The FIBA Europe Women's Player of the Year Award was a yearly Player of the Year (POY) award that has been given out by FIBA's (the international governing body of the sport of basketball) European Division, to the best female basketball player with European citizenship. The inaugural award was given in the year 2005, and was awarded to Maria Stepanova of Russia; whom also won the most awards, having won the award three times. Playing in a FIBA tournament was not a requirement to be eligible to win the award.

The award was a calendar year by calendar year award, and was not a season by season award. The FIBA Europe Women's Player of the Year vote was decided upon by basketball experts and fan voting.

FIBA Europe Women's Players of the Year

This was a calendar year by calendar year award, and not a season by season award, so all teams the player played with during the calendar year are listed.

Women's Players of the Year

Calendar Year[1]Women's Players of the YearClub(s)
2005
Russia Maria StepanovaRussia CSKA Samara & United States Phoenix Mercury
2006
Russia Maria Stepanova (2×)Russia CSKA Samara
2007
Latvia Anete Jēkabsone-ŽogotaRussia Dynamo Moscow
2008
Russia Maria Stepanova (3×)Russia CSKA Samara
2009
France Sandrine GrudaRussia UMMC Ekaterinburg & United States Connecticut Sun
2010
Czech Republic Hana HorákováTurkey Fenerbahçe
2011
Spain Alba TorrensSpain Perfumerías Avenida & Turkey Galatasaray
2012
France Céline DumercFrance Bourges
2013
Spain Sancho LyttleTurkey Galatasaray
2014
Spain Alba Torrens (2×)Russia UMMC Ekaterinburg

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