Oklahoma State University Athletics
Evans Among 20 Point Guards Named To Cousy Award Watch List
October 17, 2016 | Cowboy Basketball
STILLWATER – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame named Oklahoma State's Jawun Evans among the 20 watch-list candidates for the 2017 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award.
Now in its 14th season, the annual award is named after former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard Bob Cousy, and recognizes the top point guard in Division I basketball.
By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players will be narrowed to 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Cousy and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The winner of the award will be presented at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show in Los Angeles on April 7.
The reigning Big 12 Freshman of the Year and a Preseason All-Big 12 honoree, Evans led all Big 12 freshmen in scoring (12.9 PPG), assists (4.9 apg), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9 A/TO), field goal percentage (47.1), 3-point field goal percentage (47.5) and free throw percentage (83.3).
He was a three-time recipient of the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week award, and his 4.9 assists per game were the most ever by an OSU freshman.
Evans hit his stride in league play. He poured in a Bedlam-record 42-points against Oklahoma and days later led the Cowboys to an upset of No. 3 Kansas with 22 points, six rebounds and eight assists.
A shoulder injury sidelined Evans for the final 10 games of 2015-16, but in the six games prior to his injury he averaged 19.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game - all team highs.
Evans is the second OSU guard to earn a spot on the Cousy Award watch list. Marcus Smart was a member of the preseason watch list in 2013 and 2014.
The Cowboys will host Pittsburgh State in an exhibition on Nov. 1, followed by the season opener against Campbell on Nov. 11.
2017 Bob Cousy Award Watch List
Jalen Adams, Connecticut
Maurice Watson Jr., Creighton
Jack Gibbs, Davidson
Frank Jackson, Duke
Nigel Williams-Goss, Gonzaga
Monte Morris, Iowa St.
Frank Mason, Kansas
De'Aaron Fox, Kentucky
Melo Trimble, Maryland
Joel Berry II, North Carolina
Dennis Smith, North Carolina State
Jawun Evans, Oklahoma State
Lonzo Ball, UCLA
Jordan McLaughlin, Southern California
Jalen Brunson, Villanova
London Perrantes, Virginia
Seth Allen, Virginia Tech
Markelle Fultz, Washington
Brunson Koenig, Wisconsin
Edmund Sumner, Xavier
Previous Bob Cousy Award Winners
2016 - Tyler Ulis, Kentucky
2015 - Delon Wright, Utah
2014 - Shabazz Napier, Connecticut
2013 - Trey Burke, Michigan
2012 - Kendall Marshall, North Carolina
2011 - Kemba Walker, Connecticut
2010 - Greivis Vasquez, Maryland
2009 - Ty Lawson, North Carolina
2008 - DJ Augustin, Texas
2007 - Acie Law, Texas A&M
2006 - Dee Brown, Illinois
2005 - Raymond Felton, North Carolina
2004 - Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
Now in its 14th season, the annual award is named after former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard Bob Cousy, and recognizes the top point guard in Division I basketball.
By mid-February, the watch list of 20 players will be narrowed to 10. In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Cousy and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The winner of the award will be presented at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show in Los Angeles on April 7.
The reigning Big 12 Freshman of the Year and a Preseason All-Big 12 honoree, Evans led all Big 12 freshmen in scoring (12.9 PPG), assists (4.9 apg), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.9 A/TO), field goal percentage (47.1), 3-point field goal percentage (47.5) and free throw percentage (83.3).
He was a three-time recipient of the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week award, and his 4.9 assists per game were the most ever by an OSU freshman.
Evans hit his stride in league play. He poured in a Bedlam-record 42-points against Oklahoma and days later led the Cowboys to an upset of No. 3 Kansas with 22 points, six rebounds and eight assists.
A shoulder injury sidelined Evans for the final 10 games of 2015-16, but in the six games prior to his injury he averaged 19.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.3 assists per game - all team highs.
Evans is the second OSU guard to earn a spot on the Cousy Award watch list. Marcus Smart was a member of the preseason watch list in 2013 and 2014.
The Cowboys will host Pittsburgh State in an exhibition on Nov. 1, followed by the season opener against Campbell on Nov. 11.
2017 Bob Cousy Award Watch List
Jalen Adams, Connecticut
Maurice Watson Jr., Creighton
Jack Gibbs, Davidson
Frank Jackson, Duke
Nigel Williams-Goss, Gonzaga
Monte Morris, Iowa St.
Frank Mason, Kansas
De'Aaron Fox, Kentucky
Melo Trimble, Maryland
Joel Berry II, North Carolina
Dennis Smith, North Carolina State
Jawun Evans, Oklahoma State
Lonzo Ball, UCLA
Jordan McLaughlin, Southern California
Jalen Brunson, Villanova
London Perrantes, Virginia
Seth Allen, Virginia Tech
Markelle Fultz, Washington
Brunson Koenig, Wisconsin
Edmund Sumner, Xavier
Previous Bob Cousy Award Winners
2016 - Tyler Ulis, Kentucky
2015 - Delon Wright, Utah
2014 - Shabazz Napier, Connecticut
2013 - Trey Burke, Michigan
2012 - Kendall Marshall, North Carolina
2011 - Kemba Walker, Connecticut
2010 - Greivis Vasquez, Maryland
2009 - Ty Lawson, North Carolina
2008 - DJ Augustin, Texas
2007 - Acie Law, Texas A&M
2006 - Dee Brown, Illinois
2005 - Raymond Felton, North Carolina
2004 - Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's
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