|Loyd}} | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 2015–16
| {{sortname|Myisha|Hines-Allen}} | F | {{sort|2|Sophomore}} |
| 2016–17
| {{sortname|Alexis|Peterson}} | Syracuse | PG | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 2017–18
| {{sortname|Asia|Durr}} | SG | {{sort|3|Junior}} |
| 2018–19
| {{sortname|Asia|Durr}} (2) | SG | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 2019–20
| {{sortname|Dana|Evans|dab=basketball}} | SG | {{sort|3|Junior}} | {{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2020/3/3/womens-basketball-louisvilles-evans-named-acc-player-of-the-year-boston-colleges-bernabei-mcnamee-earns-coach-of-the-year.aspx|title=Louisville's Evans Named ACC Player of the Year, Boston College's Bernabei-McNamee Earns Coach of the Year|website=theacc.com|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|date=March 3, 2020|access-date=June 29, 2020}} |
| |2020–21
| {{sortname|Dana|Evans|dab=basketball}} (2) | SG | {{sort|4|Senior}} | {{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/3/2/acc-womens-basketball-announces-2021-award-winners.aspx|title=ACC Women's Basketball Announces 2021 Award Winners|website=theacc.com|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|date=March 2, 2021|access-date=March 2, 2021}} |
| 2021–22
| {{sortname|Elizabeth|Kitley}} | C | {{sort|3|Junior}} |
| 2022–23
| {{sortname|Elizabeth|Kitley}} (2) | C | {{sort|4|Senior}} |
| 2023–24
| {{sortname|Elizabeth|Kitley}} (3) | C | {{sort|5|5th-Year Senior}} | {{cite web|url=https://www.witn.com/2024/03/05/acc-announces-postseason-womens-basketball-awards/|title=ACC announces postseason women's basketball awards|work=WITN-TV|first=Eric|last=Gullickson|date=March 5, 2024|access-date=March 5, 2024}} |
| 2024–25
| {{sortname|Hannah|Hidalgo}} | SG | {{sort|2|Sophomore}} | {{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2025/3/4/acc-womens-basketball-announces-2024-25-award-winners.aspx|title=ACC Women’s Basketball Announces 2024-25 Award Winners|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|website=theacc.com|date=March 5, 2025|access-date=March 5, 2025}} |
Winners by school
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| School (year joined){{cite web|title=About the ACC |publisher=theACC.com |year=2009 |url=http://www.theacc.com/this-is/acc-this-is.html |access-date=3 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119062513/http://www.theacc.com/this-is/acc-this-is.html |archive-date=19 January 2012 }} | Winners | class=unsortable| Years |
|---|---|---|
| align=center|Duke (1953) | align=center|8 | 1987, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 |
| align=center|Virginia (1953) | align=center|7 | 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2010 |
| align=center|Maryland (1953){{ref label|Note 2|b|b}} | align=center|6 | 1989, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| align=center|North Carolina (1953) | align=center|6 | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1997, 1998, 2006 |
| align=center|Louisville (2014) | align=center|5 | 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| align=center|Virginia Tech (2004) | align=center|3 | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| align=center|NC State (1953) | align=center|2 | 1990, 1999 |
| align=center|Clemson (1953) | align=center|1 | 1994 |
| align=center|Miami (FL) (2004) | align=center|1 | 2011 |
| align=center|Notre Dame (2013) | align=center|2 | 2015, 2025 |
| align=center|Syracuse (2013) | align=center|1 | 2017 |
| align=center | Boston College (2005) | align=center | 0 | align=center | — |
| align=center | California (2024) | align=center | 0 | align=center | — |
| align=center|Florida State (1991) | align=center|0 | align=center| — |
| align=center|Georgia Tech (1978) | align=center|0 | align=center| — |
| align=center|Pittsburgh (2013) | align=center|0 | align=center| — |
| align=center | SMU (2024) | align=center | 0 | align=center | — |
| align=center | Stanford (2024) | align=center | 0 | align=center | — |
| align=center|Wake Forest (1953) | align=center|0 | align=center| — |
Footnotes
- {{note label|Note 1|a|a}}The "Class" column refers to United States terminology indicating that student's year of athletic eligibility, which usually (but not always) corresponds to the year of study. For example, a freshman is in his first year (of four) of eligibility, followed by sophomore, junior and senior.
- {{note label|Note 2|b|b}}The University of Maryland left the ACC to join the Big Ten in 2014.{{cite press release |url=http://www.bigten.org/genrel/111912aac.html |title=University Of Maryland To Join The Big Ten Conference |publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=November 19, 2012 |access-date=November 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518074806/http://www.bigten.org/genrel/111912aac.html |archive-date=2013-05-18 }}
References
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