Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball Rookie of the Year
{{Infobox sports award|name=ACC women's basketball Player of the Year|image=Atlantic Coast Conference logo.svg|imagesize=200px|description=the most outstanding women's basketball freshman in the Atlantic Coast Conference|presenter=Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (1984–present)|country=United States|year=1984|holder=Toby Fournier, Duke}}The Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball Rookie 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 rookie. It has been presented since the 1983–84, by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. The award was first given to Dawn Royster of North Carolina.
Duke has the most winners with 10 all-time.
Key
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| style="background:#cfecec;" |† |Co-Freshman of the Year |
| style="background:#ffe6bd;" |*
|Awarded a national Freshman of the Year award: USBWA National Freshman of the Year (USBWA) WBCA Freshman of the Year (WBCA) |
Winners
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!Season !Player !School !Position !National Freshman of the Year Awards !Reference |
| 1983–84
|Dawn Royster |C |— |
| 1984–85
|Chris Moreland |Duke |F |— |
| 1985–86
|Katie Meier |Duke |G |— |
| 1986–87
|Beth Hunt |F |— |
| 1987–88
|Carla Holmes |Maryland |G |— |
| 1988–89
|PG |— |
| 1989–90
|Kerry Boyatt-Hall |G/F |— |
| 1990–91
|Bonnie Rimkus |Maryland |F/C |— |
| 1991–92
|North Carolina |F |— |
| 1992–93
|Tracy Connor |C |— |
| 1993–94
|Virginia |G |— |
| 1994–95
|PF/C |— |
| 1995–96
|Chanel Wright |North Carolina |G/F |— |
| 1996–97
|Katie Smcka-Duffy |NC State |G |— |
| 1997–98
|North Carolina |PG |— |
| 1998–99
|G |— |
| 1999–00
|Schuye LaRue |Virginia |F |— |
| 2000–01
|style="background:#ffe6bd;"|Alana Beard* |Duke |SG/SF |USBWA |
| 2001–02
|Brandi Teamer |Virginia |F |— |
| 2002–03
|North Carolina |G/F |— |
| 2003–04
|Camille Smith |North Carolina |G/F |— |
| 2004–05
|Maryland |PF/C |— |
| 2005–06
|Maryland |SG/SF |— |
| 2006–07
|Virginia |G |— |
| 2007–08
|Stefanie Murphy |F |— |
| 2008–09
|Maryland |C |— |
| 2009–10
|Marissa Kastanek |NC State |G |— |
| 2010–11
|Maryland |PF |— |
| 2011–12
|style="background:#ffe6bd;|Elizabeth Williams* |Duke |PF/C |USBWA |
| 2012–13
|Xylina McDaniel |North Carolina |F |— |
| 2013–14
|style="background:#ffe6bd;|Diamond DeShields* |North Carolina |SG |USBWA |
| 2014–15
|PF | |
| 2015–16
|North Carolina |G |— |
| 2016–17
|Francesca Pan |Georgia Tech |G |— |
| 2017–18
|North Carolina |C |— |
| 2018–19
|Georgia Tech |G/F |— |
| 2019–20
|C |— |
| 2020–21
|C |— |
| 2021–22
|Notre Dame |G |— |
| 2022–23
|style="background:#ffe6bd;|Ta'Niya Latson* |G |USBWA WBCA |
| 2023–24
|Notre Dame |G |— |
| 2024–25
|Duke |F |— |
Winners by school
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!School (year joined) !Winners !Years |
| North Carolina (1953)
|10 |1984, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 |
| Maryland (1953)[b]
|7 |1987, 1988, 1991, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011 |
| Duke (1953)
|5 |1985, 1986, 2001, 2012, 2025 |
| Virginia (1953)
|5 |1989, 1994, 2000, 2002, 2007 |
| Georgia Tech (1978)
|3 |1999, 2017, 2019 |
| NC State (1953)
|3 |1995, 1997, 2010 |
| Notre Dame (2013)
|3 |2015, 2022, 2024 |
| Boston College (2005)
|1 |2008 |
| Florida State (1991)
|1 |2023 |
| Syracuse (2013)
|1 |2021 |
| Virginia Tech (2004)
|1 |2020 |
| Wake Forest (1953)
|1 |1993 |
| Clemson (1953)
|1 |1990 |
| Louisville (2014)
|0 | |
| Miami (FL) (2004)
|0 |— |
| California (2024)
|0 |— |
| Pittsburgh (2013)
|0 |— |
| SMU (2024)
|0 |— |
| Stanford (2024)
|0 |— |
Footnotes
- b The University of Maryland left the ACC to join the Big Ten in 2014.