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Notre Dame player honored by USBWA for fifth time in six weeks

Yes, the Irish are that good.

(This story has been updated to include additional information.)

At this rate, it will be shocking if the USBWA isn’t honoring a Notre Dame player almost every week for the rest of the season. The Irish have been that good.

[autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag] was one of five players to earn weekly national honors by the organization for the week ending Dec. 15. She previously earned them for the week ending Nov. 24.

Through six weeks of the season, Notre Dame has had one of its players honored by the USBWA every week except for one. [autotag]Olivia Miles[/autotag] and [autotag]Sonia Citron[/autotag] have earned national honors once, and [autotag]Kate Koval[/autotag] was honored as the nation’s top freshman once. The only thing the Irish haven’t won is the weekly team honor, but it would not be surprising if they did so before season’s end.

This hardly is a surprise given that Hidalgo already was named the ACC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for this past week. She also was the AP national player of the week. What probably stood out the most among voters was finishing two assists shy of a triple-double against UConn:

You know more awards will be coming for her very soon.

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Fourth different Notre Dame player this season earns weekly honor

Congrats, Sonia!

If you want to you know exactly how talented Notre Dame is this season, simply look at the roster. A Notre Dame player has been received a weekly honor from the USBWA for the fourth time this season. A different player has won it each time.

This time, it was [autotag]Sonia Citron[/autotag] earning the honor. She began the week with 18 points, seven rebounds and a career-high seven steals in the Irish’s overtime win over Texas in the ACC/SEC Challenge. She followed that with her first double-double of the season (25 points, 11 rebounds) to help the Irish beat Syracuse in their ACC opener.

Citron joins [autotag]Olivia Miles[/autotag] and [autotag]Hannah Hidalgo[/autotag] as the third Irish player this season to be named one of five national players of the week by the USBWA. [autotag]Kate Koval[/autotag] also has a freshman of the week honor.

The Irish have another big test coming up Thursday against UConn, and the Huskies might be in trouble if Citron has another game like this one:

Best of luck to the Irish against a quality opponent they have beaten in each of the past two seasons.

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Talaysia Cooper earns two weekly basketball awards

Tennessee redshirt sophomore guard named SEC and USBWA Player of the Week.

Tennessee redshirt sophomore guard Talaysia Cooper was named SEC Player of the Week and United States Basketball Writers Association Player of the Week.

Cooper transferred to Tennessee from South Carolina.

She averaged 25.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game in Tennessee’s victories over Middle Tennessee State and Liberty. Cooper recorded a .556 field goal percentage, a .333 three-point field goal percentage and a 100 percent free throw percentage.

She recorded her first collegiate double-double against the Blue Raiders, totaling 18 points and a career-high 10 rebounds in Tennessee’s, 89-75, win.  Cooper also totaled four assists, four steals and one block.

The 6-foot guard totaled 33 points and nine rebounds in a, 109-93, victory against Liberty.

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Dalton Knecht earns national, conference weekly honors

Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht earns national and conference weekly honors.

Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht was named a United States Basketball Writers Association Oscar Robertson Player of the Week on Tuesday.

The USBWA honors five players with the award every week of the college basketball season. Knecht was honored along with Lindenwood’s Keenon Cole, Omaha’s Frankie Fidler, New Orleans’ Jordan Johnson and Washington State’s Isaac Jones.

Knecht was also named Fox Sports National Guard of the Week and SEC Co-Player of the Week. He shared SEC weekly honors with Alabama’s Mark Sears.

Knecht, a graduate transfer form Northern Colorado where he was the 2022-23 Big Sky Conference scoring champion, averaged 32.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 assists in two games for the Vols last week.

He totaled 28 points in Tennessee’s loss to Mississippi State and scored 36 points in the Vols’ comeback victory at Georgia on Saturday.

Mikaylah Williams earns conference, national Freshman of the Week honors

Mikaylah Williams averaged 20.0 points 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.5 steals in two wins last week.

While a lot of the offseason hype surrounding LSU’s women’s basketball team had to do with the transfer pickups and the return of [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag], [autotag]Mikaylah Williams[/autotag] has been one of the most impactful additions.

The No. 1 recruit in the 2023 class, Williams has had a tremendous true freshman season, and after a big week with impressive performances in blowout wins over McNeese and Northwestern State, she’s been named both the national (USBWA) and SEC Freshman of the Week.

In LSU’s two wins this past week, Williams averaged 20.0 points 3.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.5 steals. She also ranks fifth in scoring among freshmen nationally.

Despite being on a team loaded with experienced talent, Williams has proven to be a major contributor for the Tigers this season and could be a major factor for this squad come March.

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Jalen Pickett named USBWA All-American

Jalen Pickett is the first player to ever be named an All-American by the USBWA.

A day before Penn State is set to play in its first NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game since 2011, [autotag]Jalen Pickett[/autotag] has added another all-American honor to his name. On Wednesday, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association revealed its all-American teams for the 2022-23 season, and Pickett was included on the third team.

In being named to the USBWA All-American list, Pickett becomes the first player in Penn State program history to receive all-American honors from the basketball writers association. On top of making al-American history for the Nittany Lions, Pickett was named the District II Player of the Year.

Pickett was behind first-team guard Marcus Sasser of Houston and second-team guards Jaime Jaquez Jr. of UCLA and Tyler Kolek of Marquette on the USBWA all-American voting. He was one of two guards on the third team, with Kansas State’s Markquis Nowell also appearing on the third team roster.

A pair of Big Ten players, Purdue’s Zach Edey and Indiana’s Trayce Jackson-Davis, landed on the first team from the USBWA. Pickett was joined on the USBWA third team by Iowa forward Kris Murray as the only other Big Ten players to be honored by the USBWA along. The Big Ten had the most USBWA all-Americans among all conferences with four.

Pickett was previously named a second-team All-American by Sporting News.

Pickett will lead Penn State into its first NCAA Tournament since 2011 when the Nittany Lions face Texas A&M in the first round on Thursday night. Penn State has not won a game in the NCAA Tournament since 2001.

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Michigan State basketball: Tyson Walker earns All-District honors

Tyson Walker has earned some more accolades for his breakout season

On Tuesday, it was announced that Michigan State basketball guard Tyson Walker has been named to all-district teams by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).

Walker was one of the 10 players named to the USBWA District 5 team, and was also a Second Team District 7 selection by the NABC.

Walker led the Spartans in scoring this season with 15.4 points per game.

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Hall earns postseason accolade

INDIANAPOLIS – PJ Hall (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman) was named to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-District team, announced by the USBWA national membership today. Hall earned All-ACC Honorable Mention this season and finished second …

INDIANAPOLIS — PJ Hall (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman) was named to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-District team, announced by the USBWA national membership today.

Hall earned All-ACC Honorable Mention this season and finished second in the ACC’s Most Improved Player voting.

The sophomore finished +11.9 in points, +3.7 in rebounds, +1.4 in assists and +1.0 in blocks per game. He held a streak during the season of 25 consecutive double-digit scoring games, which ended when he hurt his foot in the opening minute at Louisville (Feb. 19). Hall continued his double-digit scoring upon return in three-straight games to finish the season.

Hall produced four double-doubles during the season, including a then-career-high-tying 22 points and a career-best 13 rebounds in a 90-80 win over Drake (Dec. 11). Hall topped his scoring output and collected a career-high 28 points in a loss at Florida State (Feb. 15).

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING…
HEAD COACH BRAD BROWNELL
“I’ve been very demanding of PJ; in practice and in games because I think he can be great. And I’ve talked to him about it and he wants to be great. I’m so proud of the way he is fighting, he doesn’t give in for his team.” – Brad Brownell (Jan. 22)

DUKE HEAD COACH MIKE KRZYZEWSKI
“(PJ) Hall is the most improved player on the planet. He played nine minutes a game last year and he’s one of the better big guys in the country; he’s a pro, really. He can shoot, go out and [he’s] mobile.” – Mike Krzyzewski (Jan. 25)

NORTH CAROLINA HEAD COACH HUBERT DAVIS
“He’s [PJ Hall] a guy that plays with a lot of emotion. He’s competitive. He’s very physical and plays hard on both ends of the floor on every possession. He’s a guy that can consistently score around the basket, but he can shoot the ball from the outside. On both ends, he’s a player that could be a huge factor.” – Hubert Davis (Feb. 8)

LOUISVILLE INTERIM HEAD COACH MIKE PEGUES
“He’s an animal. He’s one of the best bigs in the league [ACC].” – Mike Pegues (Feb. 18)

–Courtesy of Clemson Athletic Communications 

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