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Bob Cousy Award

College basketball award

College basketball award

FieldValue
nameBob Cousy Award
descriptionthe nation's top point guard in NCAA men's basketball
presenterNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
countryUnited States
year2004
holderBraden Smith, Purdue
website

The Bob Cousy Award, sponsored by the College of the Holy Cross, is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate point guard. 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 all of his championships with the Celtics.

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). 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

SeasonPlayerSchoolClassReference
2003–04*Saint Joseph's
2004–05North Carolina
2005–06*Illinois
2006–07Texas A&M
2007–08Texas
2008–09North Carolina
2009–10Maryland
2010–11UConn
2011–12North Carolina
2012–13*Michigan
2013–14UConn
2014–15Utah
2015–16Kentucky
2016–17*Kansas
2017–18*Villanova
2018–19Murray State
2019–20Oregon
2020–21Illinois
2021–22Villanova
2022–23Kansas State
2023–24UConn
2024–25Purdue

References

References

  1. . (2015). ["Holy Cross Partners with Basketball Hall of Fame to Sponsor Bob Cousy Award"](https://magazine.holycross.edu/stories/holy-cross-partners-basketball-hall-fame-sponsor-bob-cousy-award). *Holy Cross Magazine*.
  2. . (2024). ["The Bob Cousy Award"](http://www.hoophallawards.com/cousy.php). *Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame*.
  3. . (March 3, 2024). ["Jamal Shead Named Bob Cousy Award Finalist"](https://uhcougars.com/news/2024/3/3/mens-basketball-jamal-shead-named-bob-cousy-award-finalist). *[[University of Houston]]*.
  4. Adelson, Andrea. (June 24, 2004). "St. Joe's Jameer Nelson has game, will travel". [[Idaho Statesman]].
  5. (April 5, 2005). "Felton wins Cousy award as top point guard". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  6. (April 4, 2006). "Illinois senior Brown garners Bob Cousy Award". [[The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus]].
  7. (March 30, 2007). "Cousy Award goes to A&M's Law". Johnson City Press.
  8. (April 24, 2008). "Augustin, Chalmers opt for NBA draft". [[The Pantagraph]].
  9. (April 6, 2009). "Lawson honored". [[Florida Today]].
  10. (April 2, 2010). "Vasquez named winner of Bob Cousy Award". [[News & Messenger]].
  11. (April 1, 2011). "Kemba & Cousy". [[Hartford Courant]].
  12. (April 3, 2012). "Marshall wins Bob Cousy Award". [[Hickory Daily Record]].
  13. (April 9, 2013). "Burke wins Cousy". [[The Boston Globe]].
  14. (April 9, 2014). "UConn adds Napier's name to honor wall". [[The Citizens' Voice]].
  15. Patch, Nick. (June 27, 2015). "Wright's family draft celebration makes TMZ". [[Waterloo Region Record]].
  16. (April 9, 2016). "UK's Ulis wins Bob Cousy Award". [[Courier Journal]].
  17. (April 8, 2017). "Mason wins Wooden Award". [[Richmond Times-Dispatch]].
  18. (April 7, 2018). "College award winners". [[Wisconsin State Journal]].
  19. (May 29, 2019). "Morant adds to his legacy". [[The Cadiz Record]].
  20. Winderman, Ira. (April 12, 2020). "A Big Fan". [[Sun Sentinel]].
  21. Prince, Kedric. (November 3, 2021). "GMs were wrong on Ayo". [[Quad-City Times]].
  22. Jensen, Mike. (April 4, 2022). "Gillespie wins Cousy point guard award". [[Philadelphia Daily News]].
  23. Ganter, Mike. (October 5, 2023). "The next Fred?". [[The Province]].
  24. Keefe, Gavin. (April 7, 2024). "Newton becomes third UConn player to win Bob Cousy Award". [[The Day (New London).
  25. . (April 5, 2025). ["The best point guard in the country: Smith wins Cousy Award"](https://purduesports.com/news/2025/4/5/mens-basketball-the-best-point-guard-in-the-country-smith-wins-cousy-award). *[[Purdue University]]*.
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