Big Ten Conference Women 's Basketball player of the Year - wikipedia Big Ten Conference Women 's Basketball player of the Year Big Ten Conference Women 's Basketball Player of the Year Awarded for the most outstanding basketball player in the Big Ten Conference Country United States Presented by Big Ten head coaches ( 1983 -- present ) Big Ten media ( 1996 -- present ) First awarded Currently held by Megan Gustafson, Iowa & Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State The Big Ten Conference Women 's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the Big Ten Conference 's most outstanding player. The award was first given following the Big Ten 's first full season of women 's basketball in 1982 -- 83 ( although the conference held its first postseason tournament the previous season ). The league 's head coaches have presented the award since 1983 ; media members who cover Big Ten women 's basketball began presenting their own version of the award in 1996. Eight players have won the award multiple times. Five players have won twice : Anucha Browne of Northwestern ( 1984, 1985 ), Tracey Hall of Ohio State ( 1986, 1987 ), Katie Douglas of Purdue ( 2000, 2001 ), Kelly Mazzante of Penn State ( 2003, 2004 ), and Maggie Lucas of Penn State ( 2013, 2014 ). Three players, all from Ohio State, have won more than two awards. Jantel Lavender is the only four - time winner ( 2008 -- 2011 ), though only the 2009 and 2010 awards were unanimous ( she won the coaches ' award in 2008 and the media award in 2011 ). Jessica Davenport is the only player to have been the unanimous winner of three awards ( 2005 -- 2007 ). The other three - time winner, Kelsey Mitchell, won the coaches ' award in 2015 and 2018 and both awards in 2017. Two players have won a major national player of the year award in the same season in which they won the Big Ten award. Carol Ann Shudlick of Minnesota won the Wade Trophy along with the Big Ten award in 1994, and Stephanie White of Purdue won the same two awards in 1999. The coaches and media have split their honors six times in all, with the most recent being 2018, when Mitchell won the coaches ' award and Megan Gustafson of Iowa won the media award. Ohio State has the record for the most awards with 15, and the most individuals who have won the award, with seven. Of current Big Ten Conference members, four schools have never had a winner : long - established members Indiana and Michigan, and the two schools that joined the conference in 2014, Maryland and Rutgers. Contents 1 Key 2 Winners 3 Winners by school 4 See also 5 Footnotes 6 References Key † Co-Players of the Year Coaches selection Media selection * Awarded a national Player of the Year award : 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 has been named the Big Ten Player of the Year at that point Winners Season Player School Position Class Reference 1982 -- 83 Coenen, Laura Laura Coenen Minnesota 2 ! Sophomore 1983 -- 84 Browne, Anucha Anucha Browne Northwestern 3 ! Junior 1984 -- 85 Browne, Anucha Anucha Browne ( 2 ) Northwestern 4 ! Senior 1985 -- 86 Hall, Tracey Tracey Hall Ohio State 2 ! Sophomore 1986 -- 87 Hall, Tracey Tracey Hall ( 2 ) Ohio State 3 ! Junior 1987 -- 88 Edwards, Michelle Michelle Edwards Iowa Guard 4 ! Senior 1988 -- 89 Cline, Lisa Lisa Cline Ohio State Forward 4 ! Senior 1989 -- 90 Price, Franthea Franthea Price Iowa Guard 4 ! Senior 1990 -- 91 Holmes, Joy Joy Holmes Purdue Forward 4 ! Senior 1991 -- 92 Joseph, MaChelle MaChelle Joseph Purdue Guard 4 ! Senior 1992 -- 93 Foster, Toni Toni Foster Iowa Forward 4 ! Senior 1993 -- 94 Shudlick, Carol Ann Carol Ann Shudlick * Minnesota Forward - center 4 ! Senior 1994 -- 95 Lovelace, Stacey Stacey Lovelace Purdue Forward 3 ! Junior 1995 -- 96 Smith, Katie Katie Smith Ohio State Forward 4 ! Senior 1996 -- 97 Berggren, Ashley Ashley Berggren Illinois Guard 3 ! Junior 1997 -- 98 Smith, Tangela Tangela Smith Iowa Center 4 ! Senior 1998 -- 99 White, Stephanie Stephanie White * Purdue Guard 4 ! Senior 1999 -- 2000 Darling, Helen Helen Darling Penn State Guard 4 ! Senior 1999 -- 2000 Douglas, Katie Katie Douglas Purdue Guard 3 ! Junior 2000 -- 01 Douglas, Katie Katie Douglas ( 2 ) Purdue Guard 4 ! Senior 2001 -- 02 Whalen, Lindsay Lindsay Whalen Minnesota Guard 2 ! Sophomore 2002 -- 03 Mazzante, Kelly Kelly Mazzante Penn State Guard 3 ! Junior 2003 -- 04 Mazzante, Kelly Kelly Mazzante ( 2 ) Penn State Guard 4 ! Senior 2004 -- 05 Davenport, Jessica Jessica Davenport Ohio State Center 2 ! Sophomore 2005 -- 06 Davenport, Jessica Jessica Davenport ( 2 ) Ohio State Center 3 ! Junior 2006 -- 07 Davenport, Jessica Jessica Davenport ( 3 ) Ohio State Center 4 ! Senior 2007 -- 08 Anderson, Jolene Jolene Anderson Wisconsin Guard 4 ! Senior 2007 -- 08 Lavender, Jantel Jantel Lavender Ohio State Center 1 ! Freshman 2008 -- 09 Lavender, Jantel Jantel Lavender ( 2 ) Ohio State Center 2 ! Sophomore 2009 -- 10 Lavender, Jantel Jantel Lavender ( 3 ) Ohio State Center 3 ! Junior 2010 -- 11 Keane, Kalisha Kalisha Keane Michigan State Forward 4 ! Senior 2010 -- 11 Lavender, Jantel Jantel Lavender ( 4 ) Ohio State Center 4 ! Senior 2011 -- 12 Prahalis, Samantha Samantha Prahalis Ohio State Guard 4 ! Senior 2012 -- 13 Lucas, Maggie Maggie Lucas Penn State Guard 3 ! Junior 2013 -- 14 Hooper, Jordan Jordan Hooper Nebraska Forward 4 ! Senior 2013 -- 14 Lucas, Maggie Maggie Lucas ( 2 ) Penn State Guard 4 ! Senior 2014 -- 15 Mitchell, Kelsey Kelsey Mitchell Ohio State Guard 1 ! Freshman 2014 -- 15 Zahui B., Amanda Amanda Zahui B. Minnesota Center 2 ! Sophomore 2015 -- 16 Banham, Rachel Rachel Banham Minnesota Guard 4 ! Senior 2016 -- 17 Mitchell, Kelsey Kelsey Mitchell ( 2 ) Ohio State Guard 3 ! Junior 2017 -- 18 Mitchell, Kelsey Kelsey Mitchell ( 3 ) Ohio State Guard 4 ! Senior 2017 -- 18 Gustafson, Megan Megan Gustafson Iowa Forward 3 ! Junior Winners by school School ( year joined ) Winners Years Ohio State ( 1912 ) 15 1986, 1987, 1989, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018 Iowa ( 1900 ) 5 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2018 Minnesota ( 1896 ) 5 1983, 1994, 2002, 2015, 2016 Penn State ( 1993 ) 5 2000, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014 Purdue ( 1896 ) 5 1991, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2001 Northwestern ( 1896 ) 1984, 1985 Illinois ( 1896 ) Michigan State ( 1953 ) 2011 Nebraska ( 2011 ) 2014 Wisconsin ( 1896 ) 2008 Indiana ( 1900 ) 0 -- Maryland ( 2014 ) 0 -- Michigan ( 1896 ) 0 -- Rutgers ( 2014 ) 0 -- See also Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball, another award formerly presented to the Big Ten men 's and women 's players of the year Footnotes Jump up ^ Big Ten records do not directly state when media began presenting a Player of the Year award. However, the Big Ten 's 2014 -- 15 women 's basketball media guide, the primary reference for this article, explicitly states that media members began selecting an all - conference team in the 1995 -- 96 season ( see p. 76 ). It can therefore be safely assumed that media began choosing their own Player of the Year at that time. References General `` 2014 -- 15 Big Ten Conference Women 's Basketball Media Guide '' ( PDF ). Big Ten Conference. Retrieved April 3, 2015. Players of the Year through 2013 -- 14 season : p. 77 National award winners : p. 78 Positions for winners prior to 2014 -- 15, unless noted otherwise : Most Valuable Players ( by school ), pp. 74 -- 75 Specific Jump up ^ Big Ten WNBA Draft Selections, 2014 -- 15 Big Ten Conference Women 's Basketball Media Guide, p. 85. Jump up ^ `` Women 's Basketball : 2013 -- 14 Roster ''. Nebraska Cornhuskers. Retrieved April 3, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Women 's Basketball Postseason Honors '' ( Press release ). Big Ten Conference. March 2, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Big Ten Unveils Women 's Basketball Postseason Honors on BTN '' ( Press release ). Big Ten Conference. February 29, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Big Ten Women 's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN '' ( Press release ). Big Ten Conference. February 28, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Big Ten Women 's Basketball Honors Announced On BTN '' ( Press release ). Big Ten Conference. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018. Big Ten Conference Women 's Basketball Player of the Year 1983 : Coenen 1984 : Browne 1985 : Browne 1986 : Hall 1987 : Hall 1988 : Edwards 1989 : Cline 1990 : Price 1991 : Holmes 1992 : Joseph 1993 : Foster 1994 : Shudlick 1995 : Lovelace 1996 : K. Smith 1997 : Berggren 1998 : T. Smith 1999 : White 2000 : Darling & Douglas 2001 : Douglas 2002 : Whalen 2003 : Mazzante 2004 : Mazzante 2005 : Davenport 2006 : Davenport 2007 : Davenport 2008 : Anderson & Lavender 2009 : Lavender 2010 : Lavender 2011 : Keane & Lavender 2012 : Prahalis 2013 : Lucas 2014 : Hooper & Lucas 2015 : Mitchell & Zahui B. 2016 : Banham 2017 : Mitchell 2018 : Gustafson & Mitchell Big Ten Conference women 's basketball Teams Illinois Fighting Illini Indiana Hoosiers Iowa Hawkeyes Maryland Terrapins Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes Penn State Lady Lions Purdue Boilermakers Rutgers Scarlet Knights Wisconsin Badgers Championships & awards Regular season champions Big Ten Conference Women 's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball ( defunct ) Seasons 1982 -- 83 1983 -- 84 1984 -- 85 1985 -- 86 1986 -- 87 1987 -- 88 1988 -- 89 1989 -- 90 1990 -- 91 1991 -- 92 1992 -- 93 1993 -- 94 1994 -- 95 1995 -- 96 1996 -- 97 1997 -- 98 1998 -- 99 1999 -- 00 2000 -- 01 2001 -- 02 2002 -- 03 2003 -- 04 2004 -- 05 2005 -- 06 2006 -- 07 2007 -- 08 2008 -- 09 2009 -- 10 2010 -- 11 2011 -- 12 2012 -- 13 2013 -- 14 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 Women 's college basketball awards ( United States ) Women 's Basketball Hall of Fame Men 's college basketball awards Player awards Naismith Trophy Wade Trophy AP Player of the Year Ann Meyers Drysdale Player of the Year Wooden Award Honda Sports Award WBCA Player of the Year ( defunct ) Academic All - America of the Year NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player WBCA Defensive Player of the Year Nancy Lieberman Award ( Point Guard ) Dawn Staley Award ( Guard ) USBWA National Freshman of the Year ( Freshman ) Senior CLASS Award ( Senior ) Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award ( Senior 5'8 '' or shorter ; defunct ) Coaching awards Naismith Coach of the Year WBCA Coach of the Year AP Coach of the Year USBWA Coach of the Year Kay Yow Award ( Character ) Carol Eckman Award ( Character ) Legends of Coaching ( Lifetime ) Maggie Dixon Award ( Rookie ) Other individual awards Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award Conference players of the year American Big 12 Big East Big Ten NEC Pac - 12 SEC WCC Conference coaches of the year NEC Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Big_Ten_Conference_Women%27s_Basketball_Player_of_the_Year&oldid=828045677 '' Categories : Big Ten Conference women 's basketball NCAA Division I women 's basketball conference players of the year Awards established in 1983 Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 28 February 2018, at 06 : 50. 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Question: big 10 women's basketball player of the year
Answer: Megan Gustafson