Atlanta Tipoff Club | March 10, 2014 Women's Naismith Award Winners Share The Naismith Trophy, the most prestigious honor in college basketball, annually recognizes the top men’s and women’s college players in the nation. Since the Atlanta Tipoff Club first gave the Naismith Trophy to Lew Alcindor in 1969, the Trophy has become a mark of excellence. WOMEN'S NAISMITH TROPHY WINNERS YEAR PLAYER SCHOOL 2016 Breanna Stewart Connecticut 2015 Breanna Stewart Connecticut 2014 Breanna Stewart Connecticut 2013 Brittney Griner Baylor 2012 Brittney Griner Baylor 2011 Maya Moore Connecticut 2010 Tina Charles Connecticut 2009 Maya Moore Connecticut 2008 Candace Parker Tennessee 2007 Lindsey Harding Duke 2006 Seimone Augustus LSU 2005 Seimone Augustus LSU 2004 Diana Taurasi Connecticut 2003 Diana Taurasi Connecticut 2002 Sue Bird Connecticut 2001 Ruth Riley Notre Dame 2000 Tamika Catchings Tennessee 1999 Chamique Holdsclaw Tennessee 1998 Chamique Holdsclaw Tennessee 1997 Kate Starbird Stanford 1996 Saudia Roundtree Georgia 1995 Rebecca Lobo Connecticut 1994 Lisa Leslie USC 1993 Sheryl Swoopes Texas Tech 1992 Dawn Staley Virginia 1991 Dawn Staley Virginia 1990 Jennifer Azzi Stanford 1989 Clarissa Davis Texas 1988 Sue Wicks Rutgers 1987 Clarissa Davis Texas 1986 Cheryl Miller USC 1985 Cheryl Miller USC 1984 Cheryl Miller USC 1983 Anne Donovan Old Dominion