Stony Brook men's basketball junior point guard Bryan Dougher (Scotch Plains, N.J.) has been named one of 66 candidates for the Bob Cousy Award, given to the nation's top point guard, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced Monday. This is Dougher's second nomination, having also been one of 72 candidates during the 2009-10 season.
The 6'1 graduate of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School has made his mark on the Pritchard Gymnasium floor at Stony Brook. In just 72 career games, Dougher has produced the second-most three-pointers in school history with 195, and he is only 27 triples away from breaking the record. With 926 career points, he is also poised to become the 21st player in program history, and only the fourth in the Division I era, to score 1,000 points.
This season, Dougher is averaging 14.9 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. He also is averaging 3.4 three-pointers made per game, which ranks him in the top 10 in the entire nation.
The original list of candidates will be narrowed down to a final 20 by Jan. 3, final 10 by Feb. 3, and final five by March 3. A Hall of Fame appointed screening committee will be narrowing down the candidates from 20 to 10 to 5 prior to a Blue Ribbon Selection Committee evaluating the final five candidates and ultimately choosing the winner. Both of the Hall of Fame committee’s are made up of top college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, Sports Information Directors and Hall of Famers. The winner of the 2011 Bob Cousy Award will be presented at the Hall of Fame’s Class Announcement on Monday, April 4 in Houston as part of NCAA Final Four weekend.
Previous winners of the Bob Cousy Award have included: Jameer Nelson (St. Joseph’s), Raymond Felton (North Carolina), Dee Brown (Illinois), Acie Law (Texas A & M), DJ Augustin (Texas), Ty Lawson (North Carolina) and Greivis Vasquez (Maryland). For more information on the 2011 Bob Cousy Award, log on to www.cousyaward.com.
