Bob Cousy Award

Not to be confused with the NBA award, the Bob Cousy Trophy.

Bob Cousy Award

Awarded for	the nation's top point guard in NCAA men's basketball
Country	United States
Presented by	Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
History
First award	2004
Most recent	Braden Smith, Purdue
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 all of his championships with the Celtics. ^[2]

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

Jameer Nelson, Saint Joseph's, 2004

Raymond Felton, North Carolina, 2005

Dee Brown, Illinois, 2006

Acie Law, Texas A&M, 2007

Delon Wright, Utah, 2015

Jalen Brunson, Villanova, 2018

Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois, 2021

Markquis Nowell, Kansas State, 2023

Season	Player	School	Class	Reference
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	Senior	[24]
2024–25	Braden Smith	Purdue	Junior	[25]

Winners by school

School	Winners	Years
North Carolina	3	2005, 2009, 2012
UConn	3	2011, 2014, 2024
Illinois	2	2006, 2021
Villanova	2	2018, 2022
Kansas	1	2017
Kansas State	1	2023
Kentucky	1	2016
Maryland	1	2010
Michigan	1	2013
Murray State	1	2019
Oregon	1	2020
Purdue	1	2025
Saint Joseph's	1	2004
Texas	1	2008
Texas A&M	1	2007
Utah	1	2015

See also

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

References

1. "Holy Cross Partners with Basketball Hall of Fame to Sponsor Bob Cousy Award". HolyCross.edu. Holy Cross Magazine. 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
2. "The Bob Cousy Award". HoopHallAwards.com. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
3. "Jamal Shead Named Bob Cousy Award Finalist". UHCougars.com. University of Houston. March 3, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024. 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.
4. Adelson, Andrea (June 24, 2004). "St. Joe's Jameer Nelson has game, will travel". Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho. p. 14. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Felton wins Cousy award as top point guard". The Charlotte Observer . Charlotte, North Carolina. April 5, 2005. p. 26. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Illinois senior Brown garners Bob Cousy Award". The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus . Davenport, Iowa. April 4, 2006. p. 31. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cousy Award goes to A&M's Law". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. March 30, 2007. p. 21. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Augustin, Chalmers opt for NBA draft". The Pantagraph . Bloomington–Normal, Illinois. April 24, 2008. p. 17. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Lawson honored". Florida Today . Viera, Florida. April 6, 2009. p. 20. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Vasquez named winner of Bob Cousy Award". News & Messenger . Manassas, Virginia. April 2, 2010. p. 16. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Kemba & Cousy". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut. April 1, 2011. p. C04. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Marshall wins Bob Cousy Award". Hickory Daily Record . Hickory, North Carolina. April 3, 2012. p. 12. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Burke wins Cousy". The Boston Globe . Boston, Massachusetts. April 9, 2013. p. C11. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
14. "UConn adds Napier's name to honor wall". The Citizens' Voice . Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. April 9, 2014. p. T38. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
15. Patch, Nick (June 27, 2015). "Wright's family draft celebration makes TMZ". Waterloo Region Record . Kitchener, Ontario. p. 30. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
16. "UK's Ulis wins Bob Cousy Award". Courier Journal . Louisville, Kentucky. April 9, 2016. p. C2. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
17. "Mason wins Wooden Award". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Richmond, Virginia. April 8, 2017. p. C2. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
18. "College award winners". Wisconsin State Journal . Madison, Wisconsin. April 7, 2018. p. B5. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
19. "Morant adds to his legacy". The Cadiz Record . Cadiz, Kentucky. May 29, 2019. p. B1. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
20. Winderman, Ira (April 12, 2020). "A Big Fan". Sun Sentinel . Deerfield Beach, Florida. p. C2. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
21. Prince, Kedric (November 3, 2021). "GMs were wrong on Ayo". Quad-City Times . Davenport, Iowa. p. B5. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
22. Jensen, Mike (April 4, 2022). "Gillespie wins Cousy point guard award". Philadelphia Daily News . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. A37. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
23. Ganter, Mike (October 5, 2023). "The next Fred?". The Province . Vancouver, British Columbia. p. A39. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
24. Keefe, Gavin (April 7, 2024). "Newton becomes third UConn player to win Bob Cousy Award". The Day . New London, Connecticut. p. F3. Retrieved May 7, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
25. "The best point guard in the country: Smith wins Cousy Award". PurdueSports.com. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University. April 5, 2025. Retrieved April 6, 2025.

External links

• Official website