Thu., Oct. 20: Three
Kentucky freshmen are among 12 players announced as preseason
candidates for the Wayman Tisdale Award, honoring
the nation's top freshman for the 2011-12 college basketball
season. 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, Ohio State's Jared Sullinger
won the inaugural Wayman Tisdale Award.
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Tue., Jan. 24: The U.S.
Basketball Writers Association has selected its
national players of the week for the week ending
Sunday., Jan. 22. Washington State guard Faisal Aden
is the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week while
St. Bonaventure guard Jessica Jenkins is the Women's
National Player of the Week. This season marks the first
time the USBWA has presented a women's national player
of the week.
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