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ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – The U.S. Basketball Writers
Association announced midseason watch lists for the
Oscar Robertson Trophy, the Integris Wayman Tisdale
Award and the Ann Meyers Drysdale
Award.
The watch lists include candidates for the men’s
national player of the year (Oscar Robertson Trophy), men's
national freshman
player of the year (Wayman Tisdale Award); and women’s national
player of the year (Ann Meyers Drysdale Award).
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 MIDSEASON WATCH LISTS |
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Oscar Robertson Trophy (Men's National Player of
the Year) |
Grayson Allen, Duke
Kris Dunn,
Providence
Kahlil Felder, Oakland
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana
Buddy
Hield, Oklahoma
Demetrius
Jackson, Notre Dame
Brice
Johnson, North Carolina
Jalen
Jones, Texas A&M
Sheldon
McClellan, Miami
Monte Morris,
Iowa State |
Georges Niang, Iowa State
Gary
Payton II, Oregon State
Wayne
Selden Jr., Kansas
Ben Simmons,
LSU
Melo Trimble, Maryland
Tyler Ulis, Kentucky
Jarrod
Uthoff, Iowa
Denzel Valentine,
Michigan State
Fred VanVleet,
Wichita State
Kyle Wiltjer,
Gonzaga |
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Wayman Tisdale Award (Men's National Freshman
Player of the Year) |
KeVaughn Allen, Florida
Dwayne
Bacon, Florida State
Malik
Beasley, Florida State
Henry
Ellenson, Marquette
Brandon
Ingram, Duke |
Jamal Murray, Kentucky
Ivan Rabb,
California
Ben Simmons, LSU
Diamond Stone, Maryland
Caleb
Swanigan, Purdue |
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Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (Women's National
Player of the Year |
Jillian Alleyene, Oregon
Rachel
Banham, Minnesota
Nina Davis,
Baylor
Diamond
DeShields,Tennessee
Moriah
Jefferson, Connecticut
Niya
Johnson, Baylor
Jonquel Jones,
George Washington
Kelsey
Mitchell, Ohio State
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Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina
Kelsey Plum, Washington
Azura
Stevens, Duke
Breanna Stewart,
Connecticut
Morgan Tuck,
Connecticut
Victoria Vivians,
Mississippi State
Shatori
Walker-Kimbrough, Maryland
A'ja
Wilson, South Carolina |
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:
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Oscar Robertson Trophy
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Integris Wayman Tisdale
Award
• Ann
Meyers Drysdale Award
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