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McKinley Wright IV Named Finalist For Bob Cousy Award
February 03, 2020 | Men's Basketball
BOULDER – University of Colorado junior McKinley Wright IV has been named one of 10 finalists for the 2020 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Monday.
An All-Pac-12 Conference guard, Wright leads the No. 24 ranked Buffaloes at 13.4 points and 5.3 assists per game. He is second on the team in steals (26) and third in rebounding (5.3 rpg).
Wright is leading the Pac-12 in assists during conference games at 6.8 a contest – one and one-half better per game than the closest competitor. His league assist-to-turnover ratio is 2.1 during that span, ranking second on the league charts.
Wright is second in career assists at Colorado (458) and earlier this season became just the second player in school history to reach 1,000 points, 400 assists and 400 rebounds.
Named after Class of 1971 Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard Bob Cousy, the annual honor now in its 17th year recognizes the top point guards in Division I men's college basketball. A national committee comprising top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates in October, which has now been narrowed to just 10.
In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Cousy and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. Starting Five Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies will go live Friday, February 7 via www.hoophallawards.com.
The winner of the 2020 Bob Cousy Award will be presented at The College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy's in Los Angeles on Friday, April 10, 2020, along with the other four members of the Men's Starting Five.
For more information and the latest updates on the 2020 Bob Cousy Award, log onto www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #CousyAward on Twitter and Instagram.
2020 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Candidates
An All-Pac-12 Conference guard, Wright leads the No. 24 ranked Buffaloes at 13.4 points and 5.3 assists per game. He is second on the team in steals (26) and third in rebounding (5.3 rpg).
Wright is leading the Pac-12 in assists during conference games at 6.8 a contest – one and one-half better per game than the closest competitor. His league assist-to-turnover ratio is 2.1 during that span, ranking second on the league charts.
Wright is second in career assists at Colorado (458) and earlier this season became just the second player in school history to reach 1,000 points, 400 assists and 400 rebounds.
Named after Class of 1971 Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard Bob Cousy, the annual honor now in its 17th year recognizes the top point guards in Division I men's college basketball. A national committee comprising top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates in October, which has now been narrowed to just 10.
In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Cousy and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. Starting Five Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies will go live Friday, February 7 via www.hoophallawards.com.
The winner of the 2020 Bob Cousy Award will be presented at The College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy's in Los Angeles on Friday, April 10, 2020, along with the other four members of the Men's Starting Five.
For more information and the latest updates on the 2020 Bob Cousy Award, log onto www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #CousyAward on Twitter and Instagram.
2020 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Candidates
| Jared Butler | Baylor |
| McKinley Wright IV | Colorado |
| Tre Jones | Duke |
| Tyrese Haliburton | Iowa State |
| Devon Dotson | Kansas |
| Ashton Hagans | Kentucky |
| Markus Howard | Marquette |
| Cassius Winston | Michigan State |
| Payton Pritchard | Oregon |
| Malachi Flynn | San Diego St. |
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