The Big 12 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 12 Conference.
Key †Co-Freshman of the Year*Awarded a national Freshman of the Year award: USBWA National Freshman of the Year (USBWA) WBCA Freshman of the Year (WBCA)
Winners SeasonPlayerSchoolNational Freshman of the Year AwardsSource(s)1996–97Julie HelmMissouri—1997–98Megan TaylorIowa State—1998–99Laneishea CaufieldOklahoma—1999–2000Plenette PiersonTexas Tech—2000–01Nicole OhldeKansas State—2001–02Heather SchreiberTexas—2002–03Erin Grant†Texas Tech—Chelsi Welch†Oklahoma—2003–04Tiffany Jackson-Jones*TexasUSBWA2004–05 Morenike AtunraseTexas A&M—2005–06Courtney Paris*OklahomaUSBWA2006–07 Andrea RileyOklahoma State—2007–08Danielle RobinsonOklahoma—2008–09Whitney HandOklahoma—2009–10Brittney Griner*BaylorUSBWA2010–11Odyssey Sims*BaylorUSBWA2011–12Liz DonohoeOklahoma State—2012–13 Imani McGee-StaffordTexas—2013–14Nina DavisBaylor—2014–15Gabbi OrtizOklahoma—2015–16Tynice MartinWest Virginia—2016–17Joyner HolmesTexas—2017–18Shaina PellingtonOklahoma—2018–19Chrislyn CarrTexas Tech—2019–20Ayoka LeeKansas State—2020–21Lexi DonarskiIowa State—2021–22 Rori HarmonTexas—2022–23Darianna Littlepage-BuggsBaylor—2023–24Madison BookerTexas—2024–25Delaney GibbBYU—2025–26Jaliya DavisKansas—
Winners by school School (year joined)WinnersYearsOklahoma (1996)71999, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2018Texas (1996)62002, 2004, 2013, 2017, 2022, 2024Baylor (1996)42010, 2011, 2014, 2023Texas Tech (1996)32000, 2003, 2019Iowa State (1996)21998, 2021Kansas State (1996)22001, 2020Oklahoma State (1996)22007, 2012Kansas (1996)1 2026BYU (2023)12025Missouri (1996)11997Texas A&M (1996)12005West Virginia (2012)12016Arizona (2024)0—Arizona State (2024)0—Cincinnati (2023)0—Colorado (1996/2024)0—Houston (2023)0—Nebraska (1996)0—TCU (2012)0—UCF (2023)0—Utah (2024)0—
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