Gamecock fans go to – www.cousyaward.com – and vote for USC PG Devan Downey.
Downey, the South Carolina senior guard, has been named one of the final 11 candidates for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford Financial Services Group, as announced by The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
This annual award is given to college basketball’s top point guard and is named after Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtics guard Bob Cousy. An original list of 73 candidates made up of players from Division I, II and III schools was trimmed by a Hall of Fame appointed, nationally based committee to 20 and has now narrowed that list to a final 11.
2010 Bob Cousy Award Finalists
Matt Bouldin – Gonzaga
Sherron Collins – Kansas
Devan Downey – South Carolina
Trevon Hughes – Wisconsin
Jeremy Lin – Harvard
Kalin Lucas – Michigan State
Ronald Moore – Siena
Scottie Reynolds – Villanova
Jon Scheyer – Duke
Greivis Vasquez – Maryland
John Wall – Kentucky
The current listing of 11 finalists for the 2010 Bob Cousy Award presented by The Hartford will be narrowed down to five players by March 1st.
Gamecock fans are encouraged to vote for Devan Downey for this award. The player that receives the most fan votes will receive one vote toward the final committee vote. Fan voting will run one month – beginning February 5 and will conclude March 5.
Fans can vote via the Bob Cousy Award’s website – www.cousyaward.com . So go vote now for Devan and vote every day until March 5th for Devan.