WNBA Rookie of the Year Award

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The WNBA Rookie of the Year Award is an annual honor given to the league’s most outstanding first-year player, as voted on by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf WNBA award ⓘ
basketball award ⓘ
sports rookie of the year award ⓘ
associatedCompetition WNBA regular season ⓘ
awardingOrganizationType professional sports league ⓘ
awardType rookie of the year ⓘ
category WNBA awards ⓘ
basketball trophies and awards ⓘ
rookie player awards ⓘ
competitionLevel professional ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criterion most outstanding first-year player ⓘ
decisionMethod voting ⓘ
eligibility WNBA first-year players ⓘ
firstSeasonAwarded 1998 WNBA season ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
genderCategory women ⓘ
governingBody WNBA Board of Governors ⓘ
hasComponent trophy ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.wnba.com ⓘ
inception 1998 ⓘ
individualAward yes ⓘ
isAnalogOf NBA Rookie of the Year Award ⓘ
isPartOf WNBA awards ⓘ
surface form: WNBA annual awards
languageOfOfficialWebsite English ⓘ
league Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ
leagueAbbreviation Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ
surface form: WNBA
mediaCoverage national sports media ⓘ
notableRecipient A’ja Wilson ⓘ
Breanna Stewart ⓘ
Candace Parker ⓘ
Chamique Holdsclaw ⓘ
Diana Taurasi ⓘ
Maya Moore ⓘ
Sabrina Ionescu ⓘ
presentedBy Women’s National Basketball Association ⓘ
recognizes individual excellence by a first-year player ⓘ
region North America ⓘ
rookieDefinition first WNBA season ⓘ
selectionBasis regular-season performance ⓘ
sport basketball ⓘ
teamAffiliationRequirement must be on a WNBA roster ⓘ
teamSport yes ⓘ
typicalAnnouncementTime end of WNBA regular season ⓘ
votingBody panel of sportswriters and broadcasters ⓘ

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Aliyah Boston → awardReceived → WNBA Rookie of the Year Award ⓘ
this entity surface form: WNBA Rookie of the Year
Breanna Stewart → awardReceived → WNBA Rookie of the Year Award ⓘ
Chamique Holdsclaw → awardReceived → WNBA Rookie of the Year Award ⓘ
Holdsclaw → awardReceived → WNBA Rookie of the Year Award ⓘ
subject surface form: Chamique Holdsclaw
2019 WNBA MVP (Elena Delle Donne) → awardReceived → WNBA Rookie of the Year Award ⓘ
subject surface form: Elena Delle Donne
Maya Moore → awardReceived → WNBA Rookie of the Year Award ⓘ
Napheesa Collier → awardReceived → WNBA Rookie of the Year Award ⓘ
Women’s National Basketball Association → hasAward → WNBA Rookie of the Year Award ⓘ
subject surface form: Women's National Basketball Association
WNBA Most Valuable Player Award → relatedAward → WNBA Rookie of the Year Award ⓘ