Wisconsin's Bronson Koenig is in the running for the nation's top point guard award heading into 2016-17.
Twenty elite point guards were selected to the 2017 preseason watch list for the Bob Cousy Award, which is presented to college basketball's top player at the position. The honor is one of five Hoophall Awards given out every year to the best player at each respective position on the floor. The Cousy Award is the most dated of the five, spanning back to 2003-04.
Last year's winner was Tyler Ulis out of Kentucky.
Check out the table below for the full list of candidates heading into the new season.
| Jalen Adams | Connecticut | Sophomore |
| Maurice Watson Jr. | Creighton | Senior |
| Jack Gibbs | Davidson | Senior |
| Frank Jackson | Duke | Freshman |
| Nigel Williams-Goss | Gonzaga | RS Junior |
| Monte Morris | Iowa State | Senior |
| Frank Mason | Kansas | Senior |
| De'Aaron Fox | Kentucky | Freshman |
| Melo Trimble | Maryland | Junior |
| Joel Berry II | North Carolina | Junior |
| Dennis Smith | North Carolina State | Freshman |
| Jawun Evans | Oklahoma State | Sophomore |
| Lonzo Ball | UCLA | Freshman |
| Jordan McLaughlin | USC | Junior |
| Jalen Brunson | Villanova | Sophomore |
| London Perrantes | Virginia | Senior |
| Seth Allen | Virginia Tech | RS Senior |
| Markelle Fultz | Washington | Freshman |
| Bronson Koenig | Wisconsin | Senior |
| Edmond Sumner | Xavier | Sophomore |
The preseason list includes five freshmen. No first-year player has taken home the Bob Cousy Award since its inception in 2003-04.
