The Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year is an annual college basketball award presented to the top women's basketball freshman in the Big Ten Conference.
Key †Co-Freshman of the Year CCoaches selection MMedia selection*Awarded a national Freshman of the Year award:USBWA National Freshman of the Year (USBWA)WBCA Freshman of the Year (WBCA)
Winners Season PlayerSchool National Freshman of the Year Awards Source(s) 1982–83 Indiana — 1983–84 Iowa — 1984–85 Ohio State — 1985–86 Ohio State — 1986–87 Iowa — 1987–88 Wisconsin — 1988–89 Purdue — 1989–90 Ohio State — 1990–91 Illinois — 1991–92 Wisconsin — 1992–93 * Ohio State USBWA 1993–94 * Purdue USBWA 1994–95 Iowa — 1995–96 Michigan State — 1996–97 Michigan — 1997–98 Wisconsin — 1998–99 Wisconsin — 1999–2000 Ohio State — 2000–01 Penn State — 2001–02 Minnesota — 2002–03 C Michigan State — M Michigan State — 2003–04 C Ohio State — M Purdue — 2004–05 Wisconsin — 2005–06 Iowa — 2006–07 Michigan State — 2007–08 Ohio State — 2008–09 Ohio State — 2009–10 Iowa — 2010–11 Penn State — 2011–12 Minnesota — 2012–13 Northwestern — 2013–14 Minnesota — 2014–15 * Ohio State USBWA 2015–16 Nebraska — 2016–17 * Maryland WBCA 2017–18 Minnesota — 2018–19 C Maryland — M Michigan — 2019–20 Maryland — 2020–21 * Iowa USBWAWBCA 2021–22 Nebraska — 2022–23 Ohio State — 2023–24 C Nebraska — M Purdue — 2024–25 C Michigan — CM Ohio State — 2025–26 * USC —
Winners by school School (year joined) Winners Years Ohio State 11 1985, 1986, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2023, 2025 Iowa 6 1984, 1987, 1995, 2006, 2010, 2021 Wisconsin 5 1988, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2005 Minnesota 4 2002, 2012, 2014, 2018 Purdue 4 1989, 1994, 2004, 2024 Maryland (2014) 3 2017, 2019, 2020 Michigan 3 1997, 2019, 2025 Michigan State 3 1996, 2003, 2007 Nebraska (2011) 3 2016, 2022, 2024 Penn State (1992) 2 2001, 2011 Illinois 1 1991 Indiana 1 1983 Northwestern 1 2013 USC (2024) 1 2026 Rutgers (2014) 0 — Oregon (2024) 0 — UCLA (2024) 0 — Washington (2024) 0 —
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