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The Nancy Lieberman Award named for Basketball Hall of Fame legend Nancy Lieberman was given annually by the Rotary Club of Detroit in the Award’s first 14 years to the nation’s top collegiate point guard in women’s Division I basketball. Sue Bird won the inaugural award in 2000—her first of an unmatched three Lieberman Awards.The award is given to a player who exemplifies the floor leadership play-making and ball-handling skills that personified Nancy Lieberman during her career.