Lipsey Named to Bob Cousy Award Midseason Top 10

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Iowa State point guard Tamin Lipsey has been named to the Bob Cousy Award Midseason Top 10. Lipsey is among four point guards from the Big 12 named to the list.

The annual Bob Cousy Award, named after the Class of 1971 Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard, celebrates its 23rd year by highlighting the top point guard in Division I men's college basketball.

Last season, Lipsey was a semifinalist for the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Award and a finalist for the Nolan Richardson Award, presented to the player that is the heart and soul of a winning team. Lipsey earned All-Big 12 honors for the second-straight season, being named to the third team last season. He was also named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team.

Lipsey is averaging 13.4 points, 5.5 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game this year, the only player in the country to average those numbers this season. He also ranks third in the nation, and leads the Big 12, in assist-to-turnover ratio at 5.25, one of just three players in the country that is at 4.5 or higher. Only Monte Morris in 2016-17 has had an assist-to-turnover ratio higher than 5.0 in Big 12 history.

Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting in both of the remaining rounds starting on Friday, February 6, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.

In mid-March, the Midseason Top 10 list will be narrowed to just five, and in late March, five finalists will be presented to Cousy and the Hall of Fame's selection committees, where the winner will be selected. The Selection Committee for the Bob Cousy Award is composed of top men's college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers. The winner of the 2026 Cousy Award will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the four other members of the Men's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard), Julius Erving Award (Small Forward), Karl Malone Award (Power Forward) and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center).

Previous winners of the Bob Cousy Award include Braden Smith, Purdue (2025), Tristen Newton, Connecticut (2024), Markquis Nowell, Kansas State (2023), Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois (2021), Ja Morant, Murray State (2019), Jalen Brunson, Villanova (2018), Trey Burke, Michigan (2013), Kendall Marshall, North Carolina (2012), Kemba Walker, Connecticut (2011), and Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph's (2004).

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