THE DAWN STALEY AWARD - 2026 FINALISTS

The Phoenix Club of Philadelphia announces the finalists for the

2026 Dawn Staley Award.


  1. Raven Johnson- University of South Carolina
  2. Jaloni Cambridge - Ohio State University
  3. Hannah Hidalgo - University of Notre Dame
  4. Mikayla Blakes - Vanderbilt University
  5. Azzi Fudd - University of Connecticut

The winner will be announced the weekend of the Final Four. The virtual ceremony will be held Thursday April 10, 2025.

The Dawn Staley Award is given annually to a 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. Since the inception of the award in 2013, all winners have been drafted in the WNBA.


Past Winners Include:

Skylar Diggins

Kelsey Plum

Tiffany Mitchell

Tyasha Harris

Kelsey Mitchell

Asia Durr

Caitlin Clark

Hannah Hidalgo

Ju Ju Watkins