Devon Downey
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts announced today 20 finalists for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. This annual award is given to college basketball’s top point guard and is named after Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic great Bob Cousy. An original list of 73 candidates made up of players from Division I, II and III schools was trimmed by a Hall of Fame appointed, nationally based committee to the below list of 20.
- Chris Warren, Ole Miss
- Denis Clemente, Kansas State
- Deonta Vaughn, Cincinnati
- Devan Downey, South Carolina
- Greivis Vasquez, Maryland
- Jeremy Lin, Harvard
- Jerome Randle, Cal
- John Wall, Kentucky
- Jon Scheyer, Duke
- Kalin Lucas, Michigan State
- Kemba Walker, Connecticut
- Malcolm Delaney, Virginia Tech
- Manny Harris, Michigan
- Matt Bouldin, Gonzaga
- Nic Wise, Arizona
- Ronald Moore, Siena
- Scottie Reynolds, Villanova
- Sherron Collins, Kansas
- Talor Battle, Penn State
- Trevon Hughes, Wisconsin
The current listing of 20 finalists for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford will be narrowed down to 10 players by February 1st and than further to five players by March 1st. 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 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 2010 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford will be awarded at the Hall of Fame’s Class Announcement on Monday April 5th in Indianapolis as part of NCAA Final Four weekend.
