De’Andre Hunter, Tony Bennett recognized in USBWA season awards

The U.S. Basketball Writers’ Association announced its All America team on Monday, along with finalists for individual awards. The Virginia Cavaliers were well represented: sophomore forward De’Andre Hunter was named to the third-team All America squad, while coach Tony Bennett was selected as a finalist for the Henry Iba Award for national coach of the year.

Hunter was also named third-team All America by The Sporting News, along with junior guard Kyle Guy. The USBWA and The Sporting News represent two of the consensus All America selectors; the Associated Press and the National Association of Basketball Coaches are the other two.

Bennett won the Henry Iba Award in 2017-18. It was his third time winning the award, joining John Wooden as the only two coaches with three or more wins (Wooden won seven times).