Chris Hernandez of top-ranked Stanford, Jameer Nelson of second ranked St. Joseph's and Notre Dame's Chris Thomas are among 16 finalists for the inaugural Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award, sponsored by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
The award, which will recognize the best true point guard in all three NCAA Divisions (I, II, III), will be presented at a press conference at the Final Four in San Antonio on Monday, April 5, at 11:30am local time at the Marriott River Center.
The 16 finalists are: Timmy Bowers of Mississippi State, Tony Borghese of Otterbein, Antonio Burks of Memphis, Michael Crotty of Williams, Travis Diener of Marquette, Eric Faber of Rollins, Raymond Felton of North Carolina, Marques Green of St. Bonaventure, Devin Harris of Wisconsin, Hernandez, Josh Mueller of South Dakota, Nelson, Kelvin Parker of Northwest Missouri State, Chris Paul of Wake Forest, Gabe Perez of Rochester, and Thomas.
"Mr. Cousy has a vision for this award," said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Hall of Fame. "He wants to recognize the vital importance of the point guard position and highlight its crucial role in achieving team success. This award will recognize core basketball skills such as passing, dribbling and creating team offense in addition to intangibles such as leadership, vision, selflessness and focus."
Finalists for 2004 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award
HT YR SCHOOL/(DIV) PPG APG
Timmy Bowers 6'2 Sr Mississippi St. (I) 15.3 4.5
Tony Borghese 5'11 Jr Otterbein (III) 14.1 4.0
Antonio Burks 6' Sr Memphis (I) 16.6 5.2
Michael Crotty 6' Sr Williams (III) 13.8 7.5
Travis Diener 6'1 Jr Marquette (I) 17.4 6.1
Eric Faber 6' Jr Rollins (II) 14.4 6.4
Raymond Felton 6' So North Carolina (I) 11.3 7.5
Marques Green 5'7 Sr St. Bonaventure (I) 21.2 5.0
Devin Harris 6'3 Jr Wisconsin (I) 19.1 4.7
Chris Hernandez 6'2 So Stanford (I) 10.7 4.8
Josh Mueller 5'11 Jr South Dakota (II) 15.5 8.0
Jameer Nelson 5'11 Sr St. Joseph's (I) 20.2 5.3
Kelvin Parker 5'11 Sr Northwest Missouri (II) 18.7 5.1
Chris Paul 6' Fr Wake Forest (I) 13.3 5.3
Gabe Perez 5'11 Jr Rochester (III) 7.0 6.9
Chris Thomas 6'1 Jr Notre Dame (I) 19.2 5.0