Sears Named Semifinalist for Cousy Award

Tuscaloosa, Ala. - On Monday, Alabama point guard Mark Sears was named a semifinalist for one of the most prestigious awards in college basketball - the Bob Cousy Award.

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The Bob Cousy Award is presented annually to the nation's top point guard in collegiate men's basketball.

The award, initially implemented in 2003, is named after six-time NBA Champion Bob Cousy. Cousy played for the Boston Celtics from 1950-1963.

Previous winners of the award include:

Jalen Brunson, Villanova
Ja Morant, Murray State
Payton Pritchard, Oregon
Tristen Newton, UConn

Netwon is the most recent winner of the award, playing his senior season for the back-to-back NCAA men's college basketball champions, the UConn Huskies.

Alabama has never had a player win the award. UNC and UConn are tied with the most winners all-time, with three apiece.

Sears has played in 22 games for Alabama this season, with the senior from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, leading the team in points per game with 18.1. Sears also leads the team in assists per game with 5.1 and is seventh on the team in rebounds per game with 3.1.

Sears is shooting 35.9% from three-point range for Alabama this season and 40.4% from the field for the Crimson Tide.

Sears is in his third season at Alabama after transferring to Tuscaloosa from Miami, Ohio.

Wyatt Fulton is the TIde 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.