The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame has announced Duke sophomore Tyrese Proctor as one of 20 watch list candidates for the 2024 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award.
Named after Class of 1971 Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtics and Holy Cross guard Bob Cousy, the annual honor now in its 21st year recognizes the top point guards in Division I men’s college basketball. A national committee of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.
Proctor, a native of Sydney, Australia, is one of Duke’s three captains for the upcoming 2023-24 season. He is just the fourth sophomore captain in Duke’s basketball history, joining Tre Jones in 2020 and Greg Paulus and Josh McRoberts in 2007. Proctor enters his second season in Durham after an ACC All-Freshman campaign in 2022-23, where he played in all 36 games and finished as the team’s third-best scorer with 9.4 points per game while leading the team with 119 assists. Proctor’s 2.05 assist-turnover ratio last season trailed only five other freshmen nationally and only two from power conferences.
College basketball fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies in each of the three rounds. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the Cousy Award will be narrowed to 10. In late February, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Cousy and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. The winner of the award will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the other four members of the Men’s Starting Five.
For more information on the 2024 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award and the latest updates, visit www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #CousyAward on Twitter and Instagram. Starting Five Fan Voting presented by Dell Technologies will go live on Friday, October 27.
2024 Bob Cousy Award Candidates
Isaiah Stevens – Colorado State
Steven Ashworth — Creighton
Tyrese Proctor – Duke
Ryan Nembhard – Gonzaga
Jamal Shead – Houston
Dajuan Harris Jr. – Kansas
DJ Wagner – Kentucky
Tyler Kolek – Marquette
Jahmir Young – Maryland
Jahvon Quinerly – Memphis
Nijel Pack – Miami (Fla.)
RJ Davis – North Carolina
Boo Buie – Northwestern
Ace Baldwin Jr. – Penn State
Judah Mintz – Syracuse
Zakai Zeigler – Tennessee
Max Abmas – Texas
Wade Taylor IV – Texas A&M
Tristen Newton – UConn
Isaiah Collier – USC
