USBWA 2018-19 Season News
DUKE'S WILLIAMSON WINS 2018-19 OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY
Duke freshman forward Zion Williamson has been named the winner of the Oscar Robertson Trophy as the National Player of the Year in voting by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
USBWA ANNOUNCES 2018-19 WOMEN'S HONORS
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced the winners of its three major women's awards Friday at the site of this weekend's Final Four. The honorees include the nation's scoring leader, the coach of the top-ranked and top-seeded NCAA Tournament team and a freshman sensation off the All-Southeastern Conference team. Megan Gustafson of Iowa is the winner of the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award as the National Player of the Year. Kim Mulkey of Baylor earned the National Coach of the Year Award, and Rhyne Howard of Kentucky is the National Freshman of the Year, based on voting by the USBWA membership. USBWA representative Mel Greenberg made the presentations.
TENNESSEE'S BARNES WINS HENRY IBA AWARD AS NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR
Veteran coach is first from SEC to be honored since 2003
USBWA NAMES 2018-19 MEN'S ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has released its 2018-19 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.