By Joshua Huff, sports editor
The Alabama Sports Writers Association canceled its annual boys and girls’ high school basketball players of the year banquet on Wednesday following the continued disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The AWSA was to hold the banquet on April 7 in Montgomery.
The announcements of the players of the year will still be revealed and the AWSA stated that they will do what they can to honor those players named as the best in the state.
“It is with regret that the Alabama Sports Writers Association announces the cancellation of the 2020 Mr./Miss Basketball banquet and awards ceremony due to ongoing concerns regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,” ASWA president and al.com sports writer Creg Stephenson said in a statement. “We had hoped to go on as planned with the event, or at least postpone it to another date. However, with each passing day, it has become more and more apparent that either option would not be feasible, both for health and safety reasons and due to the constraints of the calendar.”
For now, the ASWA will still announce the following:
Girls player of the year finalists, March 21
Boys player of the year finalists, March 22
Girls class player of year winners, March 28
Boys class player of the year winners, March 29
Girls Super All-State, April 1
Boys Super All-State, April 2
Miss Basketball, April 4
Mr. Basketball, April 5