Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year

SEC Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding women's basketball player in the Southeastern Conference
CountryUnited States
First award1984
Currently held byMikayla Blakes, Vanderbilt

The Southeastern Conference women's basketball Freshman 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 freshman. It has been presented since the 1983–84 season. The award was first given to Katrina McClain of Georgia.

Tennessee has the most winners with eight.

Key

† Co-Freshman of the Year
* Awarded a national Freshman of the Year award:

USBWA National Freshman of the Year (USBWA) WBCA Freshman of the Year (WBCA)

Winners

Season Player School Position National Freshman of the Year Awards Reference
1983–84 Katrina McClain Georgia PF — [1][2]
1984–85 Mae Ola Bolton Auburn F — [1][3]
1985–86 Bridgette Gordon Tennessee F — [4]
Vickie Orr Auburn C —
1986–87 Kimsey O'Neal Ole Miss — [1][5]
1987–88 Wendy Scholtens Vanderbilt F — [1][6]
1988–89 Dena Head Tennessee G — [1][7]
1989–90 Donna Harris Vanderbilt G — [1][8]
1990–91 Clara Jackson Ole Miss F — [1][9]
1991–92 Niesa Johnson* Alabama G USBWA [1][10][11]
1992–93 Kristen Mulligan Auburn G — [1][12]
1993–94 La'Keshia Frett Georgia F — [1][13]
1994–95 Christy Smith Arkansas G — [1][14]
1995–96 Chamique Holdsclaw* Tennessee F USBWA [1][15][16]
1996–97 Karyn Karlin Arkansas F — [1][17]
1997–98 Tamika Catchings* Tennessee F USBWA [1][18][19]
1998–99 DeTrina White LSU F — [1][20]
1999–2000 LaToya Thomas* Mississippi State F USBWA [1][21][22]
2000–01 Christi Thomas Georgia F/C — [1][23]
2001–02 Tan White[a] Mississippi State G/F — [24]
Kara Braxton[a] Georgia F/C — [1][25]
2002–03 Seimone Augustus* LSU G USBWA [1][26][27]
2003–04 Armintie Price Ole Miss G — [1][28]
2004–05 Tasha Humphrey*[b] Georgia F USBWA [1][29][30]
2005–06 Candace Parker Tennessee F — [1][31]
2006–07 Ashley Houts Georgia G — [1][32]
2007–08 Angie Bjorklund Tennessee G/F — [1][33]
2008–09 LaSondra Barrett LSU F — [1][34]
C'eira Ricketts Arkansas G —
2009–10 A'dia Mathies Kentucky G — [35]
2010–11 Meighan Simmons Tennessee G — [36]
2011–12 Bria Goss* Kentucky G USBWA [37]
2012–13 Bashaara Graves Tennessee F — [38]
2013–14 Alaina Coates* South Carolina C USBWA [39]
2014–15 A'ja Wilson South Carolina F [40]
2015–16 Sophie Cunningham Missouri G — [41]
2016–17 Amber Smith † Missouri G — [42]
Delicia Washington † Florida G
2017–18 Chennedy Carter* Texas A&M G USBWA

WBCA

[43]
2018–19 Rhyne Howard* Kentucky G USBWA

WBCA

[44]
2019–20 Aliyah Boston* South Carolina F USBWA

WBCA

[45]
2020–21 Madison Scott Ole Miss F — [46]
2021–22 Samara Spencer Arkansas G — [47]
2022–23 Flau'jae Johnson LSU G [48]
2023–24 Mikaylah Williams LSU G — [49]
2024–25 Mikayla Blakes* Vanderbilt G USBWA [50]
Note:
  1. ^ a b Sources conflict as to the name of the award recipient.
  2. ^ Co-national player of the year.

Winners by school

School (year joined) Winners Years
Tennessee (1932) 8 1986, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013
Georgia (1932) 6 1984, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007
LSU (1932) 4 1999, 2003, 2009, 2023
Ole Miss (1932) 4 1987, 1991, 2004, 2021
Arkansas (1991) 3 1995, 1997, 2009
Kentucky (1932) 3 2010, 2012, 2019
South Carolina (1991) 3 2014, 2015, 2020
Vanderbilt (1932) 3 1988, 1990, 2025
Auburn (1932) 2 1985, 1993
Missouri (2012) 2 2016, 2017
Mississippi State (1932) 1 2000
Alabama (1932) 1 1992
Florida (1932) 1 2017
Texas A&M (2012) 1 2018
Texas (2024) 0 —
Oklahoma (2024) 0 —

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