Dec. 20, 2011

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Oakland men's basketball player Reggie Hamilton was named as one of the top 60 candidates for the 2012 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award, announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Hamilton is a senior point guard from Chicago.

Hamilton, a two-time Summit League Co-Player of the Week, is the leading scorer in The Summit League and ranks seventh in the country with a scoring average of 22.0. His 41-point performance ranks second in the country and is the third-highest scoring output in the Division I era. Hamilton has scored 30 or more points in three games this season.

The original list of candidates will be narrowed down to the top 20 on Jan. 1, 10 will be selected on Feb. 1 and that list will be narrowed to five on March 1. A premier Selection Committee will be appointed by the Hall of Fame to review the final five candidates in contention for the nation's top collegiate point guard award. These Hall of Fame committees are made up of top college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, Sports Information Directors and Hall of Famers. The winner of the 2012 Bob Cousy Award will be presented at the Hall of Fame's Class Announcement on Championship Monday in New Orleans as part of NCAA Final Four weekend.

Previous winners of the Bob Cousy Award have included Jameer Nelson (St. Joseph's), Raymond Felton (North Carolina), Dee Brown (Illinois), Acie Law (Texas A & M), DJ Augustin (Texas), Ty Lawson (North Carolina), Greivis Vasquez (Maryland) and last year's recipient Kemba Walker (Connecticut). For more information on the 2012 Bob Cousy, log onto www.CousyAward.com.

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