Braden Smith averages 16.0 points, 8.7 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game, and makes 39.5% of his 3-pointers.

The race is heating up for the 2025 Bob Cousy Award. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame named Mark Sears and Zakai Zeigler among the five finalists for the coveted individual prize on Monday.

Ryan Nembhard, who finished the regular season with 310 assists after dropping 15 on Saturday against San Francisco, was not among the five finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, passed over in favor of Mark Sears (Alabama), Walter Clayton Jr (Florida), Kam Jones (Marquette), Braden Smith (Purdue) and Zakai Zeigler (Tennessee).

The Florida Gators senior guard is one of the final players in the running for an award for the top player at his position from the Baketball Hall of Fame

Tennessee senior guard Zakai Zeigler was named a finalist for the 2025 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The annual award is named for Bob Cousy,

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Purdue guard Braden Smith is one of five finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, presented to the best point guard in college basketball.

Those who have followed the 2024-25 college basketball season closely had a difficult time wrapping their heads around the fact that the nation's leader in assi

Florida basketball PG Walter Clayton Jr., who leads UF in both scoring and assists, was named a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award on Monday

Purdue basketball's Braden Smith is one of five finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, that goes to the nation's top point guard. Smith is joined on the list by Alabama's Mark Sears, Florida's Walter ...

This is the first time Zeigler has been named a finalist for the prestigious honor after receiving a midseason top 10 selection last year.