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Ashton Hagans named Bob Cousy Award Midseason Finalist

Sophomore point guard Ashton Hagans has been named one of 10 midseason finalists for the 2020 Bob Cousy Award, presented annually to the nation’s top point guard by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Named after Hall of Fame point guard Bob Cousy, the award will be presented at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show in Los Angeles on April 10. After setting the UK single-season assist record back in 2016, Tyler Ulis is the only Wildcat to ever win the award.

Other previous winners include Ja Morant (Murray State, 2019), Jalen Brunson (Villanova, 2018), Kemba Walker (UConn, 2011), and Ty Lawson (North Carolina, 2009), among others.