Wright Named To Bob Cousy Award Watch List

BOULDER – University of Colorado junior McKinley Wright IV has been named one of 20 official Watch List candidates for the 2021 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Monday.

Wright was one of 10 finalists for the 2020 Cousy Award.

A two-time All-Pac-12 Conference First Team selection, Wright enters his senior year with 501 assists, just 61 away from catching Jay Humprhies' school record of 562 from 1980-84. He is just the second player in team history with 1,000 points, 400 assists and 400 rebounds, joining Donnie Boyce (1991-95) in those categories.

As a junior, Wright led the Buffaloes at 14.4 points and 5.0 assists per game. He was second on the team in steals (36), blocked shots (11) and free throws made (95) and third in rebounding (5.7 rpg) and 3-point field goals (39).

Wright led the Pac-12 in assists during conference games at 5.7 a contest and was third in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9) during that span. Wright's 103 assists during the Pac-12 season tied his own school season record originally set in 2017-18. Overall on the Pac-12 charts, he was fourth in assists and minutes (34.9 mpg), fifth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7), 12th in free throw percentage (.792), 13th in defensive rebounding (4.5 drpg) and 15th in scoring and overall rebounding.

Named after Class of 1971 Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard Bob Cousy, the annual honor now in its 18th year recognizes the top point guards in Division I men's college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.

In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2021 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award will be narrowed to just 10. In late February, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Cousy and the Hall of Fame's selection committee.

The winner of the 2021 Bob Cousy Award will be presented April 9, 2021, along with the other four members of the Men's Starting Five. Starting Five Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies will go live Friday, Nov. 6 at www.hoophallawards.com.

For more information on the 2021 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award and the latest updates, log onto www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #CousyAward on Twitter and Instagram.

2021 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Candidates

Remy Martin	Arizona State
Jared Butler	Baylor
McKinley Wright IV	Colorado
Marcus Zegarowski	Creighton
Jalen Crutcher	Dayton
Scottie Barnes	Florida State
Jalen Suggs	Gonzaga
Ayo Dosunmu	Illinois
Marcus Garrett	Kansas
Javonte Smart	LSU
Cade Cunningham	Oklahoma State
Colbey Ross	Pepperdine
Fatts Russell	Rhode Island
Jacob Gilyard	Richmond
Geo Baker	Rutgers
Bryce Aiken	Seton Hall
Matt Coleman III	Texas
Collin Gillespie	Villanova
Kihei Clark	Virginia
D'Mitrik Trice	Wisconsin

Players Mentioned

McKinley Wright IV

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