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ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – The U.S. Basketball Writers Association
has selected 15 outstanding players as finalists for its 2013
Oscar Robertson National Player of the Year Trophy and six
standout freshmen as finalists for the Integris Wayman Tisdale
Award. Members of the association's board of directors chose
the finalists and the entire 900-member USBWA will vote on the
awards as well as the annual All-America and All-District teams.
The recipients are to be announced on Friday, April 4 in
Arlington, Texas, at
a 10:15 a.m. ET press conference and then formally presented
their awards at the
Devon Energy College Basketball Awards on Mon., April
14 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma
City. The Henry Iba Coach of the Year Award will
also be presented at the gala to be held annually the Monday following
the NCAA Men's Final Four.
Following are the finalsts for the Oscar Robertson National Player
of the Year Trophy:
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2014 OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY FINALISTS |
| Pos. |
No. |
Player, School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| F |
15 |
Anthony Bennett,
UNLV |
6-8 |
240 |
Fr. |
Brampton, Ont. |
| G |
3 |
Trey Burke,
Michigan |
6-0 |
190 |
So. |
Columbus, Ohio |
| G |
1 |
Michael Carter-Williams,
Syracuse |
6-6 |
185 |
So. |
Hamilton, Mass. |
| F |
3 |
Doug McDermott,
Creighton |
6-8 |
225 |
Jr. |
Ames, Iowa |
| G |
23 |
Ben McLemore,
Kansas |
6-5 |
195 |
Fr. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
| G |
4 |
Victor Oladipo,
Indiana |
6-5 |
214 |
Jr. |
Upper Marlboro, Md. |
| F |
13 |
Kelly Olynyk,
Gonzaga |
7-0 |
238 |
Jr. |
Kamloops, B.C. |
| F |
5 |
Mason Plumlee,
Duke |
6-10 |
235 |
Sr. |
Warsaw, Ind. |
| F |
22 |
Otto Porter,
Georgetown |
6-8 |
205 |
So. |
Sikeston, Mo. |
| G |
33 |
Marcus Smart,
Oklahoma State |
6-4 |
225 |
Fr. |
Flower Mound, Texas |
| G |
2 |
Russ Smith,
Louisville |
6-0 |
165 |
Jr. |
Brooklyn, N.Y. |
| F |
1 |
Deshaun Thomas,
Ohio State |
6-7 |
215 |
Jr. |
Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| C |
5 |
Jeff Withey,
Kansas |
7-0 |
235 |
Sr. |
San Diego, Calif. |
| F |
40 |
Cody Zeller, Indiana |
7-0 |
240 |
So. |
Washington, Ind. |
Following are the finalists for the Integris Wayman Tisdale
Freshman of the Year Award:
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2014
INTEGRIS WAYMAN TISDALE AWARD FINALISTS |
| Pos. |
No. |
Player, School |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| F |
15 |
Anthony Bennett,
UNLV |
6-8 |
240 |
Fr. |
Brampton, Ont. |
| G |
1 |
Jahii Carson,
Arizona State |
5-10 |
175 |
Fr. |
Mesa, Ariz. |
| G |
14 |
Gary Harris, Michigan
State |
6-4 |
205 |
Fr. |
Fishers, Ind. |
| G |
23 |
Ben McLemore,
Kansas |
6-5 |
195 |
Fr. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
| G/F |
15 |
Shabazz Muhammad,
UCLA |
6-6 |
225 |
Fr. |
Las Vegas, Nev. |
| F |
3 |
Nerlens Noel,
Kentucky |
6-10 |
228 |
Fr. |
Everett, Mass. |
| G |
33 |
Marcus Smart,
Oklahoma State |
6-4 |
225 |
Fr. |
Flower Mound, Texas |
| G |
14 |
Rasheed Sulaimon, Duke |
6-4 |
185 |
Fr. |
Houston, Texas |
Tickets and sponsorship information for the Devon Energy
College Basketball Awards are available at
collegebasketballawards.com or by contacting Scott Hill (405-749-1515,
scott.hill@access-sports.net).
The April 14 banquet will also honor Kansas coach Bill Self as the recipient of the Wayman Tisdale Humanitarian Award.
Since the 1958-59 season, the USBWA has named a National Player
of the Year. In 1998, the award was named in honor of the University
of Cincinnati Hall of Famer and two-time USBWA Player of the Year
Oscar Robertson. It is the nation's oldest award and the only
one named after a former player.
The USBWA has chosen a national freshman of the year since the
1988-89 season when LSU's Chris Jackson was the recipient. Last
season, Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart became the third winner of the
Wayman Tisdale Award. Other
notable previous winners of the national freshman of the year award include
Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Jason Kidd and Chris Webber.
The U.S. Basketball Writers Association was formed in
1956 at the urging of then-NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers.
With some 900 members worldwide, it is one of the most influential
organizations in college basketball. It has selected an All-America
team since the 1956-57 season. For more information on the USBWA
and its award programs, contact executive director Joe Mitch
at 314-795-6821.
Related link:
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Oscar Robertson Trophy
•
Integris Wayman
Tisdale Award
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