Luke Bryan will try to score the 22nd No. 1 single of his career with the release of “What Makes You Country.”
The tune, which was co-penned by Luke, Dallas Davidson and Ashley Gorley, features the country boy reminiscing about his days growing up in rural Georgia on a working peanut farm, including the chorus: “I got my dirt road cred when I was twelve / On a no cab tractor haulin’ them bails / Backin’ in boats, fishin’ limb lines / Runnin’ bird dogs through the Georgia pines / Stepside covered down in peanut dust / Friday night spotlightin’, that was us / It might not have been you but I can’t judge / Just be proud of what makes you country.”
“What Makes You Country” is the fourth single—and title track—from Luke’s 2017 No. 1 album, following previous chart-toppers “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset,” “Light It Up” and “Most People Are Good.”
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee football team returned to practice at Haslam Field on Monday with a confidence boost following the weekend’s 30-24 victory at No. 21 Auburn – the Vols’ first victory at the Plains in 20 years and their first win over a ranked opponent since 2016.
First-year head coach Jeremy Pruitt acknowledged the hard work the Vols have put in over the last 10 months since he arrived, but also said there will be plenty to correct following the victory with No. 1 Alabama coming to Neyland Stadium on Saturday (3:30 p.m., CBS).
“I think any time you win, or you play well, it does give you a little bit of confidence and I think our players probably need that,” Pruitt said. “They work hard. You work hard to try and have success and on this day in time, it’s measured in wins and losses. I can tell you this, when we watch the tape today, there’s going to be a lot of guys that played their best game, and there’s going to be some guys that played their worst game, so we have to get everybody to be at their best when it counts the most.”
One player who was at his best against Auburn was redshirt junior wide receiver Jauan Jennings, who finished with five receptions for 71 yards, including the go-ahead 25-yard touchdown late in the third quarter. He also secured Auburn’s onside kick to seal the win and made several outstanding blocks.
Jennings missed the final 11 games of last season with a wrist injury and he was slowed by a knee injury during spring practice and fall camp. The Murfreesboro, Tenn., native is rounding into the player he was two years ago when he totaled 40 receptions and seven touchdowns for the Vols.
“We’re 10 months here and Jauan Jennings has done everything that I’ve asked him to do since I’ve been here,” Pruitt said. “He’s one of my favorite guys. The guy competes, works hard. He loves the University of Tennessee, has passion for it. He’s healthy. I’ve said all along; the guy had a bad knee injury. He just got started practicing in fall camp and it would take him awhile to get his legs back under him. He’s closer to being healthy, so it’s good to see that. It’s good to see him be able to go out there and compete because I think he’s a guy that has an impact on the other players on our team so I’m glad for him.”
Jennings was given a second chance to be on the Vols by Pruitt and Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer after last season and he has taken full advantage of it. He’s emerging as a leader on the offense with competitive fire and physicality in practice and in games.
“That’s what I like most about football, is the physical part about it,” Jennings said. “If it doesn’t set the tone for them, I know it does for me, so it keeps me going. It’s why I play football, I love to block, and it’s just part of my personality. I’m a physical dude, I just love football.”
Guarantano Recognized
In addition to capturing SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors following his career-best 328-yard, two-touchdown performance at Auburn, redshirt sophomore quarterback Jarrett Guarantano was named a Manning Award Star of the Week on Monday by the Allstate Sugar Bowl. He is one of eight finalists for the Manning Award Quarterback of the Week and fans can vote for Guarantano for the award on Facebook through Thursday at Noon ET here: Manning Award Facebook Page
The Lodi, N.J., native was also named to the Davey O’Brien Great 8 list for his Week 7 performance and he is a finalist for the National QB of the Week award which will be announced on Wednesday.
Next Man Up
Redshirt senior outside linebacker Jonathan Kongbo injured his knee in the third quarter at Auburn and will miss the remainder of the season, wrapping up his career with the Volunteers. Kongbo finishes his career with 51 tackles, 5.5 TFLs and 3.5 sacks in addition to two interceptions. He played in 30 games with 17 starts. Sophomore Deandre Johnson, redshirt sophomore Jordan Allen and redshirt junior Austin Smith are expected to get increased reps with Kongbo out.
Vol Fans to Go ALL IN Against Alzheimer’s Disease
Vol fans can go ALL IN to boost Alzheimer’s research at The Pat Summitt Clinic at The University of Tennessee Medical Center. Tennessee Athletics and the Vol Network are joining forces with the medical center and asking fans to join them in ALL IN, a program where everyone with the Volunteer spirit can help tackle major diseases that impact Tennesseans.
The inaugural effort is ALL IN Against Alzheimer’s and will benefit the Alzheimer’s Research Initiative, a fundraising endeavor to increase research capabilities by the medical center’s team at The Pat Summitt Clinic. Fans can pick up an official ALL IN shaker for just $5 at several retailers throughout the state of Tennessee, including: Pilot, Food City, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Kubota, Kroger, Long’s Drug Store, Orange Mountain Designs, Alumni Hall, HoundDogs, the gift shop at The University of Tennessee Medical Center, the Vol Shop (and Tennessee Team Shops inside Neyland Stadium), and VolWallArt.com.
Every shaker purchase includes a free 20-ounce fountain drink at any home football game this season at Neyland Stadium. ALL IN Against Alzheimer’s culminates at the home game against Alabama game on Saturday, Oct. 20, with the goal of every fan having a shaker and joining together to shake down Alzheimer’s disease.
Tickets Still Available
Tickets remain available for Saturday’s game versus No. 1 Alabama at AllVols.com.
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Tennessee Player Quotes (Oct. 15)
Redshirt junior WR Jauan Jennings
On getting healthier:
“It’s been tough, but coach (Craig) Fitzgerald has been doing a great job with us in the weight room and as far as our practices go, we go hard. It has made me a better player the way we practice. Our players have been playing great. We are just trying to keep it rolling.”
On setting the tone of the game:
“That’s what I like most about football, is the physical part about it. If it doesn’t set the tone for them, I know it does for me, so it keeps me going. It’s why I play football, I love to block, and it’s just part of my personality. I’m a physical dude, I just love football.”
On being called an alpha dog:
“Alpha dog is just one of the leaders of the pack, and it means a lot coming from my teammates because I really know at the end the day they’ve got me just as much as I’ve got their back. So, it means a lot because I know they will respect me just as much as I respect them.”
Redshirt Sophomore OL Ryan Johnson
On the Alabama rivalry:
“It is a really important rivalry. I grew up a UT fan, so I know the rivalry, and I’ve been around it my whole life. It’s the Third Saturday in October, it’s important, and it’s got a lot of tradition behind it. Alabama is a really good football team. They have a lot of good players and coaches, so it will be a really tough challenge, but I’m ready for the fight.”
On fellow offensive lineman Nathan Niehaus’ performance:
“I really enjoyed playing next to Nathan. He’s a really good football player. I think he did a really good job. I think our offensive line as a whole did a good job. There are some things we need to improve on, but I think we did a good job on protection, good job on blocking, and I think we worked together as a unit and that is the key thing. As an offensive line you have to work as a cohesive unit, it’s not like any other unit. On offensive line you have to know how everyone else thinks, and I think we did a good job of that working as a team.”
On offensive coordinator Tyson Helton being on sideline:
“I think it was great. He brings an extra element of energy to the sideline. I think he did a great job. He made great calls and we just focused on just executing those calls. I think it was a great offensive strategy and a great offensive asset to have him on the sideline.”
Junior WR Marquez Callaway
On what the atmosphere in the complex is after a win:
“Everybody was happy, the team and the coaching staff. Coach (Jeremy Pruitt) said to enjoy the win for 24 hours and then come back and get ready for this week.”
On if playing Alabama helps the team dial back in:
“I think everybody knows what we’re about to go into. It’s a home game, so I know we’ll have our home crowd with us and it’ll be an advantage.”
On the state of the Alabama rivalry:
“If you look into the past that’s something that can’t be undone, so really we’re just looking forward to this year. We’re going to have a good game plan going into this game with the mindset of winning.”
Senior DL Kyle Phillips
On the defensive line’s improvement in the past few weeks:
“I think we’re getting more comfortable with the system on defense and getting more confidence in ourselves. I think we always knew we had the ability to do that, so we’re just putting it together.”
On the importance of slowing down the Alabama offense:
“Like last week, we let them go down the first drive and score, so we have to do a better job with that. We have to make sure we slow them down to start the game and make them uncomfortable.”
On his effort and making tackles downfield:
“I think I’ve always been known for running to the ball and showing effort. That’s what got me to where I am now, and I have to continue to improve on that. Sometimes you are going to have those screen passes and you aren’t going to make tackles at the line of scrimmage.”
AUBURN, AL – OCTOBER 13, 2018 – Quarterback Jarrett Guarantano #2 of the Tennessee Volunteers during the game between the Auburn Tigers and the Tennessee Volunteers at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, AL. Photo By Andrew Ferguson/Tennessee Athletics
Opening Statement:
“It was good to get a win this week on the road. I think our kids are excited. I know our fan base was, but it’s like we told our players, we’ve got 24 hours to celebrate and enjoy it. Then it’s time to move on to Alabama.
“When you talk about Alabama, first of all you talk about the rivalry. This game means a whole lot to a whole lot of people. It’s a very important game, not only because it’s the next one, but because of the tradition that comes with this game. I think we’ve got to do our part to create this rivalry again. It’s not been much of a rivalry the past few years. We have to uphold our end of it.
“Alabama has a tremendous team. They are a complete football team. Offensively, they have lots of playmakers. It starts at quarterback. They have two guys that are really, really good. They have really good runners. They’re huge up front. They have great wide receivers who have speed and play physical, and they can run with the ball after the catch.
“Mike Locksley does a phenomenal job spreading the ball around and being creative. They’re great on third down. They score touchdowns and create explosive plays. Basically, they’ve been able to do what they want to do. Defensively, they’ve always been very good. They’re big up front, they’ve got guys that can rush the quarterback. They can play man-to-man. They’re really good at linebackers. All three levels they create issues. They have great returners. They have guys who can run. When you have big men like they have, you’re going to be good on special teams. It’ll be a tremendous challenge for us. We’re looking forward to it. It’s a great measuring stick to play probably the best team in the country right now, so our players will be looking forward to it.”
On if Tyson Helton will move back up to the press box to call plays:
“No. He’ll be on the sideline.”
On the status of the injured players:
“When you get into SEC play this time of year, everybody has guys that are going to get dinged up and banged up. Everybody’s got really good medical staffs. We’ve got a great medical staff, and they’ll do a great job getting our guys ready to practice and give them a chance to get prepared to play Saturday. All of those guys will be day-to-day.”
On why Nick Saban is so successful:
“Well, I think he had a plan. Going in there in 2007, I was lucky enough to be a part of it, to experience it first hand from the foundation that was built. The organization part of it, the vision, the work ethic and sticking to the plan—I got a chance to experience it and was a part of it for the first six years. Then over the years, he’s adapted as the game and rules have changed. He’s always on the cutting edge, so I’ve been very fortunate to have the opportunity to get to work with him and the people that he hired. Obviously, there’s a lot of really good coaches that have been able to work with him.”
On Daniel Bituli’s targeting call and his absence for the first half this week:
“The targeting rule is here to protect our game. Not only is it to protect the players that get hit, but it’s also to protect the guys that deliver the hit. I don’t think in any way was Daniel trying to hurt the guy, but his technique, he had his eyes down. As he approached the ball carrier, the guy kind of slumped down and they did hit head-to-head. So, it’s a coaching point for him and the rest of our team and it will help protect him. You always need to keep your eyes up when you’re tackling. Fortunately for everybody involved, nobody was hurt, but it’s a lesson for him. Unfortunately, by not using good technique, he’ll have to sit out this week. It’s not good for him and it’s not good for our team.”
On Jonathan Kongbo’s injury and who will step up in his absence:
“Well it’s why we practice the way we do. I hate it for Kongbo. He’s moved around since we have been here and he’s worked really hard. He’s been a guy that’s tried to do everything we’ve asked him to do. He’s going to graduate this semester, so he’s done a really good job academically. It’s unfortunate. It’s one of those deals where you would like if we’re going to have targeting fouls, you would like to have some of those cut blocks being reviewed. Not saying that it was legal or illegal, but you look at it, and we had some guys that finished the game there. With Deandre Johnson, Jordan Allen, Austin Smith, we have guys that have been working hard and have taken a lot of reps this year. Now they’ll get an opportunity.”
On the offense’s difficulty running the ball at Auburn:
“There was a lot of runs out there that we didn’t execute very well. There’s some runs that Auburn whipped us up front and there’s some runs that we didn’t block the right guys, so we’ve got to do a better job. We’ve got to make the other team beat us every snap and we didn’t do that every snap on Saturday. We’re not going to beat many teams if we can’t run the football. You’ve got to be able to run the football in this league if you want to have success.”
On if it’s hard to coach to avoid targeting:
“I don’t know what the statistics are, but since they started having the targeting rule, I can’t think of many guys that I’ve coached that have been ejected. I think it goes back to fundamentals: if you see what you hit, and you know the rules, you’re probably going to be okay. Unfortunately, Daniel [Bituli] did have his eyes down. I think when he first went in there it was probably going to be a chest shot, but as a couple of guys hit the guy, the guy’s head goes down and it’s head-to-head. Can’t argue the rule, it’s there to protect the game and the players.”
On what this win does for the team’s confidence:
“I think any time you win, or you play well, it does give you a little bit of confidence and I think our players probably need that. They work hard. You work hard to try and have success and on this day in time, it’s measured in wins and losses. I can tell you this, when we watch the tape today, there’s going to be a lot of guys that played their best game, and there’s going to be some guys that played their worst game, so we have to get everybody to be at their best when it counts the most.”
On heading into this week and preparing for a program that he knows so well:
“I don’t see, when it comes to preparation, offensively, we’re going to try and find ways to make first downs and defensively stop them and for the kicking game to be productive. I watched them on offense, I’m not sure how many times, but we need to be working on our punt return unit. We probably need to be working on our punt unit a whole lot.”
From a defensive standpoint, how much better is the team at understanding things pre-snap, and adjusting to that:
“I think we’ve got some guys on our defense that are way further along than others. Some of it has to do with the age and experience, and probably not having as much anxiety when you go out there and play because they’ve played more. Some of it has to do with the fact that guys have played certain positions longer, and we’ve had to bump some guys around. It’s probably, when you look at our players, it’s hard to judge it as a unit because there’s so many moving parts but we do have some guys that are playing really well. We’ve got to get the other guys to raise their level and be more consistent.”
On Jauan Jennings’ performance and how he’s responded off the field:
“We’re 10 months here and Jauan Jennings has done everything that I’ve asked him to do since I’ve been here. He’s one of my favorite guys. Guy competes, works hard. He loves the University of Tennessee, has passion for it. He’s healthy. I’ve said all along; the guy had a bad knee injury. He just got started practicing in fall camp and it would take him a while to get his legs back under him. He’s closer to being healthy, so it’s good to see that. It’s good to see him be able to go out there and compete because I think he’s a guy that has an impact on the other players on our team so I’m glad for him.”
On his overall mid-season evaluation of this team:
“I didn’t sit there all summer and say I hope we’re 3-3 after six games, but I think there’s lots of lessons that we’ve learned every week. I said every week when we execute and do what we’re supposed to do, we give ourselves a chance. When we don’t, we don’t. We’ve got to execute at a high level for us to have success and that’s what we’re striving to do every day.”
On Chance Hall’s, Eli Wolf’s and Marquill Osborne’s performances against Auburn:
“I think with Chance Hall, he’s a guy that at one time Chance was a really good football player and the guy hadn’t played for two years. He’s been working hard to overcome a knee surgery or a couple knee surgeries so he’s another guy kind of like Jauan [Jennings] that is getting back into shape. When we first started this deal and we thought we could get him back, our goal was to get him back for the Florida game. He kind of got ahead of schedule there for a while and we might have pushed him too far or too hard, but that was him wanting to go. He’s wanting to get back to play, but him playing well or playing is not a surprise to me because I’ve coached against him when he was a freshman. He was a pretty dangum good football player then and hopefully he’ll continue to improve and get his strength back in his leg and he’ll continue to play for us. The other guys, they’ve actually had good weeks of practice. Marquill’s a guy that has played corner. He’s had to work some at Star, some at Monay. I think over the last couple of weeks he kind of made a decision, ‘you know what, I’m going to kind of create a niche for me on this football team whether it’s in special teams or I’m going to go compete at corner or Star or Money. I’m going to find a way so when my time comes, I’m ready to play.’ I think he’s a guy that can help us and I’m glad to see that he made up his mind to that. It’s positive.”
On the defense’s adjustment in the second half:
“Ya’ll are probably going to think I’m crazy but we made the same calls the first half, we made the second half and they probably did too. The first half they executed better than we did. In the second half we probably executed a little better than they did. We didn’t make much adjustments. We just tried to go in there and fix what we gameplanned on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. I think our guys did a good job of doing that. That’s what happens when you play these guys. The speed of the game, it’s different than what you normally play and you can’t be looking at everything else. You have to be looking at what you’re supposed to look at and I think we got better as the game went.”
On when the Alabama coaching staff realized Tua Tagovailoa could be as good of a player as he’s turned into:
“I remember when he came to camp I didn’t see him throw. They took him behind the indoor practice field down there and some of the guys were down there throwing. When they came back, they were all raving about it. He’s a phenomenal quarterback. He’s a better person I can tell you that, just being around him. Got a smile on his face, comes from a really good family and cares a lot about his teammates. He’s an exceptional young man and a really good football player.”
On Alabama’s offense looking a little different with the new OC and how the defense looks compared to when he was defensive coordinator:
“You know John, I started watching tape on them last night on offense. After watching a couple games, I was afraid to look at the defense. I know most of the players and I know Tosh [Lupoi] and Coach [Nick] Saban and statistically you can look at them, they’re one of the best defenses in the country. I know their personnel. They’ve got dominant players at all three levels, got playmakers that create turnovers. I’m sure there’s probably a little bit of differences, but it’ll be an attacking style defense that tries to put pressure on the quarterback.”
On the 50/50 balls Tennessee threw on Saturday against Auburn:
“These guys play man-to-man lots of snaps. We didn’t block them real well up front, so I figured instead of running it right here and not blocking them, we might as well throw it out there as fast as we could. Might have a better opportunity.”
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee baseball team will host SEC rival Alabama for a fall scrimmage at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Saturday morning prior to the Volunteers hosting the Crimson Tide on the gridiron later that afternoon at Neyland Stadium.
First pitch between UT and Bama is set for 10:30 a.m. ET, with the game scheduled to end at approximately 1:30 p.m. ET. Admission to the game will be FREE. The football game is scheduled to begin two hours later at 3:30 p.m. ET.
Due to it being a football gameday, parking for all lots surrounding Neyland Stadium and most other lots on campus is reserved for pass holders only.
Limited $25 public parking is available on campus at the following locations:
Visitor Center (no shuttle service)
Old Sports Bubble on Andy Holt Avenue
Lot S12 on Lake Avenue
Additional public parking options are available in non-University lots. For more information, see this list compiled by the University’s Parking and Transit Services office.
Concessions will not be available for Saturday’s scrimmage, but fans are welcome to bring their own food and drinks into the stadium.
Following Saturday’s scrimmage, the last chance to see Tennessee in action this fall is during its three-game intrasquad Orange and White Fall World Series, which is scheduled to take place from Oct. 31 through Nov. 2 at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
UT returns 22 players from last year’s squad, including 10 starters (four pitchers/six positional players).
For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee Baseball, visit UTSports.com/Baseball and follow the team on Twitter (@Vol_Baseball) and Facebook (Tennessee Baseball).
Tennessee Baseball Fall Schedule (Week 4: 10/15 – 10/21) All practices/scrimmages will be held at Lindsey Nelson Stadium (Weather Permitting)
Monday, Oct. 15
Practice #16 – 2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 16
Practice #17 – 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 17
OFF DAY
Thursday, Oct. 18
Practice #18 – 2:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 19
Skill Day – 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 20
Exhibition Game vs. Alabama – 10:30 a.m.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Tennessee redshirt sophomore quarterback Jarrett Guarantano has been named SEC Offensive Player of the Week and senior defensive end Kyle Phillips has been named SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Monday.
This week’s honors mark the second time this season that a Vol has been recognized by the SEC as freshman defensive back Bryce Thompsonwas named SEC Freshman of the Week on Sept. 10.
The last time Tennessee received Offensive Player of the Week and Defensive Lineman of the Week accolades was in 2016. VFLs and current NFL players Joshua Dobbs and Derek Barnett received the honors on Sept. 26, 2016 after UT’s 38-28 victory over No. 19-ranked Florida.
Guarantano has also been named to the PFF College National Team of the Week. He picked up a 93.3 grade from PFF College – the highest grade of any offensive player on the National Team of the Week.
The Lodi, N.J., native tallied career-bests in attempts (32), completions (21) and yardage (328), while tossing two touchdowns and committing zero turnovers as Tennessee won its first SEC game of the season against No. 21 Auburn. Guarantano’s 328-yard performance is the most by a Vol since Dobbs passed for 340 yards at Vanderbilt on Nov. 26, 2016.
Phillips had an equally impressive performance, recording a career-high nine tackles and a strip-sack that led to a defensive touchdown and gave Tennessee the lead over Auburn. The Nashville native sacked the Tigers’ quarterback for a loss of eight yards to force a fumble. It was then picked up by freshman defensive back Alontae Taylor and run in for an eight-yard touchdown.
On the season, Phillips has 25 tackles, 1.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. His 25 tackles rank fourth on the team while his one fumble recovered ties him for sixth in the SEC.
Guarantano has completed 80 of 125 pass attempts for 1,129 yards and six touchdowns with only two interceptions this season. His 64.0 completion percentage ranks fifth in the SEC. He is averaging 9.0 yards per attempt, which is fourth in the SEC and No. 16 in the nation.
Together, the duo led the Vols to their first road upset over a ranked SEC team since Phillip Fulmer led Tennessee to a 51-33 win at No. 10 Georgia on Oct. 7, 2006.
The Vols return to action against No. 1 Alabama on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET at Neyland Stadium. Tickets are available at AllVols.com. The SEC Network’s traveling pregame show, SEC Nation, will be live from Tennessee’s campus on Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to Noon, as well.
Tennessee junior Jordan Bone is one of 20 players on the 2019 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award watch list, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Monday.
Named after Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard Bob Cousy, the annual honor now in its 16th year recognizes the top point guards in Division I basketball. A national committee comprised of top college basketball personnel selected the 20-man watch list.
Bone is one of three SEC point guards on the watch list (complete list below), and Tennessee will face three candidates this season—four if the Vols meet Kansas in November’s NIT Season Tip-Off.
By mid-February, the 20-player watch list will be narrowed to 10. In March, the names of five finalists will be presented to Cousy and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. The winner of the 2019 Bob Cousy Award will be announced at the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show after the Final Four in April.
Entering his third season as a starter, Bone’s career assist/turnover ratio stands at 2.50 through 58 games (the UT career record is 2.20 by Jon Higgins). Bone’s team-best 2.82 assist/turnover ratio last season was the second-best in program history, and he had a positive ratio in 29 of UT’s 35 games on the year.
He led the 2018 SEC Champion Volunteers in assists with 3.5 per game and a career-best total of 124, and he enters the 2018-19 campaign 10 assists shy of 200 for his career.
The Nashville native’s field-goal percentage, 3-point percentage, free-throw percentage and assists numbers as a sophomore all improved from his freshman year. His steals total more than doubled. Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes has long touted Bone’s on-court speed and acceleration as “elite,” and Barnes recently stated that Bone was UT’s most improved player this past offseason.
Barnes has previously developed one Bob Cousy Award winner, as Texas point guard D.J. Augustin—now with the Orlando Magic—claimed the award in 2008.
Other previous winners include Jalen Brunson of Villanova (2018), Frank Mason III of Kansas (2017), Tyler Ulis of Kentucky (2016), Delon Wright of Utah (2015), Shabazz Napier of Connecticut (2014), Trey Burke of Michigan (2013), Kendall Marshall of North Carolina (2012), Kemba Walker of UConn (2011), Greivis Vasquez of Maryland (2010), Ty Lawson of North Carolina (2009), Acie Law of Texas A&M (2007), Dee Brown of Illinois (2006), Raymond Felton of North Carolina (2005) and Jameer Nelson of St. Joseph’s (2004).
For more information on the 2019 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award and the latest updates, log onto www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall on Twitter and Instagram.
2019 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award Watch List
Jared Harper, Auburn
Ky Bowman, Boston College
Tre Jones, Duke
Josh Perkins, Gonzaga
Devon Dotson, Kansas
Tremont Waters, LSU
Markus Howard, Marquette
Jon Elmore, Marshall
Cassius Winston, Michigan State
Cody Martin, Nevada
Ahmad Carver, Old Dominion
Payton Pritchard, Oregon
Carsen Edwards, Purdue
Shamorie Ponds, St. John’s
Alex Robinson, TCU Jordan Bone, Tennessee
Jaylen Hands, UCLA
Jahvon Quinerly, Villanova
Ty Jerome, Virginia
Justin Robinson, Virginia Tech
Candidates can play their way onto and off of the list at any point during the season
