UConn’s Boatright among finalists for Cousy Award

UConn’s Ryan Boatright is among the 17 finalists for the 205 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award, presented by Holy Cross. Providence’s Kris Dunn, from New London, Conn., is also on the list..

The current list of 17 finalists, announced Friday,  for the 2015 Bob Cousy Award presented by College of the Holy Cross will be narrowed down to five players by early March. The final five players in contention for the award will then be presented to the Hall of Fame’s selection committee comprised of top college basketball personnel. The winner of the 2015 Bob Cousy Award presented by College of the Holy Cross will be presented at ESPN’s new College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy’s from Club Nokia in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, April 10, 2015. The Awards will be televised live on ESPN2 at 8:00pm EST.

Previous winners of the Bob Cousy Award include Shabazz Napier, Connecticut (2014), Trey Burke, Michigan (2013), Kendall Marshall, North Carolina (2012), Kemba Walker, Connecticut (2011), Greivis Vasquez, Maryland (2010), Ty Lawson, North Carolina (2009), DJ Augustin, Texas (2008), Acie Law, Texas A & M (2007), Dee Brown, Illinois (2006), Raymond Felton, North Carolina (2005) and Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph’s (2004).

Named after Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard Bob Cousy, the annual honor now in its twelfth year recognizes the top point guards in men’s college basketball. The original watch list of 35 candidates was narrowed down to the below list of 17 by a national committee.

2015 Bob Cousy Award presented by College of the Holy Cross Candidates    

T.J. McConnell, University of Arizona

Tyrone Wallace, University of California, Berkeley

Kyle Collinsworth, Brigham Young University

Ryan Boatright, University of Connecticut

Tyus Jones, Duke University

Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga University

Keifer Sykes, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay

Yogi Ferrell, Indiana University

Monte Morris, Iowa State University

Terry Rozier, University of Louisville

Romelo Trimble, University of Maryland

Marcus Paige, University of North Carolina

Kris Dunn, Providence College

Delon Wright, University of Utah

Nigel Williams-Goss, University of Washington

Juwan Staten, West Virginia University

Fred VanVleet, Wichita State University