title: WBCA Freshman of the Year
text: # WBCA Freshman of the Year
  
  The WBCA Freshman of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented by Adidas to the most outstanding freshman player. The award was first given following the 2016–17 season.
  
  ## Key
  
  | † | Co-National Freshman of the Year |
  | - | - |
  | * | Awarded a national Player of the Year award as a freshman: the Naismith College Player of the Year or the John R. Wooden Award |
  
  ## Winners
  
  | Season | Player | School |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2016–17 | Destiny Slocum | Maryland |
  | 2017–18 | Chennedy Carter | Texas A&M |
  | 2018–19 | Rhyne Howard | Kentucky |
  | 2019–20 | Aliyah Boston | South Carolina |
  | $2020–21^†$ | Paige Bueckers* | UConn |
  | $2020–21^†$ | Caitlin Clark | Iowa |
  | 2021–22 | Aneesah Morrow | DePaul |
  | 2022–23 | Ta'Niya Latson | Florida State |
  
  ## Footnotes
  
  * ↑ Freshmen are ineligible for the other major national award, the Wade Trophy.
  