American Athletic Conference Women 's Basketball Player of the Year is a basketball award given to the American Athletic Conference 's most outstanding player , as chosen by the league 's head coaches . The conference formed in 2013 – 14 after many schools departed from the original Big East Conference to form a new Big East Conference . So far , UConn is the only team to have had an award winner . Breanna Stewart won the first three awards in 2014 , 2015 , and 2016 . The following season saw the first-ever shared award , with Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson sharing honors . Each would win the award once more as an individual
original Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year