SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – UCLA senior Tyger Campbell has been selected to the updated 10-person watch list for this season’s Bob Cousy Award, honoring the nation’s best point guard.
Campbell has been recognized on the award’s revised watch list – down to 10 names – for the second consecutive season. He was among five award finalists near the conclusion of the 2021-22 college basketball season. The revised positional watch lists are being announced this week by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, starting with the Bob Cousy Award list on Monday.
Campbell, a 5-foot-11 guard from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has averaged 13.2 points, 4.9 assists and 2.4 rebounds in all 23 games for UCLA this season. He has shot 39.1 percent from the field and 34.7 percent from 3-point distance. Through Sunday’s college basketball games, Campbell has ranked No. 2 in the Pac-12 in assist-turnover ratio (2.46) and No. 4 in assists per game (4.9 apg).
The other nine candidates for this season’s Bob Cousy Award include Max Abmas (Oral Roberts), Souley Boum (Xavier), Yuri Collins (St. Louis), Antoine Davis (Detroit Mercy), Kendric Davis (Memphis), Tyler Kolek (Marquette), Mike Miles (TCU), Markquis Nowell (Kansas State) and Jalen Pickett (Penn State).
Campbell is the only player on the 10-person updated watch list to have been recognized as one of last season’s top five finalists.
The 2022-23 season marks the 20th year in which the Bob Cousy Award recognizes the top point guard in NCAA Division I men’s basketball. Named after Hall of Fame inductee Bob Cousy (Class of 1971), a former Boston Celtic standout and guard at Holy Cross University, the Bob Cousy Award was presented to Collin Gillespie of Villanova last season.
Fans can support their favorite payers in the remaining rounds by participating in Fan Voting, presented by Dell Technologies, starting on Friday, Feb. 10 (by visiting HoopHallAwards.com). The fan vote counts as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
In March, five finalists will be presented to Cousy and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. The Selection Committee for the Bob Cousy Award is composed of top men’s college basketball personnel including media…
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