USBWA Most Courageous Award

USBWA Most Courageous Award
Awarded forIndividuals associated with men's and women's college basketball who have demonstrated extraordinary courage in life
CountryUnited States
Presented byUnited States Basketball Writers Association
History
First award1978
Most recentMen's: Jeremiah Armstead, Fisk (2024)
Women's: Joye Lee-McNelis, Southern Miss (2024)
WebsiteOfficial site

The USBWA Most Courageous Awards are two annual basketball awards given by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) to figures associated with college basketball who, according to the organization, have "demonstrated extraordinary courage reflecting honor on the sport of amateur basketball."[1] Since 2012, the women's version of the award has been named the Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award in honor of the legendary Tennessee women's coach who received the award that year.[2] Effective with the 2021 awards, the men's version is known as the Perry Wallace Most Courageous Award in honor of the Vanderbilt player who was the first African-American basketball player in the Southeastern Conference.[3]

  1. ^ "Most Courageous Award". United States Basketball Writers Association. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Mount St. Joseph's Hill to Be Honored With Summitt Courage Award" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. October 23, 2014. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "USBWA Names Men's Most Courageous Award in Honor of Perry Wallace" (Press release). United States Basketball Writers Association. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.