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2020 WNBA Season Award Winners
Most Valuable Player. Defensive Player of the Year. Rookie of the Year. Sixth Woman. A collection of stories featuring winners of the 2020 WNBA Season Awards.
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October 6, 2020
ALL-WNBA FIRST TEAM 2020: Wilson, Parker, Stewart, Vandersloot, Ogunbowale
MVP A’ja Wilson (Las Vegas Aces) and Defensive Player of the Year Candace Parker (Los Angeles Sparks) were the leading vote-getters for this year’s All-WNBA First Team that also includes Breanna Stewart (Seattle Storm), Courtney Vandersloot (Chicago Sky) and Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas Wings).
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October 1, 2020
WNBA ALL-DEFENSE 2020: Clark, Laney, Turner, Thomas and Williams
The 2020 WNBA All-Defensive Teams would form two nearly impenetrable quintets. Unanimous selection Alysha Clark captains a First Team that also features Betnijah Laney, Brianna Turner, Alyssa Thomas and Elizabeth Williams. The Second Team includes Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Ariel Atkins, Brittney Sykes and A’ja Wilson
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September 29, 2020
WNBA KIM PERROT SPORTSMANSHIP 2020: NNEKA OGWUMIKE
Nneka Ogwumike of the Los Angeles Sparks worked hard as the WNBPA president during an unprecedented 2020 season and, thus, is a deserving winner of the Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award.
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September 27, 2020
WNBA ALL-ROOKIE 2020: Allemand, Carter, Dangerfield, Jones, Sabally
Julie Allemand of the Indiana Fever was the 33rd pick in the 2016 WNBA Draft. Four years later, her spectacular play in the Bradenton, Florida, bubble has been rewarded with a spot on the 2020 All-Rookie Team. Crystal Dangerfield, Rookie of the Year from the Minnesota Lynx, joins Allemand, along with Chennedy Carter (Atlanta Dream), Satou Sabally (Dallas Wings) and Jazmine Jones (New York Liberty).
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September 24, 2020
WNBA MIP 2020: BETNIJAH LANEY
Atlanta Dream forward Betnijah Laney put up career-highs across the board, earning the 2020 WNBA Most Improved Player award in her fifth season in the league. The Rutgers product will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason.
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September 24, 2020
WNBA DPOY 2020: CANDACE PARKER
Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks has won her first WNBA Defensive Player of the Year award at age 34. She was named to the All-Defensive Team in 2009 and 2012.
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September 22, 2020
WNBA EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR 2020: DAN PADOVER
Las Vegas Aces general manager of basketball operations Dan Padover signed Angel McCoughtry, Danielle Robinson and Carolyn Swords in the offseason.
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September 20, 2020
WNBA SIXTH WOMAN OF THE YEAR 2020: DEARICA HAMBY
Dearica Hamby of the Las Vegas Aces continued her dominant play off the bench to capture her second-straight Sixth Woman of the Year award.
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September 19, 2020
WNBA MVP 2020: A’JA WILSON
A’ja Wilson was named Western Conference Player of the Month twice in the 2020 season, a span in which her Las Vegas Aces compiled a 17-2 record. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft, Wilson is the 2018 WNBA Rookie of the Year and a two-time All-Star.
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September 18, 2020
WNBA COMMUNITY ASSIST 2020: ALL PLAYERS
An unprecedented move for an unprecedented season, the WNBA Cares Community Assist Award for 2020 goes to all players for their social justice work prior to, and during, the season.
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September 18, 2020
WNBA COY 2020: CHERYL REEVE
Minnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve kept her team in the contender mix without star center Sylvia Fowles. She has moved into a three-way tie for most Coach of the Year awards.
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September 17, 2020
WNBA ROY 2020: CRYSTAL DANGERFIELD
Crystal Dangerfield was named WNBA Rookie of the Month twice during the 2020 season. The UConn Husky great stood out in a talented rookie class and won Rookie of the Year by a landslide.