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Wed., April 1: The USBWA has chosen the recipients of its women's postseason honors. For the third time, Connecticut has swept association's player and coach the year awards. Sophomore Maya Moore is the USBWA National Player of the Year, while coach Geno Auriemma has captured USBWA National Coach of the Year honors for the fourth time. Six other times, the player and coach of the year have come from the same school.

Complete release | All-Time Women's Honors | 2008-09 Men's All-America Team

Oklahoma's Blake Griffin is the school's first-ever national player of the year. He finished the season averaging 22.7 points per game.

Mon., March 30: Oklahoma sophomore sensation Blake Griffin had been considered the frontrunner for men's basketball national player of the year honors for most of the season and when voting came for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, members of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association left no doubt who their choice was for the best college player in the nation. The 6-10, 251-pound Griffin was a unanimous choice by voters in all nine geographical districts of the USBWA to give the University of Oklahoma the school’s first-ever player of the year award winner. He was chosen from a group of 15 finalists.

Complete release | Oscar Robertson Trophy finalists | More on the Oscar Robertson Trophy

Self wins Rawlings Iba Award | Iba Award finalists | More on the Iba Award | Izzo gets Good Guy Award

Wed., March 25: Memphis' Evans named Freshman of the Year | More USBWA Awards

Tues., March 10: USBWA announces 2008-09 All-District Teams | All-District Teams since 2004

2009-10 USBWA BOARD OF DIRECTORS • PRINTABLE VERSION OF THE TIPOFF (MAY)

Steve Carp: We as an organization are facing some serious challenges in the months ahead.

Joe Mitch: The 2009 awards breakfast was one of the USBWA's most successful and entertaining.

Mel Greenberg: The USBWA women's contingent had a mixed bag of wins and losses in St. Louis.

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