Napier Headlines Bob Cousy Award Candidates

Dec. 19, 2011

STORRS, Conn. - The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. announced today that UConn sophomore Shabazz Napier is a candidate for the 2012 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award. UConn's Kemba Walker took home the award last season.

Napier has stepped into the starting role for Connecticut as a sophomore and is averaging 14.6 points, 6.9 assists, 4.3 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game to lead UConn to a 9-1 record. He recorded just the ninth triple-double in UConn history on November 20 against Coppin State with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists.

The Roxbury, Mass., native ranks among the BIG EAST Conference leaders in assists (2nd), steals (4th), 3-pt percentage (4th), 3-pt made (5th) and minutes played (8th).

Napier is one of six BIG EAST players on the list, joining Peyton Siva (Louisville), Ashton Gibbs (Pittsburgh), Scoop Jardine and Brandon Triche (Syracuse), and Maalik Wayns (Villanova)

The original list of 65 candidates will be narrowed down to a final twenty by January 1, final ten by February 1 and final five by March 1. A premier Selection Committee will be appointed by the Hall of Fame to review the final five candidates in contention for the nation's top collegiate point guard award. These Hall of Fame committees are made up of top college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, Sports Information Directors and Hall of Famers.

The winner of the 2012 Bob Cousy Award will be presented at the Hall of Fame's Class Announcement on Championship Monday in New Orleans as part of NCAA Final Four weekend.

For more information on the Bob Cousy Award, log on to http://www.cousyward.com

Bob Cousy Award Candidates

Randy Davis, Ball StatePierre Jackson, BaylorKeegan Bell, ChattanoogaAndre Young, ClemsonAndrew Lawrence, College of CharlestonBrian Barbour, ColumbiaShabazz Napier, ConnecticutChris Wroblewski, CornellAntoine Young, CreightonJP Kuhlman, DavidsonRay McCallum, DetroitSeth Curry, DukeTJ McConnell, DuquesneKenny Boynton, FloridaErving Walker, FloridaLuke Loucks, Florida StateJeff Peterson, Florida StateTony Taylor, George WashingtonJames Fields, Georgia StateBrandyn Curry, HarvardScott Machado, IonaStephen Thomas, IUPUITyshawn Taylor, KansasMarquis Teague, KentuckyTyreek Duren, La SalleMackey McKnight, LehighCasper Ware, Long Beach StatePeyton Siva, LouisvilleDamier Pitts, MarshallWill Barton, MemphisJoe Jackson, MemphisMalcolm Grant, MiamiTrey Burke, MichiganKaylon Williams, MilwaukeeDee Bost, Mississippi StateMike Dixon, MissouriWill Cherry, MontanaKendall Williams, New MexicoKendall Marshall, North CarolinaLorenzo Brown, NC StateStallon Saldivar, Northern ArizonaReggie Hamilton, OaklandAaron Craft, Ohio StateD.J. Cooper, Ohio UniversityJared Cunningham, Oregon StateTim Frazier, Penn StateZack Rosen, PennsylvaniaAshton Gibbs, PittsburghLewis Jackson, PurdueBryan Dougher, Stony Brook UniversityScoop Jardine, SyracuseBrandon Triche, SyracuseWil Peters, Tennessee StateMyck Kabongo, TexasDash Harris, Texas A&MHank Thorns, TCUWill Weathers, TroyBrad Tinsley, VanderbiltMaalik Wayns, VillanovaErick Green, Virginia TechAbdul Gaddy, WashingtonTony Wroten, WashingtonTrey Sumler, Western CarolinaJordan Taylor, WisconsinTu Holloway, Xavier

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Players Mentioned

Shabazz Napier

Shabazz Napier

Kemba Walker

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