Paige One Of Six Finalists For Cousy Award SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - North Carolina sophomore Marcus Paige is among the six finalists for the 2014 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award, as announced on Friday by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The original list of 47 candidates was narrowed down to the below watch list of six student athletes by a nationally based committee. The Cousy Award screening committee took on the tough job of choosing from many talented point guards to determine this list of six players who represent the leadership skills that Bob Cousy exhibited, said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. Each of these candidates has consistently proven that they are worthy of this prestigious award. It was a tough process to narrow down the list of already exceptional point guards to only six, but these six men deserve to be fighting for the award and recognized as some of the greatest point guards in college basketball, said Ken Kaufman, Chair of the Bob Cousy Award and former president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). We are excited to see what these six can do for the remainder of the season and recognize the winner at the Final Four. Previous winners of the Bob Cousy Award have included Kendall Marshall (North Carolina), Jameer Nelson (St. Josephs), Raymond Felton (North Carolina), Dee Brown (Illinois), Acie Law (Texas A&M), DJ Augustin (Texas), Ty Lawson (North Carolina), Greivis Vasquez (Maryland), Kemba Walker (Connecticut) and last years recipient Trey Burke (Michigan). The final six players in contention for the award will be presented to Mr. Cousy and the Hall of Fames selection committee. The Hall of Fame committee is made up of top college basketball personnel including media members, Sports Information Directors, Hall of Famers and head coaches. The winner of the 2014 Bob Cousy Award will be presented in Dallas as part of Hall of Fame events at the Final Four. 2014 Bob Cousy Award Six Finalists Kyle Anderson, UCLA Aaron Craft, Ohio State University Tyler Ennis, Syracuse University Shabazz Napier, University of Connecticut Marcus Paige, University of North Carolina Fred VanVleet, Wichita State University
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:39:50 +0000