20 point guards named to 2018 Bob Cousy Award watch list NCAA.com
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PRESENTED BY SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Monday the 20 watch list candidates for the 2018 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. Named after Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard Bob Cousy, the annual honor now in its fifteenth year recognizes the top point guards in Division I men’s college basketball. A national committee comprised of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates. “These 20 student-athletes truly represent the best in the college game today and we are eager to see what they will achieve in the 2017-18 season,” said John L. Doleva, president and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. “They exhibit many of the characteristics that made Bob Cousy a tremendous player and floor general and we are pleased to be recognizing them.” Bob Cousy played for Holy Cross from 1946-50, winning an NCAA championship in 1947. He was named a consensus First-Team All-American in 1950. His success continued at the professional level as a six-time NBA champion (1957, 1959-63), NBA Most Valuable Player (1957) and 13-time NBA All-Star (1951-63). In 1996, he was named a member of the NBA’s 50th Anniversary All-Time Team. By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players for the 2018 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award will be narrowed to just 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Cousy and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. The winner of the 2018 Bob Cousy Award will be presented at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show presented by Wendy’s in Los Angeles, California on Friday, April 6, 2018. Broadcast information will be released at a later date. Previous winners of the Bob Cousy Award include Frank Mason III, Kansas (2017), Tyler Ulis, Kentucky (2016), Delon Wright, Utah (2015), Shabazz Napier, Connecticut (2014), Trey Burke, Michigan (2013), Kendall Marshall, North Carolina (2012), Kemba Walker, Connecticut (2011), Greivis Vasquez, Maryland (2010), Ty Lawson, North Carolina (2009), DJ Augustin, Texas (2008), Acie Law, Texas A&M (2007), Dee Brown, Illinois (2006), Raymond Felton, North Carolina (2005) and Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph’s (2004). 2018 candidates named to the watch list: Player School Collin Sexton Alabama Manu Lecomte Baylor Jalen Adams Connecticut Trevon Duval Duke Jordan Bohannon Iowa DeVonte Graham' Kansas Quentin Snider Lousiville Nate Mason Minnesota Joel Berry II North Carolina Bryant McIntosh Northwestern Matt Farrell Notre Dame Trae Young Oklahoma Kyon Cartwright Providence Shake Milton SMU Jaylen Adams St. Bonaventure Jordan McLaughlin USC Jalen Brunson Villanova Bryant Crawford Wake Forest Jevon Carter West Virginia Landry Shamet Wichita State No 2 Gonzaga survives Michigan State men' s college basketball in the Armed Forces Classic
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