College Basketball: 20 Finalists for 2012 Bob Cousy Award Announced

The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts announced today the 20 finalists for the 2012 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award.

An original list of 60-plus candidates was trimmed by a Hall of Fame appointed, nationally-based committee to the list of 20 student-athletes below.

2012 Bob Cousy Award 20 Finalists

Pierre Jackson, Baylor

Shabazz Napier, UConn

Ray McCallum, Detroit

Seth Curry, Duke

Erving Walker, Florida

Scott Machado, Iona

Casper Ware, Long Beach State

Peyton Silva, Louisville

Trey Burke, Michigan

Dee Bost, Mississippi State

Phil Pressey, Missouri

Kendall Marshall, North Carolina

Aaron Craft, Ohio State

D.J. Cooper, Ohio

Zack Rosen, Pennsylvania

Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh

Scoop Jardine, Syracuse

Damian Lillard, Weber State

Jordan Taylor, Wisconsin

Tu Holloway, Xavier

The list includes:

4 players from the Big East (Napier, Silva, Gibbs and Jardine) 

3 players from the Big Ten (Burke, Craft and Taylor)

2 players from the ACC (Curry and Marshall)

2 players from the SEC (Walker and Bost)

2 players from the Big 12 (Jackson and Pressey)

0 players from the Pac 12