The first player of the year award for women's college basketball was the Broderick Award, established in 1977 by Thomas Broderick, the owner of a company that manufactured sports apparel.
The winner of the basketball award is also a finalist for the Broderick Trophy, which is presented to the outstanding woman college athlete of the year.
The National Association for Girls and Women in Sports (NAGWS) established the Wade Trophy as a player of the year award in 1978. The award is named for Margaret Wade, long-time Delta State coach who was one of the first two women inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
In 1983, the Atlanta Tip-Off Club began presenting the Naismith Trophy, named for the inventor of basketball, and the Women's Basketball Association established its own player of the year award.
The Associated Press established its award in 1995. In 2004, the John Wooden Award for women's basketball joined the similar award for male basketball players, which had been inaugurated in 1977.
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| Year | Player, School |
| 1995 | Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut |
| 1996 | Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut |
| 1997 | Kara Wolters, Connecticut |
| 1998 | Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee |
| 1999 | Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee |
| 2000 | Tamika Catchings, Tennessee |
| 2001 | Ruth Riley, Notre Dame |
| 2002 | Sue Bird, Connecticut |
| 2003 | Diana Taurasi, Connecticut |
| 2004 | Alana Beard, Duke |
| 2005 | Seimone Augustus, Louisiana St. |
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| Year | Player, School |
| 1977 | Lucy Harris, Delta St. |
| 1978 | Ann Meyers, UCLA |
| 1979 | Nancy Lieberman, Old Dominion |
| 1980 | Nancy Lieberman, Old Dominion |
| 1981 | Lynette Woodard, Kansas |
| 1982 | Pam Kelly, Louisiana Tech |
| 1983 | Anne Donovan, Old Dominion |
| 1984 | Cheryl Miller, USC |
| 1985 | Cheryl Miller, USC |
| 1986 | Kamie Ethridge, Texas |
| 1987 | Katrina McClain, Georgia |
| 1988 | Teresa Weatherspoon, Louisiana Tech |
| 1989 | Bridgette Gordon, Tennessee |
| 1990 | Jennifer Azzi, Stanford |
| 1991 | Dawn Staley, Virginia |
| 1992 | Dawn Staley, Virginia |
| 1993 | Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech |
| 1994 | Lisa Leslie, USC |
| 1995 | Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut |
| 1996 | Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut |
| 1997 | Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee |
| 1998 | Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee |
| 1999 | Stephanie White-McCarty, Purdue |
| 2000 | Shea Ralph, Connecticut |
| 2001 | Jackie Stiles, Southwest Missouri State |
| 2002 | Sue Bird, Connecticut |
| 2003 | Diana Taurasi, Connecticut |
| 2004 | Diana Taurasi, Connecticut |
| 2005 | Seimone Augustus, Louisiana St. |
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| Year | Player, School |
| 1983 | Anne Donovan, Old Dominion |
| 1984 | Cheryl Miller, USC |
| 1985 | Cheryl Miller, USC |
| 1986 | Cheryl Miller, USC |
| 1987 | Clarissa Davis, Texas |
| 1988 | Sue Wicks, Rutgers |
| 1989 | Clarissa Davis, Texas |
| 1990 | Jennifer Azzi, Stanford |
| 1991 | Dawn Staley, Virgina |
| 1992 | Dawn Staley, Virginia |
| 1993 | Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech |
| 1994 | Lisa Leslie, USC |
| 1995 | Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut |
| 1996 | Saudia Roundtree, Georgia |
| 1997 | Kate Starbird, Stanford |
| 1998 | Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee |
| 1999 | Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee |
| 2000 | Tamika Catchings, Tennessee |
| 2001 | Ruth Riley, Notre Dame |
| 2002 | Sue Bird, Connecticut |
| 2003 | Diana Taurasi, Connecticut |
| 2004 | Diana Taurasi, Connecticut |
| 2005 | Seimone Augustus, Louisiana St. |
| Year | Player, School |
| 1978 | Carol Blazejowski, Montclair St. |
| 1979 | Nancy Lieberman, Old Dominion |
| 1980 | Nancy Lieberman, Old Dominion |
| 1981 | Lynette Woodard, Kansas |
| 1982 | Pam Kelly, Louisiana Tech |
| 1983 | LaTaunya Pollard, Long Beach St. |
| 1984 | Janice Lawrence, Louisiana Tech |
| 1985 | Cheryl Miller, USC |
| 1986 | Kamie Ethridge, Texas |
| 1987 | Shelly Pennefather, Villanova |
| 1988 | Teresa Weatherspoon, Louisiana Tech |
| 1989 | Clarissa Davis, Texas |
| 1990 | Jennifer Azzi, Stanford |
| 1991 | Daedra Charles, Tennessee |
| 1992 | Susan Robinson, Penn St. |
| 1993 | Karen Jennings, Nebraska |
| 1994 | Carol Ann Shudlick, Minnesota |
| 1995 | Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut |
| 1996 | Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut |
| 1997 | DeLisha Milton, Florida |
| 1998 | Ticha Penicheiro, Old Dominion |
| 1999 | Stephanie White-McCarty, Purdue |
| 2000 | Edwina Brown, Texas |
| 2001 | Jackie Stiles, Southwest Missouri State |
| 2002 | Sue Bird, Connecticut |
| 2003 | Diana Taurasi, Connecticut |
| 2004 | Alana Beard, Duke |
| 2005 | Seimone Augustus, Louisiana St. |
| 2006 | Seimone Augustus, Louisiana St. |
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| Year | Player, School |
| 1983 | Anne Donovan, Old Dominion |
| 1984 | Janice Lawrence, Louisiana Tech |
| 1985 | Cheryl Miller, USC |
| 1986 | Cheryl Miller, USC |
| 1987 | Katrina McClain, Georgia |
| 1988 | Michelle Edwards, Iowa |
| 1989 | Clarissa Davis, Texas |
| 1990 | Venus Lacy, Louisiana Tech |
| 1991 | Dawn Staley, Virgina |
| 1992 | Dawn Staley, Virginia |
| 1993 | Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech |
| 1994 | Lisa Leslie, USC |
| 1995 | Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut |
| 1996 | Saudia Roundtree, Georgia |
| 1997 | Kate Starbird, Stanford |
| 1998 | Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee |
| 1999 | Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee |
| 2000 | Tamika Catchings, Tennessee |
| 2001 | Ruth Riley, Notre Dame |
| 2002 | Sue Bird, Connecticut |
| 2003 | Diana Taurasi, Connecticut |
| 2004 | Alana Beard, Duke |
| 2005 | Seimone Augustus, Louisiana St. |
| 2006 | Seimone Augustus, Louisiana St. |
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| Year | Player, School |
| 2004 | Alana Beard, Duke |
| 2005 | Seimone Augustus, Louisiana St. |
| 2006 | Seimone Augustus, Louisiana St. |
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