(MARQUETTE COMMUNICATIONS) – The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced the Top 10 candidates for the 2025 Bob Cousy Award on Monday afternoon, including Marquette senior Kam Jones.
#9 Marquette Men’s Basketball defeats to Butler 78-69 on Tuesday, January 28th, 2025 at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN
The annual Bob Cousy Award, named after the Class of 1971 Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard, celebrates its 22nd year by highlighting the top point guard in Division I men’s college basketball.
2025 Bob Cousy Award Candidates*
Mark Sears – Alabama
Walter Clayton Jr. – Florida
Ryan Nembhard – Gonzaga
Keshon Gilbert – Iowa State
Kam Jones – Marquette
Ace Baldwin Jr. – Penn State
Braden Smith – Purdue
Dylan Harper – Rutgers
Zakai Zeigler – Tennessee
Javon Small – West Virginia
*Players can play their way onto and off the list at any point in the 2024-25 season.
Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting in both of the remaining rounds starting on Friday, February 7, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
In March, the Top 10 list will be narrowed to just five, and in late March, the five finalists will be presented to Cousy,and the Hall of Fame’s selection committees, where winners will be selected. The Selection Committees for the Bob Cousy Awards are composed of top men’s college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers.
The winners of the 2025 Cousy Award will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the four other members of the Men’s Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard), Julius Erving Award (Small Forward), Karl Malone Award (Power Forward), and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center).
Previous winners of the Bob Cousy Award include Tristen Newton, Connecticut (2024), Markquis Nowell, Kansas State (2023), Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois (2021), Ja Morant, Murray State (2019), Jalen Brunson, Villanova (2018), Trey Burke, Michigan (2013), Kendall Marshall, North Carolina (2012), Kemba Walker, Connecticut (2011), and Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph’s (2004).
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