USBWA News Articles

John Feinstein was a gifted storyteller because of how much he loved the telling, whether his words were shared over dinner the night before a big game or in the Washington Post the morning after.

"Full Court Press,” the 24th annual U.S. Basketball Writers Association sports writing seminar and scholarship competition, will take place on Friday, April 4 at The Alamodome in San Antonio with a series of exclusive experiences for undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in sports journalism.

Antonio Redding of Delaware Valley University (Doylestown, Pa.) and Lexy Harris of Washington University (St. Louis, Mo.) were named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Division III National Players of the Week for the period ending February 23.

Elijah Farrington of the University of Mount Union (Alliance, Ohio) and Grace Bezold of Hanover College (Hanover, Ind.) were named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Division III National Players of the Week for the period ending February 16.

Soren Richardson of Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.) and Mary Schleusner of Washington & Lee University (Lexington, Va.) were named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Division III National Players of the Week for the period ending February 9.

Russell Rau of Regis College (Weston, Mass.) and Alexa Charles of Hunter College (New York, N.Y.) were named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Division III National Players of the Week for the period ending February 2.

Tommy Griffitts of California Lutheran University (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Angelina Kohlwaies of Mount Aloysius College (Cresson, Pa.) were named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Division III National Players of the Week for the period ending January 26.

Jacob Reese of Belhaven University (Jackson, Miss.) and Mary Schleusner of Washington & Lee University (Lexington, Va.) were named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Division III National Players of the Week for the period ending January 19.

Curt Heinz of Maine Maritime Academy (Castine, Maine) and Kacie Kranson of the University of Scranton (Scranton, Pa.) were named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Division III National Players of the Week for the period ending January 12.

Felix Kloman of Babson College (Babson Park, Mass.) and Zoe Tomlinson of Colorado College (Colorado Springs, Colo.) were named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Division III National Players of the Week for the period ending January 5.

Devon Lewis of California Lutheran University (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) and Jordan Carpenter of Penn State Harrisburg (Harrisburg, Pa.) were named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Division III National Players of the Week for the period ending December 15.

Owen Liss of Norwich University (Northfield, Vt.) and Kendall Harris of Hamilton College (Clinton, N.Y.) were named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Division III National Players of the Week for the period ending December 8.

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association mourns the passing of Bob Holt of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, a longtime member of our Board of Directors whose authoritative perspective and generosity of spirit made him an essential part of the organization.

Billy Ray Barnes III of Dean College (Franklin, Mass.) and Korin Baker of Whitman College (Walla Walla, Wash.) were named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Division III National Players of the Week for the period ending December 1.

The U.S. Basketball Writers Association mourns the loss of Hall-of-Fame St. John’s University coach Lou Carnesecca, who died Saturday just over a month before what would have been his 100th birthday.

Octavio Brito of Keene State College (Keene, NH) and Natalie Gricius of Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.) were named the Basketball Writers Association Division III National Players of the Week for the period ending November 24.

Adam Brazil of Hampden-Sydney College (Hampden-Sydney, Va.) and Mary Schluesner of Washington & Lee University (Lexington, Va.) were named the Basketball Writers Association Division III National Players of the Week for the period ending November 17.

Lucas Lesko of Wilkes University (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) and Destiny Matthews of Concordia University (Austin, Texas) were named the Basketball Writers Association Division III National Players of the Week for the period ending November 10.

Basketball legend Jerry West passed away today at the age of 86. Following is a statement on behalf of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

A pair of Ann Meyers Drysdale National Players of the Year headline the 2023-24 USBWA Women's All-America Team. Iowa's Caitlin Clark, now a four-time All-American, and UConn's Paige Bueckers, earning her second honor, join LSU's three-time selection Angel Reese to bolster a power-packed six-woman first team. In all, 16 players were honored among three teams, in addition to five honorable mention selections.