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Carter nominated for national awards

Photo courtesy of West Virginia University West Virginia’s senior point guard Jevon Carter has been nominated for several national college basketball honors.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — West Virginia University senior guard Jevon Carter was announced as one of the 10 candidates by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame for the 2018 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award.

Named after Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard Bob Cousy, the annual honor now in its 15th year recognizes the top point guards in Division I men’s college basketball. A national committee comprised of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates in October, which has now been narrowed to just 10.

“Mr. Cousy was an outstanding point guard at both the collegiate and professional level of the game,” said John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame. “He was an exemplary player, leader and teammate and the ten student-athletes on this list should feel proud and honored to be considered for such a prestigious award.”

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 50th Anniversary All-Time Team.

In March, five finalists will be presented to Cousy and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee for the 2018 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award. The winner will be honored at ESPN’s College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy’s in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, April 6, 2018. Additional awards being presented 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 at a later date.

Previous winners of the Bob Cousy Award include 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).

The other nominees are Tra Holder, Arizona State; Chris Chiozza, Florida; Devonte’ Graham, Kansas; Cassius Winston, Michigan State; Joel Berry II, North Carolina; Trae Young, Oklahoma; Keenan Evans, Texas Tech; Jordan McLaughlin, USC; and Jalen Brunson, Villanova.

Also this week, Carter was one of the players nominated by the Los Angeles Athletic Club has announced its John R. Wooden Award presented by Wendy’s Late Season Top 20 on ESPNU. Chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts based on their performances during the first half of the 2017-18 season, the list consists of 20 student-athletes who are currently the front-runners for the sport’s most prestigious honor and the John R. Wooden Award All America Team.

After not appearing on either the men’s Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 or the Midseason Top 25, three players make their debut on the Wooden Watch on the Late Season Top 20: Keita Bates-Diop of Ohio State, Carsen Edwards of Purdue, and Keenan Evans of Texas Tech. Preseason Top 50 nominee Vincent Edwards of Purdue returns to the Wooden Watch after not appearing on the Midseason Top 25. Three schools have two players chosen on the list: Arizona (Deandre Ayton and Allonzo Trier), Purdue (Edwards and Edwards), and Villanova (Mikal Bridges and Jalen Brunson).

The Big 12 leads all conferences with five selections; followed by the Big East and Big Ten with four apiece, the Pac-12 with three; the ACC with two; and the SEC and WCC with one selection apiece.

The other players include Deandre Ayton, Arizona; Marvin Bagley III, Duke; Mohamed Bamba, Texas; Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State; Trevon Bluiett, Xavier; Mikal Bridges, Villanova; Miles Bridges, Michigan State; Jalen Brunson, Villanova; Carsen Edwards, Purdue; Vincent Edwards, Purdue; Keenan Evans, Texas Tech; Marcus Foster, Creighton; Devonte’ Graham, Kansas; Tra Holder, Arizona State; Jock Landale, Saint Mary’s; Luke Maye, North Carolina; Collin Sexton, Alabama; Allonzo Trier, Arizona; and Trae Young, Oklahoma.

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