Bill Walton attends 2023 USBWA Awards at the MAC

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 Start00:48 Ta’Niya Latson2:48 Mike Brey5:41 Zach Edey10:19 Shaka Smart13:17 Bill Walton25:52 Awards Ceremony Starts26:56 MAC USBWA Event Chairman Aaron Pawlitz welcomes everyone29:29 USBWA Executive Director Malcolm Moran greets everyone32:50 Pawlitz takes the stage once again34:23 Event co-host Tom Ackerman, KMOX 1120 Sports Director, gets the nigt started40:15 Event co-host Michelle Smallmon, ESPN Radio host, talks with Saint Louis University Terrence Hargrove Jr. on winning the USBWA Most Courageous award42:57 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 Award53:40 Coach Mike Krzyzewski receives the USBWA Dean E. Smith Award via video message57:12 Notre Dame's winningest coach in history Mike Brey receives the USBWA "Good Guy" Award1:09:54 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 Trophy1:25:00 Marquette Coach Shaka Smart receives the Coach of the Year Henry Iba Award1:35:00 Basketball Hall of Famer and 3x Oscar Robertson Trophy award-winner Bill Walton takes the stageMissouri Athletic Club Connections highlights the foremost private club in St. Louis known for attracting exceptional people and enriching lives for generations.Missouri Athletic Club Connections highlights the foremost private club in St. Louis known for attracting exceptional people and enriching lives for generations.