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Sears Advances to Final 10 for 2025 Bob Cousy Award

The award is given to the top male point guard in NCAA Basketball

Starting Alabama point guard Mark Sears is one of 10 players to be named to the next round of candidates for the Bob Cousy award.

Named after NBA Hall of Famer Bob Cousy, who played professionally for the Boston Celtics and collegiately for Holy Cross, the award was first introduced in 2004 and has since then recognized the country’s top Division I men’s point guards.

Sears is one of three Southeastern Conference (SEC) players among 10 candidates, the other two being Walther Clayton Jr. from the University of Florida and Zakai Zeigler from the University of Tennessee.

Alabama guard Mark Sears (1) poses for photo at SEC Media Day at The Grand Bohemian Hotel in Birmingham, AL on Tuesday, Oct 15, 2024.

Among those 10 contenders, Sears is the only player from the conference to rank in the top-five in both scoring (18.1 ppg) and assists (5.1 apg). Sears has scored 20 or more points in 63 career games and is only the 24th player in the NCAA to do so since 2004. This season, he became the 82nd player in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history to score 2,500 career points. His high scoring capabilities have led him to become the active leader in total points in Division 1 with 2,549 points.

Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting in both remaining rounds starting on Friday, February 7, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.

In March, the Top 10 list will be narrowed to just five, and in late March, the five finalists will be presented to Cousy, Nancy Lieberman, and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame’s selection committees, where winners will be selected. TG

Photos courtesy Alabama Athletics

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