By JOSH NEWMAN
Neither the University of Kentucky, nor Duke University have ever had a recipient of the Bob Cousy Award, given annually to the nation’s top point guard.
Mathematically, the college basketball blue bloods have a better chance than anyone else in the country of receiving the award this season after each had two players named to the Bob Cousy Award Watch List on Tuesday afternoon. The Wildcats’ Andrew Harrison and Tyler Ulis, along with the Blue Devils’ Quinn Cook and Tyus Jones were four of the 36 players named to the initial list.
The list of 36 will be cut to 20 in early February, then down to five in early March with the winner being announced on Championship Monday at the Final Four in Indianapolis.
Ulis, Jones and Harrison are three of the 13 freshmen and sophomores named.
The entire 36-member Cousy Award Watch List is below.
2015 Bob Cousy Award Candidates
Player Name School Name
Olivier Hanlan Boston College
Quinn Cook Duke University
Tyus Jones Duke University
D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera Georgetown University
Kevin Pangos Gonzaga University
Siyani Chambers Harvard University
Yogi Ferrell Indiana University
Monte Morris Iowa State University
Kenneth Smith Louisiana Tech University
Cameron Payne Murray State University
Chasson Randle Stanford University
Will Cummings Temple University
Alex Caruso Texas A&M University
T.J. McConnell University of Arizona
Ryan Boatright University of Connecticut
Kasey Hill University of Florida
Andrew Harrison University of Kentucky
Tyler Ulis University Kentucky
Terry Rozier University of Louisville
Romelo Trimble University of Maryland
Angel Rodriguez University of Miami
Derrick Walton Jr. University of Michigan
Jarvis Summers University of Mississippi
Marcus Paige University of North Carolina
Pierria Henry University of North Carolina (Charlotte)
Jordan Woodward University of Oklahoma
EC Matthews University of Rhode Island
Isaiah Taylor University of Texas
Julius Brown University of Toledo
Delon Wright University of Utah
London Perrantes University of Virginia
Keifer Sykes University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Ryan Arcidiacono Villanova University
Briante Weber Virginia Commonwealth University
Juwan Staten West Virginia University
Fred VanVleet Wichita State University
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