Baylor MBB’s Akinjo Named Cousy Award Finalist

[Roberts, Matt]


BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Feb. 28, 2022
Baylor MBB’s Akinjo Named Cousy Award Finalist
The senior is one of five up for Point Guard of the Year
For more information, contact: David Kaye, 254-709-5147, David_Kaye at baylor.edu<mailto:David_Kaye at baylor.edu>
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Baylor senior guard James Akinjo has been selected as one of five finalists for the 2022 Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year Award, as announced Monday by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Named for Class of 1971 Hall of Famer Bob Cousy, the award is in its 19th season and is given annually to the nation’s top point guard in Division I college basketball.
Joining Akinjo as finalists are Gonzaga’s Andrew Nembhard, Kentucky’s Sahvir Wheeler, UCLA’s Tyger Campbell and Villanova’s Collin Gillespie.
The Arizona transfer has also been named to the Sporting News Midseason All-America First Team, the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25, the Naismith Trophy Watch List, and the Lute Olson Award Midseason Watch List. Additionally, he was named the Big 12 Player of the Week on Jan. 3 and Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on two occasions (Jan. 10 and Feb. 14).
Akinjo leads the Big 12 and ranks in the top-20 nationally with 5.7 assists per game. In addition to leading the conference in free throw percentage (.839), he is second in the league in steals per game (2.04), third in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.82) and ninth in points per game (12.9).
The Oakland, Calif., native has scored in double figures 18 times this season while posting 5+ assists in 19 of 27 games and at least one steal in 24 of 27 games.
This distinction marks the second year in a row that Baylor is represented with one of five finalists for the Cousy Award after Jared Butler was named a 2021 finalist.
Akinjo and the Bears return to action when they travel to Austin to face Texas at 8 p.m. CT Monday in the final game at the Frank Erwin Center. BU wraps up the regular season by hosting Iowa State for Senior Night at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Ferrell Center.
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BAYLOR MBB 2021-22 SEASON HONORS
James Akinjo<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10883>
Bob Cousy Award Finalist
Bob Cousy Award Top 10 Watch List
Midseason All-America First Team (Sporting News)
Wooden Award Midseason Top 25
Naismith Trophy Watch List
Lute Olson Award Midseason Watch List
2021 Battle 4 Atlantis MVP
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 14)
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 10)
Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 3)
Preseason All-America Honorable Mention (The Athletic)
Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mention

Kendall Brown<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10885>
Julius Erving Award Top 10 Watch List
Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Dec. 20)
2021 Battle 4 Atlantis All-Tournament Team
Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year

Scott Drew
Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List

Adam Flagler<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10362>
Jerry West Award Top 10 Watch List
Naismith Trophy Watch List
Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List
Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan. 10)
Preseason All-America Honorable Mention (The Athletic)
Lute Olson Award Watch List
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team

Matthew Mayer<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10363>
Naismith Trophy Watch List
Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 Watch List
Preseason All-Big 12 Team

Mitchell Paul
Academic All-Big 12 First Team

Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua<https://baylorbears.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=10366>
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Watch List
Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
www.BaylorBears.com


Matt Roberts | Associate Director of Athletic Communications (MGOLF/ WGOLF/ FOOTBALL/ MBB)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-4206 | C: 254-709-2348

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