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DALLAS (March 30, 2023) – Caitlin Clark of the University of Iowa is the 2023 Wade Trophy winner and headlines the 2023 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team, announced today by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The prestigious Wade Trophy is presented annually to the WBCA’s NCAA Division I Player of the Year. The […]

ATLANTA (March 27, 2023) — Cameron Brink of Stanford University is the 2023 WBCA NCAA Division I Defensive Player of the Year, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. The Defensive Player of the Year award honors the best defensive women’s basketball player in all of NCAA Division I. All conference defensive players of the year […]

ATLANTA (March 28, 2023) — Ta’Niya Latson of Florida State University is the winner of the 2023 WBCA NCAA Division I Freshman of the Year presented by adidas, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. The Freshman of the Year award honors the best NCAA Division I women’s basketball freshman or redshirt freshman. All conference freshman […]

ATLANTA (March 29, 2023) – First-year University of Tennessee at Chattanooga head coach Shawn Poppie is the 2023 Spalding® Maggie Dixon NCAA Division I Rookie Coach of the Year, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. The award honors a WBCA member NCAA Division I head coach who has led their team to a successful season […]

ATLANTA (March 23, 2023) —Aliyah Boston of South Carolina, Caitlin Clark of Iowa, Mackenzie Holmes of Indiana and Maddy Siegrist of Villanova are the four finalists for the 2023 Wade Trophy, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. The prestigious award is presented by the WBCA each year to the best player in college women’s basketball. […]

ATLANTA (March 24, 2023) – Judea Watkins of Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth, California, is the 2023 WBCA High School Player of the Year and headlines the 2023 WBCA High School Coaches’ All-America team, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. The WBCA presents the Player of the Year award annually to the top player in […]

ATLANTA (March 24, 2023) — Harvard-Westlake (Los Angeles, California) School head coach Melissa Hearlihy has been named the 2023 WBCA High School National Coach of the Year, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today. Hearlihy will receive the Pat Summitt Trophy, named for the late legendary University of Tennessee coach and awarded annually to the national […]

ATLANTA (March 22, 2023) — The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today the region finalists for 2023 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America. The 2023 WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America team will be announced later this month. Here are the region finalists: Region 1 Player Institution Georgia Amoore Virginia Tech Sonia Citron Notre Dame Dyaisha […]

ATLANTA (March 21, 2023) — The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced today the winners of the 2023 Assistant Coaches of the Year awards presented by Aflac. WBCA Assistant Coach of the Year is presented to one associate head coach or assistant coach in each membership division who demonstrates commitment to their program, their student-athletes and […]

ATLANTA (March 20, 2023) — The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced today the WBCA Thirty Under 30 honorees for the 2022-23 season. The WBCA Thirty Under 30 program was created to recognize 30 up-and-coming women’s basketball coaches aged 30 and under at all levels of the game. Each honoree has exemplified their involvement in community service, […]