Thorns Named Bob Cousy Award Candidate
12/22/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 22, 2010
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--TCU junior point guard Hank Thorns is one of 66 players named national candidates for the 2011 Bob Cousy Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Monday. The annual award, named for Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic Bob Cousy, recognizes college basketball's top point guard.
This original list of candidates will be narrowed down to a final 20 by Jan. 3, final 10 by Feb. 3 and final five by March 3. A Hall-of-Fame-appointed screening committee will be narrowing down the candidates, while a Blue Ribbon Selection Committee will ultimately choose the winner.
Both of the Hall of Fame committees are made up of top college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, Sports Information Directors and Hall of Famers. The winner of the 2011 Bob Cousy Award will be presented at the Hall of Fame's Class Announcement on Monday April 4 in Houston as part of NCAA Final Four weekend.
Thorns, in his first season playing for TCU after transferring from Virginia Tech, entered the week leading the Mountain West Conference and ranking No. 18 nationally with a 6.1-assist-per-game average. A native of Las Vegas, Nev., Thorns is the only player in the MWC this season with 10 assists in a contest this season, and he has accomplished the feat three times in TCU's 11 games. In addition to his prowess distributing the rock, he also leads the Frogs in steals (1.4 spg) and ranks fourth in scoring (8.9 ppg) and fifth in rebounding (3.1 rpg).
Previous winners of the Bob Cousy Award have included: Jameer Nelson (St. Joseph's), Raymond Felton (North Carolina), Dee Brown (Illinois), Acie Law (Texas A & M), D.J. Augustin (Texas), Ty Lawson (North Carolina) and Greivis Vasquez (Maryland).
For more information on the 2011 Bob Cousy Award, log onto www.cousyaward.com.
2011 BOB COUSY AWARD CANDIDATES
Aaron Johnson - UAB
AJ Rompza - UCF
AJ Walton - Baylor
Alec Burks - Colorado
Alex Tucker - Florida Atlantic
Brandon Knight - Kentucky
Brendan McKillop - Davidson
Brock Young - East Carolina
Bruce Ellington - South Carolina
Bryan Dougher - Stony Brook
Cameron Wells - The Citadel
Casper Ware - Long Beach State
Chaisson Allen - Northeastern
Chris Warren - Ole Miss
Chris Wroblewski - Cornell
Corey Fisher - Villanova
DeAndre Brown - Louisiana Tech
Demetri McCamey - Illinois
Demontez Stitt - Clemson
Derek Needham - Fairfield
Derwin Kitchen - Florida State
Devin Gibson - UTSA
Devon Moore - James Madison
Diante Garrett - Iowa State
DJ Cooper - Ohio
DJ Gay - San Diego State
Hank Thorns - TCU
Isaiah Thomas - Washington
Jacob Pullen - Kansas State
Jay Threatt - Delaware State
Jimmer Fredette - BYU
Joe Jakubowski - Bowling Green
Joey Rodriguez - VCU
John Ashworth - IUPUI
Jordan Callahan - Tulane
Jordan Taylor - Wisconsin
Juan Fernandez - Temple
Julyan Stone - UTEP
Junard Hartley - Campbell
Juwan Staten - Dayton
Kalin Lucas - Michigan State
Keegan Bell - Chattanooga
Keiton Page - Oklahoma State
Kemba Walker - Connecticut
Kevin Anderson - Richmond
Kevin White - Maryland Eastern Shore
Kwadzo Ahelegbe - Northern Iowa
Kyrie Irving - Duke
Lewis Jackson - Purdue
Malcolm Delaney - Virginia Tech
Marquis Jones - Rhode Island
Michael Dixon Jr.- Missouri
Mickey McConnell - Saint Mary's
Mike Williams - Western Carolina
Nolan Smith - Duke
Norris Cole - Cleveland State
O.J. Avworo - Navy
Phil Pressey - Missouri
Randy Davis - Ball State
Reggie Moore - Washington State
Scott Machado - Iona
Talor Battle - Penn State
Tu Holloway - Xavier
Tyshawn Taylor - Kansas
Zac Swansey -Tennessee Tech
Zack Rosen - Pennsylvania
