Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award


The Dawn Staley Community Leadership Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the league's 2008 season, that recognizes a player who is an inspiration in her community and reflects Dawn Staley’s leadership, spirit, charitable efforts and love for the game. This is the same criterion used by the analogous NBA Community Assist Award, given by the NBA since its 2001-02 season.
Every year, each of the WNBA teams nominates one of its players to compete for this award. From these nominees, a designated committee vote for the winner and the WNBA donates $10,000 to a charity that the player chooses on their behalf.

Winners

SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityTeam
2008Tamika CatchingsForwardIndiana Fever
2009Tamika RaymondForwardConnecticut Sun
2010Chamique HoldsclawForwardSan Antonio Silver Stars
2011Charde HoustonForwardMinnesota Lynx
2012Tina CharlesCenterConnecticut Sun
2013Kara LawsonGuardConnecticut Sun
2014Elena Delle DonneGuard / ForwardChicago Sky
2015Elena Delle Donne Guard / ForwardChicago Sky
2016Tamika Catchings ForwardIndiana Fever
2017Ivory LattaGuardWashington Mystics
2018Skylar Diggins-SmithGuardDallas Wings
2019Natasha CloudGuardWashington Mystics