Bob Cousy Award

{{Short description|College basketball award}}

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{{distinguish|text=the NBA award, the Bob Cousy Trophy}}

{{infobox sports award

| name = Bob Cousy Award

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| description = the nation's top point guard in NCAA men's basketball

| presenter = Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

| country = United States

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| year = 2004

| holder = Braden Smith, Purdue

| website = {{official|http://www.hoophallawards.com/cousy.php}}

}}

The Bob Cousy Award, sponsored by the College of the Holy Cross,{{cite web |url=https://magazine.holycross.edu/stories/holy-cross-partners-basketball-hall-fame-sponsor-bob-cousy-award |title=Holy Cross Partners with Basketball Hall of Fame to Sponsor Bob Cousy Award |author= |date=2015 |website=HolyCross.edu |publisher=Holy Cross Magazine |access-date=May 7, 2024}} is an annual basketball award given by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the top men's collegiate point guard.{{cite web |url=http://www.hoophallawards.com/cousy.php |title=The Bob Cousy Award |author= |date=2024 |website=HoopHallAwards.com |publisher=Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |access-date=May 7, 2024}} 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).{{cite web |url=https://uhcougars.com/news/2024/3/3/mens-basketball-jamal-shead-named-bob-cousy-award-finalist |title=Jamal Shead Named Bob Cousy Award Finalist |author= |date=March 3, 2024 |website=UHCougars.com |publisher=University of Houston |access-date=May 7, 2024|quote= The Selection Committees for the Bob Cousy Award is composed of top college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors and Hall of Famers.}} 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

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

Winners

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| caption1 = Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's, 2004

| image2 = Raymond Felton Knicks.jpg

| caption2 = Raymond Felton, North Carolina, 2005

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| caption3 = Dee Brown, Illinois, 2006

| image4 = Acie Law Texas A&M.jpg

| caption4 = Acie Law, Texas A&M, 2007

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| image1 = DelonWright Utes.jpg

| caption1 = Delon Wright, Utah, 2015

| image2 = 20170213 Villanova-Depaul Jalen Brunson near halfcourt.jpg

| caption2 = Jalen Brunson, Villanova, 2018

| image3 = Ayo Dosunmu 2.jpg

| caption3 = Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois, 2021

| image4 = Marquise Nowell March Madness.png

| caption4 = Markquis Nowell, Kansas State, 2023

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Season

! Player

! School

! Class

! class="unsortable" | Reference

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| 2003–04

| style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | {{sortname|Jameer|Nelson}}*

| Saint Joseph's

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =Adelson| first =Andrea| title=St. Joe's Jameer Nelson has game, will travel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/918375209 |newspaper=Idaho Statesman |location=Boise, Idaho |date=June 24, 2004 |page= 14|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2004–05

| {{sortname|Raymond|Felton}}

| North Carolina

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Felton wins Cousy award as top point guard |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/631102686 |newspaper=The Charlotte Observer |location=Charlotte, North Carolina |date=April 5, 2005 |page= 26|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2005–06

| style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | {{sortname|Dee|Brown|dab=basketball, born 1984}}*

| Illinois

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Illinois senior Brown garners Bob Cousy Award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/341022952 |newspaper=The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus |location=Davenport, Iowa |date=April 4, 2006 |page= 31|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2006–07

| {{sortname|Acie|Law}}

| Texas A&M

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Cousy Award goes to A&M's Law |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/594005248 |newspaper=Johnson City Press |location=Johnson City, Tennessee |date=March 30, 2007 |page= 21|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2007–08

| {{sortname|D. J.|Augustin}}

| Texas

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Augustin, Chalmers opt for NBA draft |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/75539938 |newspaper=The Pantagraph |location=Bloomington–Normal, Illinois |date=April 24, 2008 |page= 17|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2008–09

| {{sortname|Ty|Lawson}}

| North Carolina

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Lawson honored |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/362883230 |newspaper=Florida Today |location=Viera, Florida |date=April 6, 2009 |page= 20|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2009–10

| {{sortname|Greivis|Vásquez}}

| Maryland

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Vasquez named winner of Bob Cousy Award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/985359460 |newspaper=News & Messenger |location=Manassas, Virginia |date=April 2, 2010 |page= 16|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2010–11

| {{sortname|Kemba|Walker}}

| UConn

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Kemba & Cousy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/247546335 |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Connecticut |date=April 1, 2011 |page= C04|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2011–12

| {{sortname|Kendall|Marshall}}

| North Carolina

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Marshall wins Bob Cousy Award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/979645493 |newspaper=Hickory Daily Record |location=Hickory, North Carolina |date=April 3, 2012 |page= 12|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2012–13

| style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | {{sortname|Trey|Burke}}*

| Michigan

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Burke wins Cousy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/444205050 |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=April 9, 2013 |page= C11|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2013–14

| {{sortname|Shabazz|Napier}}

| UConn

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=UConn adds Napier's name to honor wall |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/522774734 |newspaper=The Citizens' Voice |location=Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania |date=April 9, 2014 |page= T38|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2014–15

| {{sortname|Delon|Wright}}

| Utah

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =Patch| first =Nick| title=Wright's family draft celebration makes TMZ |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/996738688 |newspaper=Waterloo Region Record |location=Kitchener, Ontario |date=June 27, 2015 |page= 30|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2015–16

| {{sortname|Tyler|Ulis}}

| Kentucky

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=UK's Ulis wins Bob Cousy Award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/181428336 |newspaper=Courier Journal |location=Louisville, Kentucky |date=April 9, 2016 |page= C2|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2016–17

| style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | {{sortname|Frank|Mason III}}*

| Kansas

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Mason wins Wooden Award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/837357977 |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=April 8, 2017 |page= C2|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2017–18

| style="background-color:#FFE6BD" | {{sortname|Jalen|Brunson}}*

| Villanova

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=College award winners |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/420500564 |newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal |location=Madison, Wisconsin |date=April 7, 2018 |page= B5|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2018–19

| {{sortname|Ja|Morant}}

| Murray State

| {{sort|2|Sophomore}}

| {{cite news|last =| first =| title=Morant adds to his legacy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/634584937 |newspaper=The Cadiz Record |location=Cadiz, Kentucky |date=May 29, 2019 |page= B1|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2019–20

| {{sortname|Payton|Pritchard}}

| Oregon

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =Winderman| first =Ira| title=A Big Fan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/655238362 |newspaper=Sun Sentinel |location=Deerfield Beach, Florida |date=April 12, 2020 |page= C2|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2020–21

| {{sortname|Ayo|Dosunmu}}

| Illinois

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite news|last =Prince| first =Kedric| title=GMs were wrong on Ayo |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/778093806 |newspaper=Quad-City Times |location=Davenport, Iowa |date=November 3, 2021 |page= B5|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2021–22

| {{sortname|Collin|Gillespie}}

| Villanova

| {{sort|5|Graduate}}

| {{cite news|last =Jensen| first =Mike| title=Gillespie wins Cousy point guard award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/830827468 |newspaper=Philadelphia Daily News |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |date=April 4, 2022 |page= A37|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2022–23

| {{sortname|Markquis|Nowell}}

| Kansas State

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =Ganter| first =Mike| title=The next Fred? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1010349931 |newspaper=The Province |location=Vancouver, British Columbia |date=October 5, 2023 |page= A39|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2023–24

| {{sortname|Tristen|Newton}}

| UConn

| {{sort|4|Senior}}

| {{cite news|last =Keefe| first =Gavin| title=Newton becomes third UConn player to win Bob Cousy Award |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1058271752 |newspaper=The Day |location=New London, Connecticut |date=April 7, 2024 |page= F3|via =Newspapers.com|accessdate = May 7, 2024}}

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| 2024–25

| {{sortname|Braden|Smith}}

| Purdue

| {{sort|3|Junior}}

| {{cite web |author=| title=The best point guard in the country: Smith wins Cousy Award |url=https://purduesports.com/news/2025/4/5/mens-basketball-the-best-point-guard-in-the-country-smith-wins-cousy-award |date=April 5, 2025 |website=PurdueSports.com |location=West Lafayette, Indiana |publisher=Purdue University | accessdate = April 6, 2025}}

Winners by school

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SchoolWinnersYears
align=center| North Carolinaalign=center|32005, 2009, 2012
align=center| UConnalign=center|32011, 2014, 2024
align=center| Illinoisalign=center|22006, 2021
align=center| Villanovaalign=center|22018, 2022
align=center| Kansasalign=center|12017
align=center| Kansas Statealign=center|12023
align=center| Kentuckyalign=center|12016
align=center| Marylandalign=center|12010
align=center| Michiganalign=center|12013
align=center| Murray Statealign=center|12019
align=center| Oregonalign=center|12020
align=center| Purduealign=center|12025
align=center| Saint Joseph'salign=center|12004
align=center| Texasalign=center|12008
align=center| Texas A&Malign=center|12007
align=center| Utahalign=center|12015

See also

  • Nancy Lieberman Award – the counterpart to the Bob Cousy Award given to the nation's top NCAA female point guard

References

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