USBWA 2014-15 Season News

University of Connecticut 6-4 junior forward Breanna Stewart joined five former women's greats as a two-time winners of the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award as national player of the year named by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected Wisconsin senior forward Frank Kaminsky as the winner of the 2014-15 Oscar Robertson Trophy, annually presented to the National Player of the Year. The announcement was made at a news conference today at Lucas Oil Stadium, site of the NCAA Men's Final Four.

Virginia's Tony Bennett is the 2014-15 recipient of the Henry Iba Award, presented annually to the national coach of the year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. The award, voted on by the entire membership of the USBWA, is based on regular-season performance.

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has released its 2014-15 Men's All-District Teams, based on voting from its national membership of 900-plus. The USBWA has selected All-District Teams since the 1956-57 season, its founding year.

Michael Cohen, a sports enterprise reporter for the Memphis Commercial Appeal, has been named the winner of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association's Rising Star Award, which is presented annually by the USBWA to a member under 30 years of age who demonstrates journalistic excellence.