USBWA Georgia News

For the period through Sunday, Jan. 18, the five Ann Meyers Drysdale national women’s honorees of the week are Georgia guard Dani Carnegie; Syracuse guard Dominique Darius; Oklahoma State guard Stailee Heard; Columbia guard Nasi Simmons; Iowa forward Hannah Stuelke. The Tamika Catchings freshman of the week is Seton Hall guard Zahara Bishop and the team of the week is Louisville.

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has named five Oscar Robertson National Players of the Week for games of the week ending Sunday, March 2.

In an evening of basketball legends hosted by the Greensboro Sports Council, Bob McKillop and Tubby Smith will be honored with the U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s Dean Smith Award, recognizing an individual in basketball who embodies the spirit and values of the late Coach Smith. McKillop, who won in 2019, and Smith, who won in 2021, will be presented with their awards at the Tanger Center for the Performing Arts at 300 N. Elm Street in Greensboro. A fireside chat with the legendary coaches will follow. The awards presentation is set for Tuesday, April 11 at 6 p.m ET.

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association announced today its 2004-05 women's postseason honors. LSU's Seimone Augustus and Pokey Chatman are the association's National Player and Coach of the Year. It's the seventh time since the USBWA started naming both a coach and player of the year in 1989-90 that both honorees have come from the same school.