Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award


The Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award is an annual Women's National Basketball Association award given since the league's inaugural season, to the player who most "exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court—ethical behavior, fair play and integrity." This is the same criterion used by the analogous NBA Sportsmanship Award, given by the NBA since its 1995–96 season.
Every year, each of the WNBA teams nominates one of its players to compete for this award. From these nominees, a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters vote for first and second place winners of this award. First place selections receive two votes, while second place selections receive one. The player with the highest point total, regardless of the number of first-place votes, wins the award.
Since the 2000 WNBA season, the award is named for the late Kim Perrot, who helped guide the Houston Comets to their first two WNBA championships before she died in August, 1999, after suffering from cancer for seven-month.

Winners

SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityTeam
1997Zheng HaixiaCenterLos Angeles Sparks
1998Suzie McConnell SerioGuardCleveland Rockers
1999Dawn StaleyGuardCharlotte Sting
2000Suzie McConnell Serio GuardCleveland Rockers
2001Sue WicksForwardNew York Liberty
2002Jennifer GillomForward / CenterPhoenix Mercury
2003Edna CampbellGuardSacramento Monarchs
2004Teresa EdwardsGuardMinnesota Lynx
2005Taj McWilliams-FranklinForward / CenterConnecticut Sun
2006Dawn Staley GuardHouston Comets
2007Tully BevilaquaGuardIndiana Fever
2008Vickie JohnsonGuard / ForwardSan Antonio Silver Stars
2009Kara LawsonGuardSacramento Monarchs
2010Tamika CatchingsForwardIndiana Fever
2011Sue BirdGuardSeattle Storm
2011Ruth RileyCenterSan Antonio Silver Stars
2012Kara Lawson GuardConnecticut Sun
2013Swin CashForwardChicago Sky
2013Tamika Catchings ForwardIndiana Fever
2014Becky HammonGuardSan Antonio Stars
2015DeLisha Milton-JonesForwardAtlanta Dream
2016Tamika Catchings ForwardIndiana Fever
2017Sue Bird GuardSeattle Storm
2018Sue Bird GuardSeattle Storm
2019Nneka OgwumikeForwardLos Angeles Sparks

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