The U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) partnered to host the College Basketball Awards dinner on Wednesday, April 12 at the MAC's downtown location in St. Louis.
Monica Ryan, MAC Communications Strategist, spoke with the USBWA award recipients in attendance as well as basketball Hall of Famer and 3x Oscar Robertson Trophy award-winner Bill Walton who was the event’s featured speaker.
The podcast continues with the full awards ceremony at minute 26.
PODCAST TIMELINE:
- 00:00 Start
- 00:48 Ta’Niya Latson
- 2:48 Mike Brey
- 5:41 Zach Edey
- 10:19 Shaka Smart
- 13:17 Bill Walton
- 25:52 Awards Ceremony Starts
- 26:56 MAC USBWA Event Chairman Aaron Pawlitz welcomes everyone
- 29:29 USBWA Executive Director Malcolm Moran greets everyone
- 32:50 Pawlitz takes the stage once again
- 34:23 Event co-host Tom Ackerman, KMOX 1120 Sports Director, gets the nigt started
- 40:15 Event co-host Michelle Smallmon, ESPN Radio host, talks with Saint Louis University Terrence Hargrove Jr. on winning the USBWA Most Courageous award
- 42:57 Smallmon talks with Saint Louis University legend Larry Hughes Sr.
- 45:15 Ackerman announces Brandon Miller (Alabama) as the USBWA Freshman of the Year Wayman Tisdale Award winner (Miller was not in attendance)
- 47:55 Ta'Niya Latson of Florida State receives the USBWA Freshman of the Year Tamika Catchings Award
- 53:40 Coach Mike Krzyzewski receives the USBWA Dean E. Smith Award via video message
- 57:12 Notre Dame's winningest coach in history Mike Brey receives the USBWA "Good Guy" Award
- 1:09:54 Smallmon announces South Carolina Coach Dawn Staley as the USBWA Coach of the Year Award winner (Staley was not in attendance)
- 1:12:47 Smallmon announces Caitlin Clark of Iowa as the USBWA Player of the Year Ann Meyers Drysdale Award winner (Clark was not in attendance)
- 1:16:02 Zach Edey of Purdue receives the USBWA Player of the Year Oscar Robertson Trophy
- 1:25:00 Marquette Coach Shaka Smart receives the Coach of the Year Henry Iba Award
- 1:35:00 Basketball Hall of Famer and 3x Oscar Robertson Trophy award-winner Bill Walton takes the stage
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