WNBA Awards Schedule 2025: Key Dates & Winners for Each Award

The 2025 WNBA regular season is over and the playoffs are just beginning. In the midst of all the excitement, the league has started announcing the top awards given out to players, coaches and executives this season.

Starting on Monday, Sept. 15 with the award for the Monday, Sept. 22, a total of 13 awards will be given out among the league. Within those 13 awards, the All-WNBA first and second teams, along with the All-Defensive first and second teams and the All-Rookie team rosters will be announced.

Will A'ja Wilson be able to notch her fourth MVP award this year? Or will last year's Defensive Player of the Year Napheesa Collier win her first MVP? Which players will repeat being placed on the All-WNBA first and second teams?

Here's a look at the full schedule of when the WNBA awards will be given out. Additionally, here's a running list of which players, coaches and executives have been honored with the awards thus far.

WNBA Awards Schedule

WNBA Awards Winners 2025

The first award given out this year was to Veronica Burton of the Valkyries for Monday, Sept. 22. Burton is the first player in league history to increase her averages by "at least five points, two rebounds and two assists" between two seasons, the WNBA noted in its announcement.

Unsurprisingly, the 2025 No. 1 pick Business Executive Leadership Award. The Wings star received 70 of the 72 first-place votes in order to win the prestigious award.

Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase made history when Las Vegas Aces, becoming the first expansion coach to win in the team's inaugural season. Golden State notched a 23-21 record to propel them into their first playoffs.

This year, Sep 16, 2025—the Aces' A'ja Wilson and Lynx's Alanna Smith—for the first time ever. The two players tied in voting, both receiving 29 of a possible 72 first-place votes. It is Wilson's third time winning this award, and Smith's first.

Veronica Burton of the Valkyries Sixth Player of the Year was Dream forward Naz Hilmon. Hilmon played in every game for Atlanta—starting 17—and averaged 8.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. With her help, the Dream enjoyed their best regular season in franchise history. Hilmon received 44 of 72 possible first-place votes.

Aces' A'ja Wilson made WNBA history when she won her fourth MVP title, the most won by any player ever. Wilson made history throughout the WNBA season, too. The Aces center became the first player to average 20 points and 10 rebounds in multiple seasons as she has now done so the past two years. Her 13 30-point games marks the most in a single WNBA season, too. She also led the league in points (23.4), rebounds (10.2) and blocks (2.3) this season.

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