Yogi Ferrell named to watch list for 2014 Cousy Award
Indiana sophomore Yogi Ferrell has been named to the 45-player watch list for the 2014 Cousy Award, which is awarded annually to the top point guard in college basketball.
Ferrell is joined by Michigan State’s Keith Appling, Ohio State’s Aaron Craft and Penn State’s Tim Frazier as the four Big Ten players on the list, which was announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame committee earlier today.
As a freshman, Ferrell started all 36 games for the Big Ten champion Hoosiers and averaged 7.6 points, 4.1 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game.
The Cousy Award was first given in the 2003-2004 season. Two Big Ten players have won the award: Dee Brown (Illinois, 2006) and Trey Burke (Michigan, 2013).
According to a press release, the watch list of candidates will be narrowed down to a final 20 in early February and then to a final five by early March.
The complete watch list is available after the jump.
2014 Bob Cousy Award watch list
Trevor Releford, Alabama
TJ McConnell, Arizona
Jahii Carson, Arizona State
Derrick Marks, Boise State
Walt Lemon, Jr., Bradley
Justin Cobbs, California
Kyle Anderson, UCLA
Billy Baron, Canisus
Spencer Dinwiddie, Colorado
Shabazz Napier, Connecticut
Quinn Cook, Duke
Brett Comer, Florida Gulf Coast
Kasey Hill, Florida
Devon Bookert, Florida State
Markel Starks, Georgetown
Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga
Keifer Sykes, Green Bay
Siyani Chambers, Harvard
Brandyn Curry, Harvard
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana
Jake Odum, Indiana State
DeAndre Kane, Iowa State
Andrew Harrison, Kentucky
Elfrid Payton, Lafayette
Jason Brickman, Long Island-Brooklyn
Anthony Ireland, Loyola Marymount
Chris Jones, Louisville
Chaz Williams, Massachusetts
Michael Dixon, Memphis
Joe Jackson, Memphis
Keith Appling, Michigan State
Jordan Clarkson, Missouri
Kendall Williams, New Mexico
Marcus Paige, North Carolina
Eric Atkins, Notre Dame
Aaron Craft, Ohio State
Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
Dominic Artis, Oregon
Tim Frazier, Penn State
Kris Dunn, Providence
Tyler Ennis, Syracuse
Preston Medlin, Utah State
Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova
Nigel Williams-Goss, Washington
Semaj Christon, Xavier
Kendrick Perry, Youngstown State
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