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ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – The U.S. Basketball Writers
Association announced today watch lists for the
Oscar Robertson Trophy, the Integris Wayman Tisdale
Award and the Ann Meyers Drysdale
Award.
The watch lists include 33 players from 26 schools for the men’s
national player of the year (Oscar Robertson Trophy), including three players
from Kansas and Kentucky; 18 players from 14 schools for men's
national freshman
player of the year (Wayman Tisdale Award); and 20 players from 16 schools
for women’s national player of the year (Ann Meyers Drysdale Award). The
women's list is headlined by two-time winner Breanna Stewart of
Connecticut.
All three awards will be presented at the College Basketball
Awards gala in Oklahoma City on April 11, 2016, at the National
Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Access Sports, a non-profit organization
committed to supporting various charitable causes, will serve as
host for the gala. Funds from the gala are used to support youth
basketball programs in Oklahoma that allow disadvantaged youth the
opportunity to participate in leagues and training.
The USBWA, comprised of nearly 1,000 sports journalists covering
college basketball for newspapers, magazines and websites, will
select the recipients of the awards. This will be the first time
the women’s college player of the year will be featured at the gala.
Here are the watch lists:
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2015-16 USBWA MEN'S AND WOMEN'S WATCH LISTS |
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Oscar Robertson Trophy (Men's National Player of
the Year) |
Grayson Allen, Duke
Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova
Ron
Baker, Wichita State
Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia
Kyle
Collinsworth, BYU
Kellen Dunham, Butler
Kris Dunn,
Providence
Perry Ellis, Kansas
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana
Michael Gbinije, Syracuse
Nigel Hayes, Wisconsin
Buddy
Hield, Oklahoma
Demetrius Jackson, Notre Dame
Damian
Jones, Vanderbilt
Skal Labissiere, Kentucky
Caris
LeVert, Michigan
Frank Mason III, Kansas |
Sheldon McClellan,
Miami
Monte Morris, Iowa State
Jamal Murray, Kentucky
Georges Niang, Iowa State
Marcus Paige, North Carolina
Gary Payton II, Oregon State
Jakob Poeltl, Utah
Domantas
Sabonis, Gonzaga
Wayne Selden Jr., Kansas
Ben Simmons,
LSU
Melo Trimble, Maryland
Tyler Ulis, Kentucky
Denzel Valentine, Michigan State
Fred VanVleet, Wichita
State
Tyrone Wallace, California
Kyle Wiltjer, Gonzaga |
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Wayman Tisdale Award (Men's National Freshman
Player of the Year) |
Dwayne Bacon, Florida State
Malik Beasley, Florida State
Isaiah Briscoe, Kentucky
Jaylen Brown, California
Jalen Brunson, Villanova
Cheick Diallo, Kansas
Tyler Dorsey, Oregon
Henry
Ellenson, Marquette
Brandon Ingram, Duke |
Skal Labissiere,
Kentucky
Tyler Lydon, Syracuse
Jamal Murray, Kentucky
Ivan Rabb, California
Malachi Richardson, Syracuse
Ben Simmons, LSU
Caleb Swanigan, Purdue
Allonzo Trier,
Arizona
Stephen Zimmerman, UNLV |
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Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (Women's National
Player of the Year |
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Jillian Alleyne, Oregon
Nia Davis, Baylor
Nia Coffey,
Northwestern
Kahleah Copper, Rutgers
Diamond DeShields,
Tennessee
Rebecca Greenwell, Duke
Moriah Jefferson,
Connecticut
Jonquel Jones, George Washington
Shatori
Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland
Kelsey Mitchell, Ohio State
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Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina
Leticia Romero, Florida
State
Azura Stevens, Duke
Breanna Stewart, Connecticut
Morgan Tuck, Connecticut
Brianna Turner, Notre Dame
Victoria Vivens, Mississippi State
Courtney Williams,
Texas A&M
Courtney Williams, South Florida
A’ja Wilson, South Carolina
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The U.S. Basketball Writers Association was formed in
1956 at the urging of then-NCAA Executive Director Walter Byers.
With some 1,000 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 links:
•
Oscar Robertson Trophy
•
Integris Wayman Tisdale
Award
• Ann
Meyers Drysdale Award
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