RENO, Nev. – University of Nevada senior point guard Cody Martin has been named a top 10 finalist for the 2019 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award.  Martin, from Mocksville, N.C. has helped the sixth ranked Wolf Pack to a 21-1 record this season and a Mountain West leading 8-1 mark.

Martin is averaging a Mountain West leading 5.4 assists per game which is 47th in the country as is his 118 assists on the season.  His 3.0 assist/turnover ratio is first in the conference and 25^th in Division I.  Three times this season he has produced double figure assist games with 11 vs. BYU, 10 vs. Pacific and 10 against Little Rock which are three of the top five assists games in the MW this season. The 11 assists tied his career high that he also had last season in the home win over Colorado State.

On the year he ranks third on the team averaging 11.3 points per game.  In addition he is averaging 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game.  He is shooting 51.7 percent from the field and 76.6 percent at the free throw line.
   
Springfield, Mass. (Feb. 4, 2019) — The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the 10 candidates for the 2019 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. Named after Class of 1971 Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard Bob Cousy, the annual honor now in its sixteenth year recognizes the top point guards in Division I men's college basketball. A national committee comprising top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates in October, which has now been narrowed to just 10.
 
"For more than fifteen years, the Cousy Award has recognized the top collegiate point guard annually, forming a fraternity of honorees who have gone on to have tremendous success in the game," said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. "The ten players on this list exhibit many of the characteristics that made Bob Cousy a world-class point guard and they should be proud to be recognized for their efforts at this juncture in the season."
 
Bob Cousy played for Holy Cross from 1946-1950 winning an NCAA Championship in 1947. He was named a Consensus First-Team All-American in 1950. His success continued at the professional level as a six-time NBA Champion (1957, 1959-1963), NBA Most Valuable Player (1957) and 13-time NBA All-Star (1951-63). In 1996, he was named a member of the NBA's 50^th Anniversary All-Time Team.
 
In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Cousy and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The winner of the 2019 Bob Cousy Award will be presented at The College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy's in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, April 12, 2019, along with the other four members of the Naismith Starting 5. Additional awards being presented and receiving support from Eaton Ephesus Lighting include the Jerry West Shooting Guard Award, the Julius Erving Small Forward Award, the Karl Malone Power Forward Award and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center Award. Broadcast information will be released by ESPN at a later date.
 
Previous winners of the Bob Cousy Award include Jalen Brunson, Villanova (2018), Frank Mason III, Kansas (2017), Tyler Ulis, Kentucky (2016), Delon Wright, Utah (2015), Shabazz Napier, Connecticut (2014), Trey Burke, Michigan (2013), Kendall Marshall, North Carolina (2012), Kemba Walker, Connecticut (2011), Greivis Vasquez, Maryland (2010), Ty Lawson, North Carolina (2009), DJ Augustin, Texas (2008), Acie Law, Texas A & M (2007), Dee Brown, Illinois (2006), Raymond Felton, North Carolina (2005) and Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's (2004).
 
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2019 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Candidates 

Josh Perkins	Gonzaga
Tremont Waters	LSU
Markus Howard	Marquette
Cassius Winston	Michigan State
Ja Morant	Murray State
Cody Martin	Nevada
Carsen Edwards	Purdue
Jordan Bone	Tennessee
Ty Jerome	Virginia
Justin Robinson	Virginia Tech

 
*Players can play their way onto and off of the list at any point in the 2018-19 season*
 
 
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Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was born, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is an independent non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting, preserving and celebrating the game of basketball at every level – men and women, amateur and professional players, coaches and contributors, both domestically and internationally. The Hall of Fame museum is home to more than 400 inductees and over 40,000 square feet of basketball history. Nearly 200,000 people visit the Hall of Fame museum each year to learn about the game, experience the interactive exhibits and test their skills on the Jerry Colangelo "Court of Dreams." Best known for its annual marquee Enshrinement Ceremony honoring the game's elite, the Hall of Fame also operates over 70 high school and collegiate competitions annually throughout the country and abroad. For more information on the Basketball Hall of Fame organization, its museum and events, visit www.hoophall.com, follow @hoophall and #CousyAward or call 1-877-4HOOPLA.
 
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