Bob Cousy Award

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Bob Cousy Award
Awarded forthe nation's top male point guard in NCAA basketball
CountryUnited States
Presented by Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
History
First award2004
Most recent Tristen Newton, UConn
Website Official website

The Bob Cousy Award, sponsored by the College of the Holy Cross, [1] is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate point guard. [2] It is named after six-time National Basketball Association (NBA) champion Bob Cousy, who played point guard for the Boston Celtics from 1950 to 1963. Cousy won six championships with the Celtics. [2]

Contents

Annually, a list of players is nominated by college head coaches, members of College Sports Communicators (CSC), and members of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). [3] A screening committee of CSC members reviews the nominations, and selects 16 players from each division (12 from National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, and two each from Division II and III). A selection committee appointed by the Hall then selects the winner. This 30-member committee is composed of Hall of Famers, head coaches, sports information directors, the media, and Cousy himself.

Key

    *    Awarded a national player of the year award:
Sporting News ; Oscar Robertson Trophy; Associated Press; NABC; Naismith; Wooden

Winners

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Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's, 2004
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Raymond Felton, North Carolina, 2005
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Dee Brown, Illinois, 2006
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Acie Law, Texas A&M, 2007
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Delon Wright, Utah, 2015
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Jalen Brunson, Villanova, 2018
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Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois, 2021
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Markquis Nowell, Kansas State, 2023
SeasonPlayerSchoolClassReference
2003–04 Jameer Nelson * Saint Joseph's Senior [4]
2004–05 Raymond Felton North Carolina Junior [5]
2005–06 Dee Brown * Illinois Senior [6]
2006–07 Acie Law Texas A&M Senior [7]
2007–08 D. J. Augustin Texas Sophomore [8]
2008–09 Ty Lawson North Carolina Junior [9]
2009–10 Greivis Vásquez Maryland Senior [10]
2010–11 Kemba Walker UConn Junior [11]
2011–12 Kendall Marshall North Carolina Sophomore [12]
2012–13 Trey Burke * Michigan Sophomore [13]
2013–14 Shabazz Napier UConn Senior [14]
2014–15 Delon Wright Utah Senior [15]
2015–16 Tyler Ulis Kentucky Sophomore [16]
2016–17 Frank Mason III * Kansas Senior [17]
2017–18 Jalen Brunson * Villanova Junior [18]
2018–19 Ja Morant Murray State Sophomore [19]
2019–20 Payton Pritchard Oregon Senior [20]
2020–21 Ayo Dosunmu Illinois Junior [21]
2021–22 Collin Gillespie Villanova Graduate [22]
2022–23 Markquis Nowell Kansas State Senior [23]
2023–24 Tristen Newton UConn Graduate [24]

Winners by school

SchoolWinnersYears
North Carolina 32005, 2009, 2012
UConn 32011, 2014, 2024
Illinois 22006, 2021
Villanova 22018, 2022
Kansas 12017
Kansas State 12023
Kentucky 12016
Maryland 12010
Michigan 12013
Murray State 12019
Oregon 12020
Saint Joseph's 12004
Texas 12008
Texas A&M 12007
Utah 12015

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