Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Freshman of the Year

The Southeastern Conference women's basketball Freshman of the Year is a basketball award given to the women's basketball player in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) voted as the most outstanding freshman. It has been presented since the 1983–84 season. The award was first given to Katrina McClain of Georgia.

Tennessee has the most winners with eight.

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 SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionNational Freshman of the Year AwardsReference1983–84Katrina McClainGeorgiaPF—1984–85Mae Ola BoltonAuburnF— 1985–86 Bridgette GordonTennesseeF— Vickie OrrAuburnC—1986–87Kimsey O'NealOle Miss—1987–88Wendy ScholtensVanderbiltF—1988–89Dena HeadTennesseeG—1989–90Donna HarrisVanderbiltG—1990–91Clara JacksonOle MissF—1991–92Niesa Johnson*AlabamaGUSBWA1992–93Kristen MulliganAuburnG—1993–94La'Keshia FrettGeorgiaF—1994–95Christy SmithArkansasG—1995–96Chamique Holdsclaw*TennesseeFUSBWA1996–97Karyn KarlinArkansasF—1997–98Tamika Catchings*TennesseeFUSBWA1998–99DeTrina WhiteLSUF—1999–2000LaToya Thomas*Mississippi StateFUSBWA2000–01Christi ThomasGeorgiaF/C—2001–02Kara BraxtonGeorgiaF/C—2002–03Seimone Augustus*LSUGUSBWA2003–04Armintie PriceOle MissG—2004–05Tasha Humphrey*GeorgiaFUSBWA2005–06Candace ParkerTennesseeF—2006–07Ashley HoutsGeorgiaG—2007–08Angie BjorklundTennesseeG/F—2008–09LaSondra BarrettLSUF—C'eira RickettsArkansasG—2009–10A'dia MathiesKentuckyG—2010–11Meighan SimmonsTennesseeG—2011–12Bria GossKentuckyG—2012–13Bashaara GravesTennesseeF—2013–14Alaina CoatesSouth CarolinaC—2014–15A'ja WilsonSouth CarolinaF2015–16Sophie CunninghamMissouriG—2016–17Amber Smith †MissouriG—Delicia Washington †FloridaG2017–18Chennedy Carter*Texas A&MGUSBWA WBCA2018–19Rhyne Howard*KentuckyGUSBWA WBCA2019–20Aliyah Boston*South CarolinaFUSBWA WBCA2020–21Madison ScottOle MissF—2021–22Samara SpencerArkansasG—2022–23Flau'jae JohnsonLSUG2023–24Mikaylah WilliamsLSUG—2024–25Mikayla Blakes*VanderbiltGUSBWA2025–26Aubrey GalvanVanderbiltG— Note:

Winners by school School (year joined)WinnersYearsTennessee (1932)81986, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013Georgia (1932)61984, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007LSU (1932)41999, 2003, 2009, 2023Ole Miss (1932)41987, 1991, 2004, 2021Vanderbilt (1932)41988, 1990, 2025, 2026Arkansas (1991)31995, 1997, 2009Kentucky (1932)32010, 2012, 2019South Carolina (1991)32014, 2015, 2020Auburn (1932)21985, 1993Missouri (2012)22016, 2017Mississippi State (1932)12000Alabama (1932)11992Florida (1932)12017Texas A&M (2012)12018Texas (2024)0—Oklahoma (2024)0—

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