Men's Basketball's Hill Named to Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award Watch List
Tuesday, November 4, 2014 | Men's Basketball
Florida sophomore guard Kasey Hill has been named to the watch list for the 2015 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award, as announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.
Hill enters his second year with the Gators coming off a freshman season where he played in 32 games, starting eight, while ranking fourth in the Southeastern Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0) and 10th in assists (3.1).
The 2013 McDonald's High School All-American enters the season as Florida's starting point guard, inheriting the position from former SEC Player of the Year Scottie Wilbekin.
Hill and the Gators open the season at home Friday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. against William & Mary
The annual honor, named for Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic Bob Cousy, recognizes the top point guards in men's college basketball. Over 35 candidates have been nominated for the 2015 Bob Cousy Award.
This watch list of candidates will be narrowed down to a final 20 in early February, then final five by early March. A premier Selection Committee has been appointed by the Hall of Fame to review the candidates in contention for the nation's top collegiate point guard award. This committee is made up of top college basketball personnel including members of the media, head coaches, media relations contacts and Hall of Famers. The Cousy Award winner will be presented the award on Championship Monday in Indianapolis at the Hall of Fame's Class of 2015 Announcement and Press Conference.
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), Trey Burke (Michigan) and Shabazz Napier (Connecticut). For more information on the 2015 Bob Cousy, log onto www.CousyAward.com.
