| Dawn Staley Award | |
|---|---|
 Dawn Staley | |
| Awarded for | The nation’s best guard in Women’s Division I college basketball |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Phoenix Club of Philadelphia |
| First awarded | 2013 |
| Currently held by | Hannah Hidalgo, Notre Dame |
| Website | Official site |
The Dawn Staley Award was established in 2013 to "recognize the nation’s best guard in Women’s Division I college basketball".[1] It was established by the Phoenix club of Philadelphia, an organization established to recognize the achievements of outstanding male and female basketball players. The award was named after Dawn Staley, a Philadelphia native recognized as one of the nation's best guards in women's college basketball history. The organization establish a watchlist of potential winners during the year and at the end of the season selects the player who "exemplifies the skills that Dawn possessed throughout her career; ball handling, scoring, her ability to distribute the basketball and her will to win".[1]
- ^ a b "The Dawn Staley Award Home". www.dawnstaleyaward.org. Retrieved 2016-04-09.