Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball Player of the Year explained

ACC women's basketball Player of the Year
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:Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech

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.[1]

Duke has the most winners with 8 all-time.

Key

Co-Players of the Year
Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
Associated Press Player of the Year (1994–95 to present)
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 ACC Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1983–84North CarolinaC
1984–85North CarolinaPG
1985–86 (2)North CarolinaPG
1986–87DukePF
1987–88VirginiaPG
1988–89MarylandF
1989–90NC StateSG
1990–91VirginiaPG
1991–92 (2)*VirginiaPG
1992–93VirginiaC
1993–94ClemsonPF
1994–95VirginiaF
1995–96 (2)VirginiaF
1996–97North CarolinaPF
1997–98 (2)North CarolinaPF
1998–99NC StateC
1999–00DukePG
2000–01 (2)DukePG
2001–02DukeSG / SF
2002–03 (2)DukeSG / SF
2003–04 (3)*DukeSG / SF
2004–05DukeSF
2005–06North CarolinaPG
2006–07DukePG
2007–08MarylandPF
2008–09MarylandPG / SG
2009–10VirginiaPG
2010–11MiamiPG / SG
2011–12MarylandPF
2012–13 (2)MarylandPF
2013–14 (3)MarylandPF
2014–15Notre DamePG / SG
2015–16LouisvilleF
2016–17SyracusePG
2017–18LouisvilleSG
2018–19 (2)LouisvilleSG
2019–20LouisvilleSG[2]
2020–21 (2)LouisvilleSG[3]
2021–22Virginia TechC[4]
2022–23 (2)Virginia TechC[5]
2023–24 (3)Virginia TechC[6]

Winners by school

School (year joined)[7] Winners class=unsortableYears
Duke (1953)8 1987, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
Virginia (1953)7 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2010
Maryland (1953)6 1989, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
North Carolina (1953)6 1984, 1985, 1986, 1997, 1998, 2006
Louisville (2014) 5 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Virginia Tech (2004)3 2022, 2023, 2024
NC State (1953)2 1990, 1999
Clemson (1953)1 1994
Miami (FL) (2004) 1 2011
Notre Dame (2013)1 2015
Syracuse (2013) 1 2017
align=center Boston College (2005) align=center 0 align=center
align=center California (2024) align=center 0 align=center
Florida State (1991)0
Georgia Tech (1978)0
Pittsburgh (2013) 0
align=center SMU (2024) align=center 0 align=center
align=center Stanford (2024) align=center 0 align=center
Wake Forest (1953) 0

Footnotes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019–20 ACC Women's Basketball Media Guide. Fall 2019. theACC.com. June 29, 2020.
  2. Web site: Louisville's Evans Named ACC Player of the Year, Boston College's Bernabei-McNamee Earns Coach of the Year. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 3, 2020. June 29, 2020.
  3. Web site: ACC Women's Basketball Announces 2021 Award Winners. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 2, 2021. March 2, 2021.
  4. Web site: ACC Women's Basketball Announces 2021-22 Award Winners. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 1, 2022. March 1, 2022.
  5. Web site: Acc Women's Basketball Announces 2022-23 Award Winners. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 28, 2023. February 28, 2023.
  6. Web site: ACC announces postseason women's basketball awards. WITN-TV. Eric. Gullickson. March 5, 2024. March 5, 2024.
  7. Web site: About the ACC . theACC.com . 2009 . 3 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120119062513/http://www.theacc.com/this-is/acc-this-is.html . 19 January 2012 .
  8. University Of Maryland To Join The Big Ten Conference . Big Ten Conference . November 19, 2012 . November 26, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130518074806/http://www.bigten.org/genrel/111912aac.html . 2013-05-18 .