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

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.
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

| Season | Player | School | Position | Class |
| 1983–84 | Tresa Brown | North Carolina | C | Senior |
| 1984–85 | Pam Leake | North Carolina | PG | Junior |
| 1985–86 | Pam Leake (2) | North Carolina | PG | Senior |
| 1986–87 | Chris Moreland | Duke | PF | Junior |
| 1987–88 | Donna Holt | Virginia | PG | Senior |
| 1988–89 | Vicky Bullett | Maryland | F | Senior |
| 1989–90 | Andrea Stinson | NC State | SG | Junior |
| 1990–91 | Dawn Staley* | Virginia | PG | Junior |
| 1991–92 | Dawn Staley (2)* | Virginia | PG | Senior |
| 1992–93 | Heather Burge | Virginia | C | Senior |
| 1993–94 | Jessica Barr | Clemson | PF | Senior |
| 1994–95 | Wendy Palmer | Virginia | F | Junior |
| 1995–96 | Wendy Palmer (2) | Virginia | F | Senior |
| 1996–97 | Tracy Reid | North Carolina | PF | Junior |
| 1997–98 | Tracy Reid (2) | North Carolina | PF | Senior |
| 1998–99 | Summer Erb | NC State | C | Senior |
| 1999–00 | Georgia Schweitzer | Duke | PG | Junior |
| 2000–01 | Georgia Schweitzer (2) | Duke | PG | Senior |
| 2001–02 | Alana Beard | Duke | SG / SF | Sophomore |
| 2002–03 | Alana Beard (2) | Duke | SG / SF | Junior |
| 2003–04 | Alana Beard (3)* | Duke | SG / SF | Senior |
| 2004–05 | Monique Currie | Duke | SF | Junior |
| 2005–06 | Ivory Latta | North Carolina | PG | Junior |
| 2006–07 | Lindsey Harding* | Duke | PG | Senior |
| 2007–08 | Crystal Langhorne | Maryland | PF | Senior |
| 2008–09 | Kristi Toliver | Maryland | PG / SG | Senior |
| 2009–10 | Monica Wright | Virginia | PG | Senior |
| 2010–11 | Shenise Johnson | Miami | PG / SG | Junior |
| 2011–12 | Alyssa Thomas | Maryland | PF | Sophomore |
| 2012–13 | Alyssa Thomas (2) | Maryland | PF | Junior |
| 2013–14 | Alyssa Thomas (3) | Maryland | PF | Senior |
| 2014–15 | Jewell Loyd | Notre Dame | PG / SG | Senior |
| 2015–16 | Myisha Hines-Allen | Louisville | F | Sophomore |
| 2016–17 | Alexis Peterson | Syracuse | PG | Senior |
| 2017–18 | Asia Durr | Louisville | SG | Junior |
| 2018–19 | Asia Durr (2) | Louisville | SG | Senior |
| 2019–20 | Dana Evans | Louisville | SG | Junior |
| 2020–21 | Dana Evans (2) | Louisville | SG | Senior |
| 2021–22 | Elizabeth Kitley | Virginia Tech | C | Junior |
| 2022–23 | Elizabeth Kitley (2) | Virginia Tech | C | Senior |
| 2023–24 | Elizabeth Kitley (3) | Virginia Tech | C | 5th-Year Senior |
| 2024–25 | Hannah Hidalgo | Notre Dame | SG | Sophomore |

## Winners by school

| School (year joined) | Winners | Years |
| 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) | 2 | 2015, 2025 |
| Syracuse (2013) | 1 | 2017 |
| Boston College (2005) | 0 | — |
| California (2024) | 0 | — |
| Florida State (1991) | 0 | — |
| Georgia Tech (1978) | 0 | — |
| Pittsburgh (2013) | 0 | — |
| SMU (2024) | 0 | — |
| Stanford (2024) | 0 | — |
| Wake Forest (1953) | 0 | — |

## Footnotes

* $^a$ The "Class" column refers to United States terminology indicating that student's year of athletic eligibility, which usually (but not always) corresponds to the year of study. For example, a freshman is in his first year (of four) of eligibility, followed by sophomore, junior and senior.
* $^b$ The University of Maryland left the ACC to join the Big Ten in 2014.