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Elizabeth Williams Receives 2023 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award

Published on October 24, 2023 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Chicago Sky News Release


CHICAGO - Chicago Sky veteran center Elizabeth Williams is the recipient of the 2023 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award, the league announced today.

The Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award is given to a player in the league that exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court, including ethical behavior, fair play and integrity. The award is named for the late Kim Perrot, who helped guide the Houston Comets to their first two WNBA championships before passing away in August 1999 after a seven-month battle with cancer. Williams is the second Sky player in franchise history to receive the honor, joining Swin Cash who received it in 2013.

She received 15 out of 60 total votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters, followed by Ariel Atkins (Washington) with eight votes and Alysha Clark (Las Vegas) with seven votes.

In her first year with the Sky, Williams averaged 9.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists in a career-high 29.7 minutes. On July 12, she recorded her 17th regular season game with five or more blocks, tying Sylvia Fowles for fifth-most all time. Shortly after on July 20, she reached 1,500 career rebounds, becoming the ninth player in WNBA history with 2,000+ points, 1,500+ rebounds, 400+ blocks, 300+ assists and 200+ steals, getting there in 259 games, the fourth-fastest player to do so all-time in WNBA history.

Williams was also recently named to the 2023 WNBA All-Defensive Second Team and was previously a 2016 Kia WNBA Most Improved Player and named to the 2020 WNBA All-Defensive First Team.

Below are the voting results for the 2023 WNBA Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award and a list of all-time winners.

2023 KIM PERROT SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD RESULTS

PLAYER TEAM VOTES

Elizabeth Williams Chicago Sky 15

Ariel Atkins Washington Mystics 8

Alysha Clark Las Vegas Aces 7

Monique Billings Atlanta Dream 5

Sami Whitcomb Seattle Storm 5

Rachel Banham Minnesota Lynx 4

Karlie Samuelson Los Angeles Sparks 4

Rebecca Allen Connecticut Sun 3

Natasha Howard Dallas Wings 3

Courtney Vandersloot New York Liberty 3

Aliyah Boston Indiana Fever 2

Megan Gustafson Phoenix Mercury 1

KIM PERROT SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD WINNERS

2023 Elizabeth Williams Chicago Sky

2022 Sylvia Fowles Minnesota Lynx

2021 Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles Sparks

2020 Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles Sparks

2019 Nneka Ogwumike Los Angeles Sparks

2018 Sue Bird Seattle Storm

2017 Sue Bird Seattle Storm

2016 Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever

2015 DeLisha Milton-Jones Atlanta Dream

2014 Becky Hammon San Antonio Stars

2013 Swin Cash Chicago Sky

Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever

2012 Kara Lawson Connecticut Sun

2011 Sue Bird Seattle Storm

Ruth Riley San Antonio Stars

2010 Tamika Catchings Indiana Fever

2009 Kara Lawson Sacramento Monarchs

2008 Vickie Johnson San Antonio Stars

2007 Tully Bevilaqua Indiana Fever

2006 Dawn Staley Houston Comets

2005 Taj McWilliams-Franklin Connecticut Sun

2004 Teresa Edwards Minnesota Lynx

2003 Edna Campbell Sacramento Monarchs

2002 Jennifer Gillom Phoenix Mercury

2001 Sue Wicks New York Liberty

2000 Suzie McConnell Serio Cleveland Rockers

1999 Dawn Staley Charlotte Sting

1998 Suzie McConnell Serio Cleveland Rockers

1997 Haixia Zheng Los Angeles Sparks

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