Penn State basketball’s lead guard Ace Baldwin Jr. has a chance to earn some more hardware as he was named a finalist for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award, along with being named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy and Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watchlists.
In 23 games this season, Baldwin has averaged 13.7 points, 7.3 assists, 2.7 rebounds and 1.9 steals for Penn State. He was a semifinalist for the Defensive Player of the Year last season while winning the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year Award.
Fans can vote for Baldwin when it comes to the Cousy Award on hoophallawards.com. Votes will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.
Here are the 10 finalists for the Cousy Award:
Mark Sears – Alabama
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Walter Clayton Jr. – Florida
Ryan Nembhard – Gonzaga
Keshon Gilbert – Iowa State
Kam Jones – Marquette
Ace Baldwin Jr. – Penn State
Braden Smith – Purdue
Dylan Harper – Rutgers
Zakai Ziegler – Tennessee
Javon Small – West Virginia
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The Oscar Robertson Trophy, awarded to the nation’s top player, will be announced during the Men’s Final Four in San Antonio. Other players on the watch list include Rutgers duo Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper, Alabama’s Mark Sears, Purdue’s Braden Smith and Michigan State’s Jaden Atkins.
Baldwin was one of 15 players for the DPOY watch list, and the only player from the Big Ten Conference.
Here are the names for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List
Ace Baldwin Jr. – Penn State
Johni Broome – Auburn
Lamont Butler – Kentucky
Cooper Flagg – Duke
Hayden Gray – UC San Diego
Ryan Kalkbrenner – Creighton
Tamin Lipsey – Iowa State
Jahmai Mashack – Tennessee
Cameron Matthews – Mississippi State
Stevie Mitchell – Marquette
Clifford Omoruyi – Alabama
Jayden Quaintance – Arizona State
Kadary Richmond – St. John’s
Joseph Tugler – Houston
Zakai Zeigler – Tennessee
