College basketball: Wayman Tisdale Award was almost the Michael Jordan Award

 
BY JOHN HELSLEY, Staff Writer, jhelsley@opubco.com
Published: February 12, 2012

When organizers of the Wayman Tisdale Award first approached the United States Basketball Writers Association about a partnership for their plans, they sensed a hesitancy.

Little did they know, despite research that revealed no former player's name attached to a Freshman of the Year, that they were facing stiff competition.

Michael Jordan .

At the same time that Scott Hill , Bill Webb and Gary ...


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