Best Women’s College Basketball Players

There have been many great players in the history of women’s college basketball. All-time great players who broke records and led their teams to championships.

Here’s a list of the ten best women’s college basketball players ever. Read the complete list below and see the record stats that these women put up.

Caitlin Clark: Iowa, 2020 to 2024

• Total Points: 3951
• PPG: 28.4
• APG: 8.2
• NCAA All-Time Scoring Leader

After her incredible run in college, Caitlin Clark is undeniably one of the best college basketball players ever. At Iowa, Clark dominated the competition and broke numerous records.

Clark averaged 28.4 PPG and 8.2 APG, which led the nation while she was in college. In her senior year, Caitlin put the stamp on her college career by surpassing Kelsey Plum as the all-time scoring leader.

Caitlin Clark’s popularity is undeniable, and she might become one of the greatest basketball players ever.

Kelsey Plum: Washington, 2013 to 2017

• Total Points: 3,527, Rebounds: 519, Assists: 519
• PPG: 25.4 
• Second All-Time Leading Scorer
• 2017 POTY

Kelsey Plum put everyone on notice at Washington by becoming one of the best women’s college basketball players ever. During Plum’s four years at Washington, she led the Pac 12 in nearly every category.

She was the best offensive player in college, averaging 25.4 PPG, and became the all-time scoring leader. Now, as a pro, Kelsey is one of the best pro basketball players on the planet.

In her eighth year as a pro, Plum has won two WNBA titles, two Olympic gold medals, and MVP honors.

Candace Parker: Tennessee, 2004 to 2008

• Total Points: 2,137, Rebounds: 972, Blocks: 381
• PPG: 19.4
• RPG: 8.8
• 2x NCAA Champion

From 2004 to 2008, Candace Parker was a force in women’s college basketball. The Tennessee Volunteer legend led in points, rebounds, and blocks during her college career.

She also won two NCAA titles while putting up 2,137 points, 972 rebounds, and 381 blocks in college. Candace later went on to have a great pro career and is likely a future HoFer.

Seimone Augustus: LSU, 2002 to 2006

• Total Points: 2,702, Rebounds: 738
• PPG: 19.3
• RPG: 5.3
• 3 Final Four Appearances

Next up on the list of the best women’s college basketball players is LSU great Seimone Augustus. In her four years of playing in college, Augustus made it to the Final Four three times.

Seimone led the Tigers in scoring and is one of the top scorers and defensive players ever in women’s college basketball.

Sheryl Swoopes: Texas Tech, 1991 to 1993

• Total Points: 1,645, Rebounds: 462
• PPG: 24.9
• RPG: 7
• 1993 NCAA Champion

Sheryl Swoopes is always a must-add to any list of the best women’s college basketball players. In just two years at Texas Tech, Swoopes was an unstoppable force.

Swoopes averaged nearly 25 PPG and cracked the top-10 all-time scorers list in just two years of play. After winning the NCAA title in 1993, Swoopes became one of the best WNBA players ever. Winning four championships and three MVP honors.

Brenna Stewart: UConn, 2012 to 2016

• Total Points: 2,676, Rebounds: 1,179, Blocks: 426
• PPG: 17.6
• RPG: 7.8
• 4x NCAA Champion & MVP

Out of all of the best women’s college basketball players ever, only a handful had almost perfect careers. UConn great Brenna Stewart is one of them.

From 2012 to 2016, Stewart won four straight NCAA championships with the UConn Huskies and earned MVP honors once. During that incredible run, the Huskies once again became a dynasty. This feat of greatness puts Brenna Stewart in a call all her own.

Diana Taurasi: UConn, 2000 to 2004

• Total Points: 2,156, Assists: 648, Rebounds: 311
• PPG: 15
• APG: 4.5
• 3x NCAA Champion

No list of the best college basketball players of all time would be complete without the great Diana Taurasi. From 2000 to 2004, Taurasi led one of the greatest college basketball teams of all time.

She dominated in college and led the UConn Huskies to three NCAA championships. Remarkably twenty years later, Diana Taurasi is still playing basketball and remains one of the world’s best.

Brittany Griner: Baylor, 2009-2013

• Total Points: 3,283, Rebounds: 1,305, Blocks: 748
• PPG: 22.2
• RPG: 8.8
• NCAA Champion(Undefeated Season)

Brittany Griner wasn’t just one of the best college basketball players ever, but one of the most dominant. During her time in college, Griner looked like the female version of Shaquille O’Neal dominating the paint.

She was an unstoppable force who led the league in rebounds and blocks during her time at Baylor. In 2012, Griner led the Baylor Bears to a perfect 40-0 season enroute to winning the NCAA title.

Maya Moore: UConn, 2007 to 2011

• Total Points: 3,036, Rebounds: 1,276, Assists: 544
• PPG: 19.7
• RPG: 8.3
• 2x NCAA Champion(2 undefeated Seasons)

Another one of the great basketball players to come out of UConn is the great Maya Moore. In the laundry list of great Huskies, Moore may be the best to play under Coach Geno.

Moore put her name in legendary status from 2009 to 2010 by winning two straight NCAA championships. However, Maya not only led her team to two national titles, but two perfect seasons in a row.

During this run, the Huskies won a staggering 90 straight games. Something that had never been done in the history of women’s college basketball.

Cheryl Miller: USC, 1982 to 1986

• Total Points: 3,018, Rebounds: 1,534, Assists 462
• PPG: 23.6
• RPG: 12
• 2x NCAA Champion

People know how great Reggie Miller was as a basketball player. However, if you ask Reggie, his older sister Cheryl Miller was better than him.

Cheryl Miller was undoubtedly one of the best women’s college basketball players, who was ahead of her time. While playing at USC, Miller broke nearly every record NCAA record on her way to winning two NCAA titles.

If the WNBA had been established during Cheryl’s era, she surely would’ve broken every all-time record.