{"id":36559,"date":"2026-03-13T21:05:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T01:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-basketball-star-christian-bliss-wins-conference-usa-freshman-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T21:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T01:05:57","slug":"delaware-basketball-star-christian-bliss-wins-conference-usa-freshman-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-basketball-star-christian-bliss-wins-conference-usa-freshman-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware Basketball Star Christian Bliss Wins Conference USA Freshman of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773450357051.webp?resize=1920%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773450357051.webp?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773450357051.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773450357051.webp?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773450357051.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773450357051.webp?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The University of Delaware men&#8217;s basketball program received major recognition Monday when sophomore Christian Bliss was honored as the 2025-26 Conference USA Freshman of the Year, according to an announcement from the league headquarters in Dallas.<\/p><p>The Blue Hens standout didn&#8217;t stop there, also securing spots on both the Second Team All-Conference roster and the All-Freshman squad. Meanwhile, teammate Justyn Fernandez captured All-Honorable Mention recognition from the conference.<\/p><p>The awards highlight a successful season for Delaware&#8217;s basketball program as they competed in Conference USA play. The league office made the official announcement recognizing the outstanding performances of both Blue Hens players throughout the campaign.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University of Delaware basketball player Christian Bliss has been awarded Conference USA Freshman of the Year honors for the 2025-26 season. Bliss also received Second Team All-Conference recognition, while teammate Justyn Fernandez earned All-Honorable Mention status.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":36558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[29,836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773450357051.webp?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-9vF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31889,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/ud-basketball-player-christian-bliss-earns-conference-usa-academic-honor\/","url_meta":{"origin":36559,"position":0},"title":"UD Basketball Player Christian Bliss Earns Conference USA Academic Honor","author":"Admin","date":"March 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"University of Delaware men's basketball player Christian Bliss has received recognition for his classroom performance. 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Ande'a Cherisier secured a spot on the All-CUSA Second Team, while teammates Kailah Correa and Lay Fantroy both received Honorable Mention recognition.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773449437437.webp?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773449437437.webp?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773449437437.webp?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773449437437.webp?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/news-1773449437437.webp?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24057,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/delaware-blue-hens-basketball-team-travels-to-face-middle-tennessee\/","url_meta":{"origin":36559,"position":2},"title":"Delaware Blue Hens Basketball Team Travels to Face Middle Tennessee","author":"Admin","date":"February 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The University of Delaware men's basketball squad is heading to Tennessee for their upcoming game against Middle Tennessee. 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