USBWA Arizona State News
Arizona State's Tammaro earns 2024 Katha Quinn Award
Doug Tammaro of Arizona State University, a veteran of more than three decades of sports communications leadership including a longtime role at the NCAA Men’s Final Four, has been named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s Katha Quinn Award winner for 2024. Tammaro will receive the award on April 8 at Glendale, Ariz., at an awards luncheon before the national championship game.
ARIZONA STATE'S MARTIN IS OSCAR ROBERTSON NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected Arizona State guard Remy Martin as its Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week for games ending the week of Sunday, Feb. 16.
TAPLEY, WILLIAMS ARE USBWA WOMEN'S NATIONAL, FRESHMAN PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
For the season's ninth U.S. Basketball Writers Association Ann Meyers Drysdale Women's National Player of the Week and the organization's Tamika Catchings women's freshman player honor, Arizona State forward Ja'Tavia Tapley is the national player while Virginia guard Shemera Williams has been chosen for the freshman citation after each helped its team go unbeaten during the week ending the week of Sunday, Jan. 12.
USBWA NAMES 2008-09 ALL-AMERICANS
North Carolina forward Tyler Hansbrough headlines the 2008-09 U.S. Basketball Writers Association's All-America Team. The 6-9 senior from Poplar Bluff, Mo., has earned a spot on the first team for the third straight season. Hansbrough is the first three-time USBWA first-team All-American since 1985 when a trio of players – Patrick Ewing, Keith Lee and Wayman Tisdale – were first-teamers from 1983-85. He is among the five first-team selections.
USBWA NAMES FINALISTS FOR 2009 OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has announced finalists for the 2009 Oscar Robertson Trophy, to be presented to the association's national player of the year.
USBWA NAMES NOMINEES FOR OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY, HENRY IBA AWARD
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has announced nominees for the 2007-08 Oscar Robertson Trophy and Henry Iba Award.
USBWA NAMES 2005 ALL-AMERICANS
The United States Basketball Writers Association announced today two five-man men's All-America teams for 2005.
USBWA NAMES 2005 OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY FINALISTS
Three backcourt mates from Illinois and teammates from both Duke and North Carolina headline the list of 16 finalists for the 2005 Oscar Robertson Trophy, the player of the year award presented by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.