Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Awards: Top Ten Mountain West Finalists

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Awards: Top Ten Mountain West Finalists Two Mountain West stars make the cut for college basketball’s best awards at their positions. Contact/Follow @HardwoodTalk & @MWCwire Derrick Alston Jr. makes the top …

The Bob Cousy Award (Best Point Guard in the country)

Bob Cousy, Holy Cross (1946-1950)

College Stats: 15.2 PPG in 117 career games

College Highlights:

  • The Sporting News First Team All-America (1950)
  • The Sporting News Second Team All-America (1949)
  • NCAA championship (1947)
  • Two-time All-Conference and All-New England (1949, 1950)
  • Team MVP and leading scorer (1949, 1950)

2019’s winner: Ja Morant, Murray State (OVC)

Season Highlights:

  • Consensus All-American (1st team)
  • All-OVC
  • OVC Tourney MVP
  • OVC POY
  • All-OVC Tourney

2018-2019 stats: 24.5 PPG 5.7 RPG 10.0 APG & 1.8 SPG in 33 games (all starts)

2020 Top Ten Finalists:

Jared Butler, Baylor (Big 12)

2019-2020 Stats: 15.0 PPG 2.6 RPG 3.0 APG & 1.5 SPG in 23 games played (23 starts)

Win Shares in 2019-2020: 3.3

Mckinley Wright IV, Colorado (PAC-12)

2019-2020 Stats: 13.8 PPG 5.2 RPG 5.2 APG & 1.1 SPG in 24 games played (24 starts)

Win Shares in 2019-2020: 3.8

Tre Jones, Duke (ACC)

2019-2020 Stats: 15.6 PPG 3.9 RPG 6.6 APG & 2.0 SPG in 22 games played (22 starts)

Win Shares in 2019-2020: 3.8

Tyrese Haliburton, Iowa State (Big 12)

2019-2020 Stats: 15.2 PPG 5.9 RPG 6.5 APG & 2.5 SPG in 22 games played (22 starts)

Win Shares in 2019-2020: 3.9

Devon Dotson, Kansas (Big 12)

2019-2020 Stats: 17.9 PPG 4.0 RPG 4.3 APG & 2.2 SPG in 23 games played (23 starts)

Win Shares in 2019-2020: 4.8

Ashton Hagans, Kentucky (SEC)

2019-2020 Stats: 12.3 PPG 4.2 RPG 6.8 APG & 2.0 SPG in 24 games played (24 starts)

Win Shares in 2019-2020: 3.2

Markus Howard, Marquette (Big East)

2019-2020 Stats: 27.3 PPG 3.3 RPG 3.1 APG & 1.0 SPG in 23 games played (23 starts)

Win Shares in 2019-2020: 4.5

Cassisus Winston, Michigan State (Big Ten)

2019-2020 Stats: 18.3 PPG 2.4 RPG 5.7 APG & 1.3 SPG in 24 games played (24 starts)

Win Shares in 2019-2020: 3.8

Payton Pritchard, Oregon (PAC-12)

2019-2020 Stats: 19.5 PPG 4.3 RPG 6.0 APG & 1.6 SPG in 24 games played (24 starts)

Win Shares in 2019-2020: 4.8

Malachi Flynn, San Diego State (MWC)

2019-2020 Stats: 16.4 PPG 4.1 RPG 5.0 APG & 1.8 SPG in 25 games played (25 starts)

Win Shares in 2019-2020: 5.8 (highest among finalists)

Next, the Julius Erving Award ten finalists

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