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UConn point guard Shabazz Napier wins 2014 Bob Cousy Award

Shabazz Napier

Shabazz Napier

AP

One day after leading his Huskies to the second National Title game appearance of his four-year career, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced that UConn senior point guard Shabazz Napier was the 2014 recipient of the Bob Cousy Award, given to college basketball’s best floor general.

“The Basketball Hall of Fame is proud to honor Shabazz Napier as the top college point guard of 2014,” John L. Doleva, President and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame, said in a statement on Sunday. “Shabazz has proven himself a winner and has excelled tremendously this year with the Connecticut Huskies. He has demonstrated himself as a leader on the court and a deserving winner of this award.”

Napier was named to the Associated Press All-American first team while also earning player of the year honors in the newly-formed American Athletic Conference. He averaged 17.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game, leading the Huskies in all three categories.

“We are proud and honored that Shabazz has been named to receive the Bob Cousy Award and we obviously think it is well-deserved,” UConn head coach Kevin Ollie said. “Shabazz has led our team in numerous statistical categories all season and has been a most valuable part of our success. But just as important, he has been an outstanding senior leader, setting an example for our players off the court. We are extremely happy for him.”

Napier won the award over the five other finalists -- UCLA’s Kyle Anderson, Ohio State’s Aaron Craft, Syracuse’s Tyler Ennis, North Carolina’s Marcus Paige and Wichita State’s Fred VanVleet. In 2011, UConn point guard Kemba Walker won the award.

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