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For the third time in four seasons, Dawn Staley of
@GamecockWBB
is our Women's National Coach of the Year.
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Rick Barnes of
@Vol_Hoops
wins the Henry Iba Award as our National Coach of the Year, the first
@SEC
coach to earn the honor since the 2002-03 season
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For the second time in three seasons, Dawn Staley of Final Four-bound
@GamecockWBB
is our National Coach of the Year.
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Zach Edey of
@BoilerBall
is our men's National Player of the Year, the winner of the 2022-23
@TheBigOTrophy
.
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533
Cade Cunningham of
@OSUMBB
is the winner of the 2020-21
@TisdaleAward
as the National Freshman Player of the Year.
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Second-year coach Juwan Howard of
@umichbball
is the winner of the 2020-21 Henry Iba Award as the National Coach of the Year.
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Congratulations to our newest USBWA Hall of Fame class!
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In his first season, Tommy Lloyd led
@ArizonaMBB
to 33 wins and a Pac-12 title. He is our 2021-22 Henry Iba Award winner as the national coach of the year.
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Reed Sheppard of
@KentuckyMBB
wins 2024 Wayman Tisdale Award as our National Freshman Player of the Year
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55
417
Brandon Miller of
@AlabamaMBB
, the
@SEC
Player of the Year, wins our Wayman Tisdale Award as the National Freshman Player of the Year.
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South Carolina's Dawn Staley is our Women's National Coach of the Year for a third straight season
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Congratulations and thank you to Chuck Walsh of
@Seminoles
, the recipient of our 2023 Katha Quinn Award, recognizing contributions to the association and the media in honor of the late St. John's SID. He will be honored in Houston at the Men's Final Four.
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Grant Williams of top-ranked
@Vol_Hoops
averaged 31.5 ppg in two wins to earn
@TheBigOTrophy
National Player of the Week honor
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Sophomore guard
@BennMathurin
has led
@ArizonaMBB
to a 9-0 start, including two wins last week in which he averaged 27 ppg and 8.5 rpg. That earns him our
@BigOTrophy
National Player of the Week nod:
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Aliyah Boston (
@aa_boston
) of
@GamecockWBB
is our Tamika Catchings National Freshman Player of the Year:
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Auriemma to be namesake of USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year Award.
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After dropping the program's first 40-point game since 1995 as part of a Pac-12 Oregon sweep, Ąžuolas Tubelis of
@ArizonaMBB
was named our
@TheBigOTrophy
National Player of the Week.
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In his second season at
@MarquetteMBB
, Shaka Smart has earned our Henry Iba Award as the men's national coach of the year.
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Here it is, our power-packed 2023-24 Women's All-America Team, featuring a six-player first team and two past Ann Meyers Drysdale National Players of the Year.
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Anthony Grant of
@DaytonMBB
is our Henry Iba Award winner as the National Coach of the Year:
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Another coaching legend, Tubby Smith, collects his Dean Smith Award here in Greensboro.
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Here at
#CoSIDA22
, our
@HoopsWeiss
and
@malcolm_moran
were honored. The 2022 Jake Wade Award for Hoops and the 2020 Keith Jackson Eternal Flame Award for Malcolm.
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Aliyah Boston of
@GamecockWBB
and Caitlin Clark of
@IowaWBB
share our Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week honor.
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Our five Ann Meyers Drysdale National Players of the Week for the week ending Feb. 11:
Cameron Brink
@StanfordWBB
Dyaisha Fair
@CuseWBB
Elizabeth Kitley
@HokiesWBB
Chloe Moore-McNeil
@IndianaWBB
Hannah Stuelke
@IowaWBB
Complete release:
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If you were among the staff cuts at
@TheAthletic
or
@SBNation
, please DM us and let us know. We are working on plans to help our members find the next landing spot.
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Obi Toppin (
@otoppin1
) of
@DaytonMBB
is the winner of
@TheBigOTrophy
as the National Player of the Year:
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Anthony Black of
@RazorbackMBB
is the season's first Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week, as selected by
@CBSSportsCBB
. Check out their first weekly look at the nation's top first-year men's players:
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Our
@TheBigOTrophy
winner is Frank Mason III (
@FrankMason0
), the first
@USBWA
Player of the Year from
@KUHoops
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Our Wayman Tisdale Award winner as the National Freshman Player of the Year is
@TheTraeYoung
of
@OU_MBBall
. When you lead the nation in scoring and assists – as a freshman – you win awards. Well done, Trae!
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Point guard Kendric Davis of
@Memphis_MBB
dropped 42 points in one game and a buzzer-beater in another to earn our
@TheBigOTrophy
National Player of the Week honor.
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24
182
Congratulations to Bill Behrns, longtime
@RamblersMBB
publicist and the recipient of our 2022 Katha Quinn Award for service to the media.
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After leading the Ducks past No. 5 Michigan, Payton Pritchard (
@fastpp3
) of
@OregonMBB
is our
@TheBigOTrophy
National Player of the Week.
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A Rupp Arena single-game record 28 rebounds (and 14 points) earns Oscar Tshiebwe of
@KentuckyMBB
our
@TheBigOTrophy
National Player of the Week honor. He's the first "Oscar" to earn the honor.
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Congratulations to Frank Mason III of
@KUHoops
: First Team USBWA All-American and
@TheBigOTrophy
finalist
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The Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award was established more than a decade ago.
Geno got to drive down the highway that Pat Summitt built and this is how she gets treated
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Congratulations to Mike Waters (
@MikeWatersSYR
) of
@syracusedotcom
for his selection to the USBWA Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
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This season's Perry Wallace Most Courageous Award will be shared by Terrence Hargrove of
@SaintLouisMBB
and Connor Odom of
@USUBasketball
. Both players will be honored at the Final Four in Houston.
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After leading
@umichbball
to three big wins at the Battle 4 Atlantis, center
@JonTeske
is our
@TheBigOTrophy
National Player of the Week.
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Statement from the
@USBWA
and
@APSE_sportmedia
regarding Bradley University’s media policy:
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Megan Gustafson (
@GustafsonMeg10
) of
@IowaWBB
and Madisen Smith of
@WVUWBB
are our weekly women's national players of the week.
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148
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The USBWA has found its next leader in Hall of Famer and Past President Malcolm Moran (
@malcolm_moran
)
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The winner of our Jim O'Connell Award for beat writing excellence is Geoff Grammer (
@GeoffGrammer
) of
@ABQJournal
for his coverage of
@UNMLoboMBB
.
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Long before NBA titles, Spurs’ Popovich says he ‘fell in love’ with DIII lifestyle at Pomona-Pitzer
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With a pair of triple-doubles, Sabrina Ionescu of
@OregonWBB
is our Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week
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10
135
Congratulations to Vahé Gregorian (
@vgregorian
) of
@KCStar
for his selection to the USBWA Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
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We are pleased to announce our annual Rising Stars: Joel Lorenzi (
@jxlorenzi
) of and Cora Hall (
@corahalll
) of
@knoxnews
. Both will be honored over Final Four weekend.
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Elijah Bryant (
@Elijah_Bryant3
) of
@BYUbasketball
is our
@TheBigOTrophy
National Player of the Week
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Freshman rankings: Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis is Freshman of the Week, rises in Frosh Watch -
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Proud to officially announce the creation of the Jim O’Connell Award for Excellence in Beat Writing.
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Freshman Cade Cunningham posts a 40-point game and leads surging
@OSUMBB
to key Big 12 wins to earn our
@TheBigOTrophy
National Player of the Week honor.
0
12
114
The game's winningest coach, Tara VanDerveer of
@StanfordWBB
, is our women's National Coach of the Year.
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12
117
Congraulations to our four newest USBWA Hall of Famers, who will be recognized in Glendale, Ariz., at the Men's Final Four.
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Megan Gustafson of
@IowaWBB
wins Ann Meyers Drysdale Award, Kim Mulkey of
@BaylorWBB
is National Coach of the Year and Rhyne Howard of
@KentuckyWBB
is National Freshman of the Year
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USBWA Hall of Fame Class of 2023 is a magnificent seven:
Carl Adamec
Seth Davis
Bob Logan
Kevin Scarbinsky
Lesley Visser
M.A. Voepel
Grant Wahl
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The nation's assist leader, Ja Morant of
@RacersHoops
, is
@TheBigOTrophy
National Player of the Week. He posted a 40-point, 11-assist game last week.
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Myles Rice of
@WSUCougarsMBB
is the Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Week, as selected by
@CBSSportsCBB
.
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15
105
Our National Player of the Year, the winner of
@TheBigOTrophy
is Zion WIlliamson of
@DukeMBB
, just the third freshman to win the award.
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The winner of the 2022 Jim O'Connell Award for consistent outstanding reporting while covering a college basketball beat is
@EmilyGiam
of the
@washingtonpost
for her work covering the
@umterps
.
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He's a hoops legend in Philadelphia. Now, he's the winner of our Jim O'Connell Award for excellence in beat reporting. Congrats to Mike Jensen!
@jensenoffcampus
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Remy Martin of
@SunDevilHoops
leads ASU to Bay Area road sweep with 23.0 ppg to earn
@TheBigOTrophy
National Player of the Week honor.
1
23
96
With a pair of double-doubles, Keve Aluma is the first player from
@HokiesMBB
to earn
@TheBigOTrophy
National Player of the Week honors.
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Coach Angel Elderkin of
@AppStateWBB
and Holly Rowe of
@ESPN
to share 2017 Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award
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Our 2024 Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award goes to
@SouthernMissWBB
head coach Joye Lee-McNelis, who has battled through Stage 4 lung cancer this season. She will be honored tomorrow in Cleveland.
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Congratulations to Doug Vance, the 32nd recipient of our Katha Quinn Award for service to the media
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8
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We again recognize winners of our men's and women's Rising Star Awards, presented to college basketball reporters younger than 30. Congratulations to
@BennettDurando
of the
@MGMAdvertiser
and
@alexaphilippou
of
@ESPN
and formally of
@hartfordcourant
.
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Our final weekly women's honors:
Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week: Dre'Una Edwards of
@KentuckyWBB
Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Week: Kaitlyn Chen of
@PrincetonWBB
National Team of the Week:
@KentuckyWBB
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The nation's leading scorer, Jhivvan Jackson of
@UTSAMBB
, is our
@TheBigOTrophy
National Player of the Week
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Vernon Carey Jr. (
@vernoncarey22
) of
@DukeMBB
is our
@TisdaleAward
winner as the National Freshman Player of the Year:
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28
81
Congratulations to Charles Hallman (
@chjournalist
) of
@MNSpokesman
for his selection to the USBWA Hall of Fame Class of 2022.
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The season's final
@TheBigOTrophy
National Player of the Week is Jaime Jaquez Jr. of
@UCLAMBB
. The junior scored a career-high 30 points vs. Washington to help the Bruins finish the regular season with a pair of Pac-12 wins.
0
11
81
Hot-shooting Jared Butler of
@BaylorMBB
leads unbeaten and No. 2 Bears to a pair of conference wins with 26 ppg and 7 apg, including 13-16 from 3, to earn our
@TheBigOTrophy
National Player of the Week honor.
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With his 30-point game in the upset of top-ranked Gonzaga, Admiral Schofield of
@Vol_Hoops
is our
@TheBigOTrophy
National Men's Player of the Week
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Nastaha Mack of
@OSUWBB
and Taylor Jones of
@BeaverWBB
capture our weekly honors. Mack is the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week while Jones is the Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Week.
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12
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Walker Kessler of
@AuburnMBB
blocks 11 shots in a triple-double that leads the Tigers past LSU to earn our
@TheBigOTrophy
National Player of the Week honor.
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13
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Congratulations to George Raveling, the sixth recipient of our Dean Smith Award
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11
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Reed Sheppard Named USBWA Wayman Tisdale National Freshman of the Year
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We are pleased to recognize Emily Adams (
@eaadams6
) of
@hartfordcourant
as our 2024 Rising Star Award winner. She's in Cleveland with the Huskies.
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With his second straight 29-point game as part of his 12th double-double, Armando Bacot (
@iget_buckets35
) of
@UNC_Basketball
is our
@TheBigOTrophy
National Player of the Week.
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14
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Andrew Jones of
@TexasMBB
and Justin Hardy of
@WashUBasketball
continue to fight and overcome similar battles with illness and will share our Perry Wallace Most Courageous Award.
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