Walton Named To Bob Cousy Award Watch List
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan men's basketball sophomore guard Derrick Walton Jr., was named today (Tuesday, Nov. 4) to the watch list for the 2015 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award.
Walton is one of 36 collegiate guards to make the preseason list and is one of just three Big Ten players joining Indiana's Yogi Ferrell and Maryland's Romelo Trimble. In 2013, former Wolverine Trey Burke, and current Utah Jazz guard, became the first Wolverine to win the national award for top point guard.
A year ago, the Detroit native played in all 37 games for the Wolverines and averaged 7.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He was named the All-Big Ten Freshman Team and was instrumental in U-M's second straight appearance in the NCAA Elite Eight. During the regular season and with a 15-3 Big Ten record, Walton helped U-M win its first outright Big Ten regular-season title in 28 years and to its first No. 1 seed at the Big Ten Tournament.
The watch list of candidates will be narrowed down to a final 20 in early February, then final five by early March. The Cousy Award winner will be presented the award on Championship Monday in Indianapolis at the Hall of Fame's Class of 2015 Announcement and Press Conference.
2015 Bob Cousy Award Candidates
Olivier Hanlan, Boston College
Quinn Cook, Duke
Tyus Jones, Duke
Pierria Henry, Charlotte
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Georgetown
Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga
Siyani Chambers, Harvard
Yogi Ferrell, Indiana
Monte Morris, Iowa State
Kenneth Smith, Louisiana Tech
Cameron Payne, Murray State
Chasson Randle, Stanford
Will Cummings, Temple
Alex Caruso, Texas A&M
T.J. McConnell, Arizona
Ryan Boatright, Connecticut
Kasey Hill, Florida
Andrew Harrison, Kentucky
Tyler Ulis, Kentucky
Terry Rozier, Louisville
Romelo Trimble, Maryland
Angel Rodriguez, Miami
DERRICK WALTON JR., MICHIGAN
Jarvis Summers, Mississippi
Marcus Paige, North Carolina
Jordan Woodward, Oklahoma
EC Matthews, Rhode Island
Isaiah Taylor, Texas
Julius Brown, Toledo
Delon Wright, Utah
London Perrantes, Virginia
Keifer Sykes, Wisconsin-Green Bay
Ryan Arcidiacono Villanova
Briante Weber, VCU
Juwan Staten, West Virginia
Fred VanVleet, Wichita State
