• The USBWA National Freshman of the Year, with the men's and women's versions respectively named the Wayman Tisdale Award and Tamika Catchings Award, is...
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    the conclusion of his freshman year, Smith was named an All-American, and won the USBWA National Freshman of the Year Award. Following his freshman season...
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    Rhyne Howard (category United States women's national basketball team players)
    the Jordan Brand Classic among the top rated recruits in the U.S. Following her freshman season at Kentucky, Howard was named USBWA National Freshman...
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    the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). She began her collegiate career at DePaul and was named the WBCA and USBWA National Freshman of the...
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    Ben Simmons (category People from the City of Manningham)
    All-American and the USBWA National Freshman of the Year. Simmons was selected with the first overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers...
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    Jabari Parker (category American people of Tongan descent)
    All-American, the USBWA National Freshman of the Year, and the runner-up for the John R. Wooden Award (College Player of the Year). Among the most accomplished...
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    Mike (March 21, 2023). "Alabama's Brandon Miller named national freshman of the year by USBWA". AL.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023. Nasser, Reese (March...
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    Caitlin Clark (category American people of Italian descent)
    with Paige Bueckers of UConn: the Tamika Catchings Award, presented by the USBWA, and the WBCA Freshman of the Year award. As a freshman, Clark averaged 26...
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  • Paula McGee for the program freshman single-season scoring record. At the end of the regular season, she was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and All-Pac-12...
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    Jahlil Okafor (category Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics)
    recognition as the preseason Collegiate National Player of the Year. At Duke, he earned the USBWA National Freshman of the Year and ACC Player of the Year, and...
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    the end of the season, Sheppard was named the national freshman of the year by both the United States Basketball Writers Association and the National...
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    Aliyah Boston (category United States women's national basketball team players)
    2020 USBWA Second-team All-American: 2020 USBWA National Freshman of the Year: 2020 WBCA Freshman of the Year: 2020 Honda-Broderick Cup: 2022 Honda Sports...
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  • point thought to be a potential top pick in the 2001 NBA draft. He was named the nation's Freshman of the Year by Sporting News. In January 2001, Griffin...
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    Sabrina Ionescu (category Basketball players at the 2019 Pan American Games)
    the Year and unanimous First Team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team selection. Additionally, she was awarded the USBWA National Freshman of the Year...
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    Michael Beasley (category Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) alumni)
    Retrieved August 1, 2009. "Kansas State's Beasley is 2007–08 USBWA National Freshman of the Year". United States Basketball Writers Association. Retrieved...
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    Kevin Durant (redirect from The Slim Reaper)
    Big 12 Player of the Year: 2007 USBWA National Freshman of the Year: 2007 Jersey number (35) retired at Texas Media AP Player of the Year: 2007 AP All-America...
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    Tristan Thompson (category Canadian emigrants to the United States)
    Writers Association (USBWA) All-District VII Team 2011 Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA National Freshman of the Year) 2011 USBWA Freshman All-America Team 2011...
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  • lists U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards. Several organizations sponsor an award for the nation's top player. Thirty (30) times...
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    Maya Moore (category Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics)
    East Freshman of the Year Big East Player of the Year (first freshman – man or woman – to receive this award) USBWA National Freshman of the Year Unanimous...
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  • Association (USBWA). The trophy is considered to be the oldest of its kind and has been given out since 1959. USBWA College Player of the Year was started...
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  • with the 2013–14 school year. "USBWA WOMEN'S HONORS". www.sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2016-03-29. "Alana Beard Named USBWA National Player Of The Year"....
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    Rookie of the Week as many as eight times. He was also the only freshman among the United States Basketball Writers Association's 2009 finalists for the National...
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    freshman season, setting the NCAA record for points by a freshman (965) and points per game by a freshman (30.2). He was named SEC Player of the Year...
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  • named after Geno Auriemma starting with the 2025 award. The USBWA also chooses a USBWA National Freshman of the Year in men's and women's basketball, respectively...
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    John Wall (category Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected biographies of living people)
    All-America First Team USBWA All-America Freshman of the Year USBWA All-America First Team USBWA All-District IV Player of the Year USBWA All-District IV Team...
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    2016. As a college freshman in 2014–15, Mitchell finished the season with 873 total points, which were the second-most by a freshman in NCAA Division I...
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    Anthony Davis (category United States men's national basketball team players)
    All-American and the Consensus National Player of the Year. He also won the USBWA National Freshman of the Year, NABC Defensive Player of the Year and the Pete Newell...
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    named a consensus Big 12 Freshman of the Year. In 2003, the sophomore was third in the nation in assists (7.7 per game), and led the Longhorns in scoring...
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    game as a freshman, earning National Freshman of the Year honors from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association and the National Association of Basketball...
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  • The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball...
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