USBWA Mary Jo Haverbeck Award News

In recognition of her long and distinguished service to collegiate women’s basketball, Diana Koval, Associate Athletics Director/Communications and Public Relations at the University of South Carolina, has been named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s Mary Jo Haverbeck Award recipient for 2026.

In recognition of her long service to the game of women’s basketball, Rose DiPaula, Director of Strategic Communications and Content Development at the University of Maryland, has been named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s Mary Jo Haverbeck Award winner for 2025.

In recognition of his long service and commitment to the game of women’s basketball, NCAA associate director, media coordination and statistics Rick Nixon has been named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s Mary Jo Haverbeck Award winner for 2024.

In recognition of his long service to the game of women’s basketball, Duke’s Lindy Brown has been named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s Mary Jo Haverbeck Award winner for 2023. He will be presented the award at the Final Four in Dallas.

Debby Jennings, a former longtime sports information director at Tennessee, has been named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association's winner of the 2022 Mary Jo Haverbeck Award.

WBCA Executive Director honored with service award

Longtime SID, now CoSIDA Director honored for service