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Carnac said:
The only thing I can think of is that the conference views these two awards SEPARATELY. There can only be 1 POY. There are 5 first team players that comprise a team or a "group" award.

In theory, the POY is "THE BEST" of this group, but is listed and recognized separately, and is given her own award. In my mind, there are 6 players that are on that first team. The POY, and the 5 other players named.

Thoughts? :rolleyes:
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See post #37 above.
 
Congrats to all the recipients! The only way this list can be completely palatable to a UConn fan is if the team goes out and beats De Paul by 40 in the semis and 'Nova by 40 in the Championship game. Then we can allow the others to celebrate their awards.
 
MSGRET said:
There I corrected for you, because there are/were a slew of them that don't think she deserves to start and should be the last player off the bench.
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While there were (and are) many who question her starting on a healthy UConn team, I think you are vastly exaggerating the “last player off the bench” number. Most of the “nonstarter” opinions were simply that she would/should be the primary backup for Paige at the point. Congratulations to a well-deserving Defensive Player of the Year!
 
Carnac said:
The only thing I can think of is that the conference views these two awards SEPARATELY. There can only be 1 POY. There are 5 first team players that comprise a team or a "group" award.

In theory, the POY is "THE BEST" of this group, but is listed and recognized separately, and is given her own award. In my mind, there are 6 players that are on that first team. The POY, and the 5 other players named.

Thoughts?
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No, there are 10 first team players and 5 second team. Siegrest is included in the first team.
 
Nika has certainly been a pest and hounded other teams ballhandlers to death, but haven't people on this forum, and I think Geno, been saying Williams is our best defender, we put her on the other teams top scorer, etc. If so, why is she not the defensive POY? Maybe she is just most versatile defender because of her size? But as noted, I do love Nika's defense and her hustle and enthusiasm. Has a defensive POY ever not been on one of the all big east teams, not even honorable mention? Did Farris make an all BE team?
 
If I'm reading it correctly it looks like the entire BIG EAST All-Freshman Team were unanimous selections. Wonder how often that has occurred if ever?
 
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Looking for the All Freshmen team history and came across this. We UConn fans have seen some awesome players through the years. I wish I could have seen Shelly Pennefather play. She’s a cloistered nun now.

Key[edit]​

†Co-Players of the Year
*Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
the Naismith College Player of the Year, Wade Trophy or the John R. Wooden Award
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Player of the Year award

Winners[edit]​


Ruth Riley is the first POY winner from Notre Dame.

Paige Bueckers (shown in high school) is the most recent freshman to be named POY.

SeasonPlayerSchoolClassReference
1982–83Debbie BeckfordSt. John'sSenior[2]
1983–84†Jennifer BrucePittsburghSophomore[2]
Kathy FinnProvidenceSophomore
1984–85Shelly PennefatherVillanovaSophomore[2]
1985–86Shelly Pennefather (2)VillanovaJunior[2]
1986–87Shelly Pennefather* (3)VillanovaSenior[2]
1987–88Lisa AngelottiVillanovaSenior[2]
1988–89Kerry BascomUConnSophomore[2]
1989–90Kerry Bascom (2)UConnJunior[2]
1990–91Kerry Bascom (3)UConnSenior[2]
1991–92Frances SavageMiamiSenior[3]
1992–93Kris WitfillGeorgetownSenior[2]
1993–94Rebecca LoboUConnJunior[2]
1994–95Rebecca Lobo* (2)UConnSenior[2]
1995–96Jennifer Rizzotti*UConnSenior[2]
1996–97Kara WoltersUConnSenior[2]
1997–98Nykesha SalesUConnSenior[2]
1998–99Svetlana AbrosimovaUConnSophomore[2]
1999–00Shea RalphUConnJunior[2]
2000–01Ruth Riley*Notre DameSenior[2]
2001–02Sue Bird*UConnSenior[2]
2002–03Diana Taurasi*UConnJunior[2]
2003–04Diana Taurasi* (2)UConnSenior[2]
2004–05Jacqueline BatteastNotre DameSenior[2]
2005–06Cappie PondexterRutgersSenior[2]
2006–07Angel McCoughtryLouisvilleSophomore[2]
2007–08Maya MooreUConnFreshman[2]
2008–09Maya Moore* (2)UConnSophomore[4]
2009–10Tina Charles*UConnSenior[5]
2010–11Maya Moore* (3)UConnSenior[6]
2011–12Skylar DigginsNotre DameJunior[7]
2012–13Skylar Diggins (2)Notre DameSenior[8]
2013–14Marissa JanningCreightonSophomore[9]
2014–15Brittany HrynkoDePaulSenior[10]
2015–16Chanise JenkinsDePaulSenior[11]
2016–17Brooke SchulteDePaulSenior[12]
2017–18Allazia BlocktonMarquetteJunior[13]
2018–19Natisha HiedemanMarquetteSenior[14]
2019–20Jaylyn AgnewCreightonSenior[15]
2020–21Paige Bueckers*UConnFreshman[16]

SeasonPlayerSchoolClassReference
1982–83Debbie BeckfordSt. John'sSenior[2]
1983–84†Jennifer BrucePittsburghSophomore[2]
Kathy FinnProvidenceSophomore
1984–85Shelly PennefatherVillanovaSophomore[2]
1985–86Shelly Pennefather (2)VillanovaJunior[2]
1986–87Shelly Pennefather* (3)VillanovaSenior[2]
1987–88Lisa AngelottiVillanovaSenior[2]
1988–89Kerry BascomUConnSophomore[2]
1989–90Kerry Bascom (2)UConnJunior[2]
1990–91Kerry Bascom (3)UConnSenior[2]
1991–92Frances SavageMiamiSenior[3]
1992–93Kris WitfillGeorgetownSenior[2]
1993–94Rebecca LoboUConnJunior[2]
1994–95Rebecca Lobo* (2)UConnSenior[2]
1995–96Jennifer Rizzotti*UConnSenior[2]
1996–97Kara WoltersUConnSenior[2]
1997–98Nykesha SalesUConnSenior[2]
1998–99Svetlana AbrosimovaUConnSophomore[2]
1999–00Shea RalphUConnJunior[2]
2000–01Ruth Riley*Notre DameSenior[2]
2001–02Sue Bird*UConnSenior[2]
2002–03Diana Taurasi*UConnJunior[2]
2003–04Diana Taurasi* (2)UConnSenior[2]
2004–05Jacqueline BatteastNotre DameSenior[2]
2005–06Cappie PondexterRutgersSenior[2]
2006–07Angel McCoughtryLouisvilleSophomore[2]
2007–08Maya MooreUConnFreshman[2]
2008–09Maya Moore* (2)UConnSophomore[4]
2009–10Tina Charles*UConnSenior[5]
2010–11Maya Moore* (3)UConnSenior[6]
2011–12Skylar DigginsNotre DameJunior[7]
2012–13Skylar Diggins (2)Notre DameSenior[8]
2013–14Marissa JanningCreightonSophomore[9]
2014–15Brittany HrynkoDePaulSenior[10]
2015–16Chanise JenkinsDePaulSenior[11]
2016–17Brooke SchulteDePaulSenior[12]
2017–18Allazia BlocktonMarquetteJunior[13]
2018–19Natisha HiedemanMarquetteSenior[14]
2019–20Jaylyn AgnewCreightonSenior[15]
2020–21Paige Bueckers*UConnFreshman[16]
 
Cuango said:
While there were (and are) many who question her starting on a healthy UConn team, I think you are vastly exaggerating the “last player off the bench” number. Most of the “nonstarter” opinions were simply that she would/should be the primary backup for Paige at the point. Congratulations to a well-deserving Defensive Player of the Year!
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No there were some that stated that she should be the last one off the bench, that she couldn't shoot, run an offense, and was not a good defender. I guess they were wrong on the defender portion of their statements.
 
Charliebball said:
I'm looking for a two-way tie for Big East Player of the Year next season.......Bueckers and Fudd......,,.;)
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Siegrist and Morrow aren't going anywhere. There will be at least 4 stellar players.
 
MilfordHusky said:
Siegrist and Morrow aren't going anywhere. There will be at least 4 stellar players.
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that's true although Morrow plays with such a high motor and has some knee issues...........I wonder if it may catch up with her a bit in the future.......
 
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Plebe said:
Congrats to Olivia and Christyn for making 1st team in their senior season.
Congrats to Caroline and Azzi for their awards as well (the first of many awards to come!).
And congrats to Nika for her DPOY award! (the coaches know a pest when they see one!).

Congrats to all the Big East players and coaches who were recognized.
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Caroline making all biggie second team her freshman year is pretty impressive.
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Both she and Azzi made the biggest freshman team as well.
 
HuskyNan said:
Looking for the All Freshmen team history and came across this. We UConn fans have seen some awesome players through the years. I wish I could have seen Shelly Pennefather play. She’s a cloistered nun now.

Key[edit]​

†Co-Players of the Year
*Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
the Naismith College Player of the Year, Wade Trophy or the John R. Wooden Award
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Player of the Year award

Winners[edit]​


Ruth Riley is the first POY winner from Notre Dame.

Paige Bueckers (shown in high school) is the most recent freshman to be named POY.

SeasonPlayerSchoolClassReference
1982–83Debbie BeckfordSt. John'sSenior[2]
1983–84†Jennifer BrucePittsburghSophomore[2]
Kathy FinnProvidenceSophomore
1984–85Shelly PennefatherVillanovaSophomore[2]
1985–86Shelly Pennefather (2)VillanovaJunior[2]
1986–87Shelly Pennefather* (3)VillanovaSenior[2]
1987–88Lisa AngelottiVillanovaSenior[2]
1988–89Kerry BascomUConnSophomore[2]
1989–90Kerry Bascom (2)UConnJunior[2]
1990–91Kerry Bascom (3)UConnSenior[2]
1991–92Frances SavageMiamiSenior[3]
1992–93Kris WitfillGeorgetownSenior[2]
1993–94Rebecca LoboUConnJunior[2]
1994–95Rebecca Lobo* (2)UConnSenior[2]
1995–96Jennifer Rizzotti*UConnSenior[2]
1996–97Kara WoltersUConnSenior[2]
1997–98Nykesha SalesUConnSenior[2]
1998–99Svetlana AbrosimovaUConnSophomore[2]
1999–00Shea RalphUConnJunior[2]
2000–01Ruth Riley*Notre DameSenior[2]
2001–02Sue Bird*UConnSenior[2]
2002–03Diana Taurasi*UConnJunior[2]
2003–04Diana Taurasi* (2)UConnSenior[2]
2004–05Jacqueline BatteastNotre DameSenior[2]
2005–06Cappie PondexterRutgersSenior[2]
2006–07Angel McCoughtryLouisvilleSophomore[2]
2007–08Maya MooreUConnFreshman[2]
2008–09Maya Moore* (2)UConnSophomore[4]
2009–10Tina Charles*UConnSenior[5]
2010–11Maya Moore* (3)UConnSenior[6]
2011–12Skylar DigginsNotre DameJunior[7]
2012–13Skylar Diggins (2)Notre DameSenior[8]
2013–14Marissa JanningCreightonSophomore[9]
2014–15Brittany HrynkoDePaulSenior[10]
2015–16Chanise JenkinsDePaulSenior[11]
2016–17Brooke SchulteDePaulSenior[12]
2017–18Allazia BlocktonMarquetteJunior[13]
2018–19Natisha HiedemanMarquetteSenior[14]
2019–20Jaylyn AgnewCreightonSenior[15]
2020–21Paige Bueckers*UConnFreshman[16]

SeasonPlayerSchoolClassReference
1982–83Debbie BeckfordSt. John'sSenior[2]
1983–84†Jennifer BrucePittsburghSophomore[2]
Kathy FinnProvidenceSophomore
1984–85Shelly PennefatherVillanovaSophomore[2]
1985–86Shelly Pennefather (2)VillanovaJunior[2]
1986–87Shelly Pennefather* (3)VillanovaSenior[2]
1987–88Lisa AngelottiVillanovaSenior[2]
1988–89Kerry BascomUConnSophomore[2]
1989–90Kerry Bascom (2)UConnJunior[2]
1990–91Kerry Bascom (3)UConnSenior[2]
1991–92Frances SavageMiamiSenior[3]
1992–93Kris WitfillGeorgetownSenior[2]
1993–94Rebecca LoboUConnJunior[2]
1994–95Rebecca Lobo* (2)UConnSenior[2]
1995–96Jennifer Rizzotti*UConnSenior[2]
1996–97Kara WoltersUConnSenior[2]
1997–98Nykesha SalesUConnSenior[2]
1998–99Svetlana AbrosimovaUConnSophomore[2]
1999–00Shea RalphUConnJunior[2]
2000–01Ruth Riley*Notre DameSenior[2]
2001–02Sue Bird*UConnSenior[2]
2002–03Diana Taurasi*UConnJunior[2]
2003–04Diana Taurasi* (2)UConnSenior[2]
2004–05Jacqueline BatteastNotre DameSenior[2]
2005–06Cappie PondexterRutgersSenior[2]
2006–07Angel McCoughtryLouisvilleSophomore[2]
2007–08Maya MooreUConnFreshman[2]
2008–09Maya Moore* (2)UConnSophomore[4]
2009–10Tina Charles*UConnSenior[5]
2010–11Maya Moore* (3)UConnSenior[6]
2011–12Skylar DigginsNotre DameJunior[7]
2012–13Skylar Diggins (2)Notre DameSenior[8]
2013–14Marissa JanningCreightonSophomore[9]
2014–15Brittany HrynkoDePaulSenior[10]
2015–16Chanise JenkinsDePaulSenior[11]
2016–17Brooke SchulteDePaulSenior[12]
2017–18Allazia BlocktonMarquetteJunior[13]
2018–19Natisha HiedemanMarquetteSenior[14]
2019–20Jaylyn AgnewCreightonSenior[15]
2020–21Paige Bueckers*UConnFreshman[16]
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" I wish I could have seen Shelly Pennefather play."
She was a great one. I think that a good "UCONN comp" would be Kerry Bascom.
 
Childhood said:
Congrats to all players. Evina should have won one.
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I’m reminded when Donny Marshall didn’t get named to any of the Big East teams and then completely went off in the Big East tournament. I’m not saying that’s necessarily going to happen, but, Evina can make a point if she wants to.
 
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Aluminny69 said:
It would be somewhat ironic if Evina Westbrook is the highest WNBA draft choice from the Big East, after not receiving any recognition. I think she earned at least sixth player of the year.
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While Ducharme was very good when she finally broke out, she did miss a handful of games to injury late in the year & some early due to freshman status pre-Paige/Azzi injuries. Missed games is presumably the reason Azzi didn’t receive any award recognition aside from All-Freshman.

Evina played every game & was arguably the glue that kept the team together, not to mention adapting adroitly to 6th man role on the fly.

Therefore, I think Evina deserved Big East award recognition: either 6th Man or 2nd Team.

EDIT: Fair point made about 6th Man eligibility so withdraw above point.
 
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Ralph said:
Nika has certainly been a pest and hounded other teams ballhandlers to death, but haven't people on this forum, and I think Geno, been saying Williams is our best defender, we put her on the other teams top scorer, etc. If so, why is she not the defensive POY? Maybe she is just most versatile defender because of her size? But as noted, I do love Nika's defense and her hustle and enthusiasm. Has a defensive POY ever not been on one of the all big east teams, not even honorable mention? Did Farris make an all BE team?
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I don't think Kelly did -- she was DPOY and I think tied for most improved her senior year. I'm reasonably sure Kiah Stokes was DPOY without making first or second team all-BigE.

The opposing coaches vote for these awards. So they think Nika is a better defender than Cnristyn, even if Geno knows better. I'm thrilled to see Nika receive this award, although it was the most surprising of all the awards to me, especially since Nelson-Ododa won it last year and has continued to play good D.
 
Ralph said:
Nika has certainly been a pest and hounded other teams ballhandlers to death, but haven't people on this forum, and I think Geno, been saying Williams is our best defender, we put her on the other teams top scorer, etc. If so, why is she not the defensive POY? Maybe she is just most versatile defender because of her size? But as noted, I do love Nika's defense and her hustle and enthusiasm. Has a defensive POY ever not been on one of the all big east teams, not even honorable mention? Did Farris make an all BE team?
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Re Williams vs Nika for the award: Big East coaches vote for the award winners and in their eyes Nika was defensive best. I have to agree.
 
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RoadMaster said:
" I wish I could have seen Shelly Pennefather play."
She was a great one. I think that a good "UCONN comp" would be Kerry Bascom.
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Yeah the reclusive Pennyfeather started a long line of exceptional New York State high school basketball champions: Chamique, Sue Bird, Tina Charles, Stef Dolson, Bria Hartley, Breanna Stewart et al
 
HuskyNan said:
It’s also ironic that the Defensive POY isn’t on the All Big East team. We know what we have in Nika :). We have Nika and they don’t
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I was thinking the same thing, Nan--at least second team. I'm not saying anyone was not deserving but that's just strange. Additionally, if Caroline and Azzi had full seasons, IMO both would have been 1st team as well...
 
geordi said:
So, do I understand this right? Maddy Siegrist is the Big East Player of the Year, but she's not on the All Big East First Team? How does that happen?
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Yeah! I noted that too, but thought I'd missed something when I read the awards. Is it possible this is a BIg East practice/tradition that the POY and DPOY are not included on the FIrst (or second or third) team?
 
Notyetready said:
Re Williams vs Nika for the award: Big East coaches vote for the award winners and in their eyes Nika was defensive best. I have to agree.
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I am admittedly biased because I am a big fan of Nikia, but I think the difference in her and CW is that CW is a great individual defender while Nakia was the catalyst for UConn's team defense and made more visual, impactful plays such as steals for a basket. When asked to stop the opponent's best scorer, CW is that stopper, which is why Geno coined her the team's best defender. . Both are very valuable, but Nakia set the defensive tone for entire season when she was inserted into the lineup....
 
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