Siva Among 20 Finalists for Cousy Award
January 11, 2013 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 11, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - University of Louisville senior Peyton Siva is among the 20 watch list finalists for the 2013 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award, as announced Thursday by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The annual honor, named for Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic Bob Cousy, recognizes the top point guards in men's college basketball. An original list of 80 candidates was trimmed down by a nationally based committee to the below list of 20.
"This list embodies 20 of the nations most elite and dominate point guards in college basketball," said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. "The Hall of Fame is honored to celebrate these feats, as we move forward to the latter stages of the selection process."
"All 20 of these young men represent strong values of skill, determination and teamwork, all characteristics that made Mr. Cousy the iconic leader he was," said Ken Kaufman, Chair of the Bob Cousy Award and former president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). "These young men are certainly deserving of this acknowledgement. We look forward to continuing the selection process, and seeing all of the players compete for this highly respected award."
The current listing of 20 finalists for the 2013 Bob Cousy Award will be narrowed down to 10 players in early February and then down five players by early March. The final five players in contention for the award will be presented to Mr. Cousy and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. These Hall of Fame committee is made up of top college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, Sports Information Directors and Hall of Famers. The winner of the 2013 Bob Cousy Award will be presented at the Hall of Fame's Class Announcement on Championship Monday in Atlanta as part of NCAA Final Four weekend.
Previous winners of the Bob Cousy Award have included Jameer Nelson (St. Joseph's), 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 year's recipient Kendall Marshall (North Carolina). For more information on the 2013 Bob Cousy Award, log onto www.CousyAward.com.
| 2013 Bob Cousy Award Candidates | |
| Player | School |
| Mark Lyons | University of Arizona |
| Jahii Carson | Arizona State University |
| Pierre Jackson | Baylor University |
| Ray McCallum | University of Detroit - Mercy |
| Quinn Cook | Duke University |
| Kevin Pangos | Gonzaga University |
| Peyton Siva | University of Louisville |
| Trey Burke | University of Michigan |
| Keith Appling | Michigan State University |
| Andre Hollins | University of Minnesota |
| Phil Pressey | University of Missouri |
| Isaiah Canaan | Murray State University |
| Kendall Williams | University of New Mexico |
| Lorenzo Brown | North Carolina State University |
| Aaron Craft | Ohio State University |
| D.J. Cooper | Ohio University |
| Marcus Smart | Oklahoma State University |
| Nate Wolters | South Dakota State University |
| Michael Carter-Williams | Syracuse University |
| Erick Green | Virginia Tech University |
