Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Springfield, Mass. – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the watch list of candidates for the 2015 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award. The annual honor, named for Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic Bob Cousy, recognizes the top point guards in men’s college basketball. Over 35 candidates have been nominated for the 2015 Bob Cousy Award.  

“The Hall of Fame is honored to work with Mr. Cousy and to recognize some of the nation’s top collegiate point guards,” said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. “This year’s list showcases student athletes that have all of the intangibles that would make them great candidates for this prestigious award.”  

“The Cousy Award has become one of the top awards in college basketball,” said Ken Kaufman, Chair of the Bob Cousy Award and former president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).  “We look forward to another season of watching the best point guards in college basketball compete for this elite award.”  

This watch list of candidates will be narrowed down to a final 20 in early February, then final five by early March. A premier Selection Committee has been appointed by the Hall of Fame to review the candidates in contention for the nation’s top collegiate point guard award. This committee is made up of top college basketball personnel including members of the media, head coaches, media relations contacts and Hall of Famers. The Cousy Award winner will be presented the award on Championship Monday in Indianapolis at the Hall of Fame's Class of 2015 Announcement and Press Conference.  

Previous winners of the Bob Cousy Award have included Jameer Nelson (St. Joseph’s), Raymond Felton (North Carolina), Dee Brown (Illinois), Acie Law (Texas A & M), DJ Augustin (Texas), Ty Lawson (North Carolina), Greivis Vasquez (Maryland), Kemba Walker (Connecticut) Kendall Marshall (North Carolina), Trey Burke (Michigan) and last year’s recipient Shabazz Napier (Connecticut). For more information on the 2015 Bob Cousy, log onto www.CousyAward.com.

Player Name                         School Name

Olivier Hanlan                         Boston College

Quinn Cook                            Duke University

Tyus Jones                             Duke University

D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera          Georgetown University

Kevin Pangos                         Gonzaga University

Siyani Chambers                    Harvard University

Yogi Ferrell                            Indiana University

Monte Morris                         Iowa State University

Kenneth Smith                      Louisiana Tech University

Cameron Payne                     Murray State University  

Chasson Randle                     Stanford University

Will Cummings                      Temple University

Alex Caruso                           Texas A&M University

T.J. McConnell                        University of Arizona

Ryan Boatright                       University of Connecticut

Kasey Hill                              University of Florida

Andrew Harrison                    University of Kentucky

Tyler Ulis                               University Kentucky

Terry Rozier                           University of Louisville

Romelo Trimble                      University of Maryland

Angel Rodriguez                     University of Miami

Derrick Walton Jr.                   University of Michigan

Jarvis Summers                     University of Mississippi

Marcus Paige                         University of North Carolina

Pierria Henry                         University of North Carolina (Charlotte)

Jordan Woodward                  University of Oklahoma

EC Matthews                         University of Rhode Island

Isaiah Taylor                         University of Texas

Julius Brown                         University of Toledo

Delon Wright                        University of Utah

London Perrantes                  University of Virginia

Keifer Sykes                         University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Ryan Arcidiacono                  Villanova University

Briante Weber                      Virginia Commonwealth University

Juwan Staten                       West Virginia University

Fred VanVleet                      Wichita State University

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