USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year
Presented to the nation's top Division I women's head coach
Women's National Coach of the Year Award to be named for Auriemma South Carolina's Staley is USBWA National Coach of the Year for a third straight season South Carolina's Staley wins 2022-23 National Coach of the Year Award South Carolina's Staley wins 2021-22 National Coach of the Year
| 1987-88 All-America Team Michelle Edwards, Iowa Bridgette Gordon, Tennessee Suzie McConnell, Penn State Vickie Orr, Auburn • Sue Wicks, Rutgers | 1988-89 All-America Team Vicky Bullett, Maryland • Clarissa Davis, Texas Bridgette Gordon, Tennessee Vickie Orr, Auburn Chana Perry, San Diego State |
| 1989-90 All-America Team • Jennifer Azzi, Stanford Dale Hodges, Saint Joseph's Venus Lacy, Louisiana Tech Andrea Stinson, N.C. State Portia Hill, Stephen F. Austin Coach of the Year Tara VanDerveer, Stanford | 1990-91 All-America Team Dana Chatman, LSU Genia Miller, Cal State Fullerton Delmonica DeHorney, Arkansas • Dawn Staley, Virginia Andrea Stinson, N.C. State Coach of the Year Debbie Ryan, Virginia |
| 1991-92 All-America Team Dena Head, Tennessee MaChelle Joseph, Purdue Susan Robinson, Penn State • Dawn Staley, Virginia Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech Val Whiting, Stanford Coach of the Year Christine Weller, Maryland | 1992-93 All-America Team Heidi Gillingham, Vanderbilt Lisa Leslie, USC • Sheryl Swoopes, Texas Tech Val Whiting, Stanford Natalie Williams, UCLA Coach of the Year Jim Foster, Vanderbilt |
| 1993-94 All-America Team E.C. Hill, Northern Illinois Niesa Johnson, Alabama • Lisa Leslie, USC Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut Nikki McCray, Tennessee Andrea Nagy, FIU Shelley Sheetz, Colorado Katie Smith, Ohio State Necole Tunsil, Iowa Natalie Williams, UCLA Coach of the Year Ceal Barry, Colorado | 1994-95 All-America Team Angela Aycock, Kansas Dana Johnson, Tennessee Niesa Johnson, Alabama Vickie Johnson, Louisiana Tech • Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut Nikki McCray, Tennessee Andrea Nagy, FIU Wendy Palmer, Virginia Shelley Sheetz, Colorado Charlotte Smith, North Carolina Coach of the Year Geno Auriemma, Connecticut |
| 1995-96 All-America Team Michi Atkins, Texas Tech Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee Vickie Johnson, Louisiana Tech Wendy Palmer, Virginia Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut • Saudia Roundtree, Georgia Sheri Sam, Vanderbilt Katie Smith, Ohio State Kate Starbird, Stanford Kara Wolters, Connecticut Coach of the Year 1996 Leon Barmore, Louisiana Tech | 1996-97 All-America Team Tamecka Dixon, Kansas Shalonda Enis, Alabama La'Keisha Frett, Georgia Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee Ticha Penicheiro, Old Dominion Tracy Reid, North Carolina Nykesha Sales, Connecticut • Kate Starbird, Stanford Tina Thompson, USC Kara Wolters, Connecticut Coach of the Year Wendy Lary, Old Dominion |
| 1997-98 All-America Team Adia Barnes, Arizona Alisa Burras, Louisiana Tech Dominique Canty, Alabama Kristin Folkl, Stanford • Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee Murriel Page, Florida Ticha Penicheiro, Old Dominion Tracy Reid, North Carolina Nykesha Sales, Connecticut Alicia Thompson, Texas Tech Coach of the Year Pat Summitt, Tennessee | 1998-99 All-America Team Svetlana Abrosimova, Connecticut Angie Braziel, Texas Tech Dominique Canty, Alabama Tamika Catchings, Tennessee Becky Hammon, Colorado State • Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee Semeka Randall, Tennessee Stephanie White-McCarty, Purdue Tamika Whitmore, Memphis Amanda Wilson, Louisiana Tech Coach of the Year Carolyn Peck, Purdue Freshman of the Year Linda Froehlich, UNLV |
| 1999-2000 All-America Team Svetlana Abrosimova, Connecticut Edwina Brown, Texas • Tamika Catchings, Tennessee Grace Daley, Tulane Kelly Miller, Georgia Shea Ralph, Connecticut Ruth Riley, Notre Dame Jackie Stiles, Southwest Missouri State LaToya Thomas, Mississippi State Phylesha Whaley, Oklahoma Coach of the Year Andy Landers, Georgia Freshman of the Year LaToya Thomas, Mississippi State | 2000-01 All-America Team Svetlana Abrosimova, Connecticut Chantelle Anderson, Vanderbilt Tamika Catchings, Tennessee Stacey Dales, Oklahoma Katie Douglas, Purdue Kelly Miller, Georgia • Ruth Riley, Notre Dame Gerogia Schweitzer, Duke Jackie Stiles, Southwest Missouri State Angie Welle, Iowa State Coach of the Year Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame Freshman of the Year Alana Beard, Duke |
| 2001-02 All-America Team Chantelle Anderson, Vanderbilt Alana Beard, Duke • Sue Bird, Connecticut Swin Cash, Connecticut Stacey Dales, Oklahoma Kara Lawson, Tennessee Kelly Mazzante, Penn State Nicole Powell, Stanford LaToya Thomas, Mississippi State Lindsey Whalen, Minnesota Coach of the Year Brenda Oldfield, Minnesota Freshman of the Year Jacqueline Batteast, Notre Dame | 2002-03 All-America Team Chantelle Anderson, Vanderbilt Alana Beard, Duke Kara Lawson, Tennessee Kelly Mazzante, Penn State Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State Nicole Powell, Stanford • Diana Taurasi, Connecticut Kendra Wecker, Kansas State Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota Shereka Wright, Purdue Coach of the Year Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Freshman of the Year Seimone Augustus, LSU |
| 2003-04 All-America Team First Team • Alana Beard, Duke Kelly Mezzante, Penn State Nicole Ohlde, Kansas State Nicole Powell, Stanford Diana Taurasi, Connecticut Second Team Shyra Ely, Tennessee Chandi Jones, Houston Stacy Stephens, Texas Lindsay Whalen, Minnesota Shereka Wright, Purdue Coach of the Year Joe Curl, Houston Freshman of the Year Tiffany Jackson, Texas | 2004-05 All-America Team • Seimone Augustus, LSU Monique Currie, Duke Jessica Davenport, Ohio State Sandora Irvin, TCU Tiffany Jackson, Texas Tameka Johnson, LSU Janel McCarville, Minnesota Kendra Wecker, Kansas State Tanisha Wright, Penn State Sophia Young, Baylor Coach of the Year Pokey Chatman, LSU Freshman of the Year Tasha Humphrey, Georgia Candice Wiggins, Stanford |
| 2005-06 All-America Team Seimone Augustus, LSU Monique Currie, Duke Jessica Davenport, Ohio State Crystal Langhorne, Maryland • Ivory Latta, North Carolina Candace Parker, Tennessee Courtney Paris, Oklahoma Cappie Pondexter, Rutgers Candice Wiggins, Stanford Sophia Young, Baylor Coach of the Year Sylvia Hatchell, North Carolina Freshman of the Year Courtney Paris, Oklahoma | 2006-07 All-America Team Alison Bales, Duke Jessica Davenport, Ohio State Sylvia Fowles, LSU Chrissy Givens, Middle Tennessee Lindsey Harding, Duke Ivory Latta, North Carolina Crystal Langhorne, Maryland Courtney Paris, Oklahoma • Candace Parker, Tennessee Candice Wiggins, Stanford Coach of the Year Gail Goestenkors, Duke Freshman of the Year Tina Charles, Connecticut |
| 2007-08 All-America Team Sylvia Fowles, LSU Amber Holt, Middle Tennessee Crystal Langhorne, Maryland Erlana Larkins, North Carolina Angel McCoughtry, Louisville Maya Moore, Connecticut Courtney Paris, Oklahoma • Candace Parker, Tennessee Kristi Toliver, Maryland Candice Wiggins, Stanford Coach of the Year Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Freshman of the Year Maya Moore, Connecticut | 2008-09 All-America Team Jayne Appel, Stanford Chante Black, Duke DeWanna Bonner, Auburn Marissa Coleman, Maryland Jantel Lavender, Ohio State Angel McCoughtry, Louisville Renee Montgomery, Connecticut • Maya Moore, Connecticut Courtney Paris, Oklahoma Kristi Toliver, Maryland Ashley Walker, California Coach of the Year Geno Auriemma, Connecticut Freshman of the Year Shekinna Stricklen, Tennessee |
| 2009-10 All-America Team Jayne Appel, Stanford • Tina Charles, Connecticut Alysha Clark, Middle Tennessee Victoria Dunlap, Kentucky Kelsey Griffin, Nebraska Jantel Lavender, Ohio State Maya Moore, Connecticut Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford Jasmine Thomas, Duke Monica Wright, Virginia Coach of the Year Connie Yori, Nebraska Freshman of the Year Brittney Griner, Baylor | 2010-11 All-America Team Danielle Adams, Texas A&M Brittney Griner, Baylor Amber Harris, Xavier Shenise Johnson, Miami Jantel Lavender, Ohio State • Maya Moore, Connecticut Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford Jeanette Pohlen, Stanford Shekinna Stricklen, Tennessee Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga Coach of the Year Kim Mulkey, Baylor Freshman of the Year Odyssey Sims, Baylor |
| 2011-12 All-America Team Elena Delle Donne, Delaware Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Chelsea Gray, Duke • Brittney Griner, Baylor Shenise Johnson, Miami A'dia Mathies, Kentucky Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Stanford Samantha Prahalis, Ohio State Odyssey Sims, Baylor Alyssa Thomas, Maryland Coach of the Year Kim Mulkey, Baylor Freshman of the Year Elizabeth Williams, Duke | 2012-13 All-America Team Kelsey Bone, Texas A&M Elena Delle Donne, Delaware Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut • Brittney Griner, Baylor Maggie Lucas, Penn State Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Chiney Ogwumike, Stanford Odyssey Sims, Baylor Alyssa Thomas, Maryland Coach of the Year Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame Freshman of the Year Jewell Loyd, Notre Dame |
| 2013-14 All-America Team Stefanie Dolson, Connecticut Bria Hartley, Connecticut Jewell Loyd, Notre Dame Maggie Lucas, Penn State Kayla McBride, Notre Dame Chiney Oguwmike, Stanford Shoni Schimmel, Louisville Odyssey Sims, Baylor • Breanna Stewart, Connecticut Alyssa Thomas, Maryland Coach of the Year Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame Freshman of the Year Diamond DeShields, North Carolina | 2014-15 All-America Team Nina Davis, Baylor Moriah Jefferson, Connecticut Samantha Logic, Iowa Jewell Loyd, Notre Dame Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, Connecticut • Breanna Stewart, Connecticut Elizabeth Williams, Duke Amanda Zahiu B., Minnesota Coach of the Year Courtney Banghart, Princeton Freshman of the Year Kelsey Miitchell, Ohio State |
| 2015-16 All-America Team Rachel Banham, Minnesota Nina Davis, Baylor Moriah Jefferson, Connecticut Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina Kelsey Plum, Washington • Breanna Stewart, Connecticut Brianna Turner, Notre Dame Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland A'ja Wilson, South Carolina Coach of the Year Geno Auriemma, UConn Freshman of the Year Kristine Anigwe, California | 2016-17 All-America Team Napheesa Collier, UConn Brionna Jones, Maryland Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State • Kelsey Plum, Washington Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn Brianna Turner, Notre Dame Shatori Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland Sydney Wiese, Oregon State Gabby Williams, UConn A'ja Wilson, South Carolina Coach of the Year Geno Auriemma, UConn Freshman of the Year Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon |
| 2017-18 All-America Team First Team Asia Durr, Louisville Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn • A'ja Wilson, South Carolina Second Team Kalani Brown, Baylor Jordin Canada, UCLA Megan Gustafson, Iowa Arike Ogunbowale, Notre Dame Victoria Vivians, Mississippi State Gabby Williams, UConn Coach of the Year Vic Schaefer, Mississippi State Freshman of the Year Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M | 2018-19 All-America Team First Team Napheesa Collier, UConn • Megan Gustafson, Iowa Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon Teaira McCowan, Mississippi State Arike Ogunbowale, Notre Dame Second Team Kristine Anigwe, California Kalani Brown, Baylor Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M Asia Durr, Louisville Katie Lou Samuelson, UConn Third Team Bridget Carleton, Iowa State Kaila Charles, Maryland Lauren Cox, Baylor Sophie Cunningham, Missouri Alanna Smith, Stanford Coach of the Year Kim Mulkey, Baylor Freshman of the Year Rhyne Howard, Kentucky |
| 2019-20 All-America Team First Team Lauren Cox, Baylor Ruthy Hebard, Oregon Rhyne Howard, Kentucky • Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon Megan Walker, UConn Second Team Aliyah Boston, South Carolina Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M Dana Evans, Louisville Aari McDonald, Arizona Satou Sabally, Oregon Third Team Kaila Charles, Maryland Elissa Cunane, N.C. State Kathleen Doyle, Iowa Haley Gorecki, Duke Tyasha Harris, South Carolina Michaela Onyenwere, UCLA Coach of the Year Dawn Staley, South Carolina Freshman of the Year Aliyah Boston, South Carolina | 2020-21 All-America Team First Team Aliyah Boston, South Carolina • Paige Bueckers, UConn Caitlin Clark, Iowa Dana Evans, Louisville Naz Hillmon, Michigan Rhyne Howard, Kentucky Second Team Charli Collier, Texas Elissa Cunane, N.C. State Aari McDonald, Arizona NaLyssa Smith, Baylor Kiana Williams, Stanford Third Team Chelsea Dungee, Arkansas Ashley Joens, Iowa State Natasha Mack, Oklahoma State Michaela Onyenwere, UCLA Ashley Owusu, Maryland Coach of the Year Tara VanDerveer, Stanford Freshman of the Year Paige Bueckers, UConn and Caitlin Clark, Iowa |
| 2021-22 All-America Team First Team Aliyah Boston, South Carolina Caitlin Clark, Iowa Naz Hillmon, Michigan Rhyne Howard, Kentucky NaLyssa Smith, Baylor Second Team Elissa Cunane, N.C. State Ashley Joens, Iowa State Haley Jones, Stanford Ayoka Lee, Kansas State Aneesah Morrow, DePaul Third Team Cameron Brink, Stanford Destanni Henderson, South Carolina Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech Khayla Pointer, LSU Maddy Siegrist, Villanova | |
| • National player of the year (Ann Meyers Drysdale Award) | |