Past Cousy Award Winners

2008 Bob Cousy Award Winner   DJ Augustin   University of Texas 6’0” So. Guard New Orleans, LA

Augustin followed a stellar freshman year with another tremendous season leading the Texas Longhorns to a 28 - 6 record, a conference championship appearance and a #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. He improved his scoring average, rebounds, and field goal percentage with the most impressive rise in scoring going up from fourteen to twenty points per game. DJ led the Big XII in assists this season with a 2:1 Assist-Turnover ratio and finished second in scoring. He has been named First-Team All-America by the USBWA, Sports Illustrated and The Sporting News and is one of five finalists for the Oscar Robertson Trophy.

2007 Bob Cousy Award Winner   Acie Law IV   Texas A&M University 6’3 Senior, Point Guard Dallas, TX (Kimball High School)

Acie Law IV led Texas A&M to one of the best seasons in school history averaging more than 18 points per game and over five assists per contest.  Law was named to the first-team for the Big 12 Conference, Big 12 Conference Player of the Year and first-team All-America by ESPN and Sports Illustrated. Law ranks among the top five players in Texas A&M history in points, assists, steals and three-point field goals and recorded his career high of 15 assists this year in a conference game against Texas. Law has been tabbed the nickname of “Mr. Clutch” for his Aggie team. Off the court, he was a member of the 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Team and was active in various community service programs, including Aggie Athletes Involved and the A&M basketball reading program, which benefits students from local elementary schools.  Acie was a first round draft pick of the Atlanta Hawks in the 2007 NBA Draft.

2006 Bob Cousy Award Winner   Dee Brown   University of Illinois 6'0" Senior, Point Guard Maywood, IL, (Proviso High School)

Nicknamed "The One-Man Fast Break," Dee Brown has earned the reputation as being one of the quickest guards in America. A 2005 Consensus First-Team All-American and National Player of the Year by The Sporting News, Brown helped Illinois to the National Championship game before falling to North Carolina and the 2005 Cousy Award winner Raymond Felton.  Brown has scored over 1,000 points for his career, made over 200 three-point shots and dished out over 500 assists for the Illini. Brown led the team this season in scoring at 14.2 points per game and assists with 5.79 per game for Illinois which is currently 20-2 overall. He graduated in December with a degree in Sport Management and had a class rank of 16 out of 382.

2005 Bob Cousy Award Winner   Raymond Felton   University of North Carolina 6'1" Junior, Point Guard Latta, SC, (Latta High School)

Raymond Felton, a 6'1" junior point guard from Latta, South Carolina was the first Tar Heel to ever record 1,000 points, 600 assists, 300 rebounds, 150 steals and 100 three-point field goals. He led the Atlantic Coast Conference with 6.9 assists per game for the regular season and earned himself a spot on the All-ACC First Team and All-ACC Defensive Team. He currently ranks fourth all-time on the North Carolina list for career assists and was only the ninth Tar Heel to dish out more than 500 assists. Felton was selected to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team after averaging 13.7 points and 6.8 assists over the course of the tournament. Felton was named co-MVP of the 2005 National Championship winning North Carolina team along with Final Four Most Valuable Player Sean May. He opted to bypass his senior season at North Carolina and was selected fifth overall in the 2005 NBA Draft. Drafted by the Charlotte Bobcats he was able to re-unite with college teammate Sean May who was selected 13 th overall.

2004 Bob Cousy Award Winner   Jameer Nelson   St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA 6'0" Senior, Point Guard Chester, PA (Chester High School)

Jameer Nelson, a 6'0" point guard from Chester, Pennsylvania averaged 16.8 points per game and 5.7 assists per game for St. Joseph's University as a senior leading the Hawks to an undefeated regular season and a spot in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. He was the Consensus National Player of the Year in 2004 earning the Associated Press, Wooded, Naismith, Rupp, Robertson and Chevrolet Player of the Year Awards in addition to receiving the inaugural Bob Cousy National Point Guard of the Year Award. Nelson was also named co-NABC Player of the Year with the University of Connecticut's Emeka Okafor. He was a unanimous First Team All-America Selection and Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. Nelson was drafted 20th overall in the 2004 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic. In his rookie season, Nelson was named to the All-NBA Rookie Second Team.