THEY’RE BACK: MBWA All-Met Players of the Week Return in December
94th Annual Haggerty Awards Dinner Set for Tuesday, April 13, 2027
FFI: Chuck Stogel, MBWA: (914) 428-6111; chstogel@aol.com
NEW YORK (Nov. 9, 2026) --- The Met Basketball Writers Assn. is back with its college Player of the Week awards for both men and women for the 2026-27 season, beginning with results for the week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6, and the first nominations due by a 1 pm deadline on Monday, December 7.
This memo to all Met area college and conference sports information departments --- along with other college sports/basketball personnel --- is to inform you about the weekly nomination process and announcement of winners.
Athletic Directors and Coaches: If you would, please, pass this note along to make sure your sports information personnel are aware.
As before, an MBWA media panel will select one men’s and one women’s Player of the Week winner from nominations received for
Division I schools, PLUS one men’s and one women’s Player of the Week winner from nominations received for
Division II and III schools combined.
Each of our 70 Met area schools is invited to submit one men’s and one women’s nomination weekly, based on games played on a Monday-through-Sunday basis. Deadline for submissions will be 1 pm (firm) each Monday. The MBWA media panel will then vote later during the day each Monday, and results will be announced on Tuesdays via both an e-mail news release and on the Met Basketball Writers’ web site (
www.metbasketballwriters.org)
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The deadline schedule for weekly nominations comprises the Mondays of Dec. 7, 14, 21; Jan. 11, 18, 25; Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22. We will take a holiday break for the minimal amount of weekly games Dec. 21-Jan. 3, with no nominations accepted on Dec. 28 and Jan. 4.
Nomination forms for men’s and women’s players have been created and are available at the MBWA web site (
www.metbasketballwriters.org) under the “Players of the Week” section listed on the menu at the top of the home page. A login and password are no longer required.
Various sections of the nomination form ask for basic background information about nominees, along with team data and results. Some of these sections are mandatory, and noted with an asterisk. An open-ended “Highlights” section is provided where information about player performances should be detailed. A “Submit” button is provided at the bottom of each form.
When you point out outstanding stats for the week, such as in scoring, rebounding, assists, and so forth, if you cite such stats in the highlights please do not just list a cumulative total for the week, or an average for the week, but also list the individual statistics produced in EACH game.
This helps our MBWA selection panel in its decision making.
So, if you state that your player scored 32 points in two games for the week, please also list that it was 18 points in Game A and 14 points in Game B; or perhaps 24 points in Game A and 8 points in Game B.
Likewise, if stating that someone averaged 16.0 points for the week, please also list that it was 18 points in Game A and 14 points in Game B; or perhaps 24 points in Game A and 8 points in Game B.
We are excited about renewing the MBWA Player of the Week program, which has been extremely popular and well subscribed.
If there are any questions about the MBWA Player of the Week awards and process, please contact Chuck Stogel, MBWA president, by phone
(914-428-6111) or e-mail (
chstogel@gmail.com). If you experience any technical difficulties, you may also contact Gregg Cohen, MBWA Vice President and Communications Director, by phone
(646-489-6630) or e-mail (
metbasketball@gmail.com).
SPECIAL NOTE: The 94th MBWA All-Met Haggerty Awards dinner is scheduled for Tuesday evening, April 13, 2027, at the Sleepy Hollow Hotel & Conference Center in Tarrytown, NY. The location is adjacent to the Mario Cuomo Tappan Zee Bridge and easily accessible from major highways. More information about the year-end awards program will be forthcoming in March.