NCAA Basketball: Ranking top 20 Bob Cousy Award players for 2023-24

NCAA Basketball: Ranking top 20 Bob Cousy Award players for 2023-24 season

COLUMBUS, OHIO - MARCH 17: Tyler Kolek #11 of the Marquette Golden Eagles celebrates a basket against the Vermont Catamounts during the first half in the first round game of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Nationwide Arena on March 17, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

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NCAA Basketball Boo Buie #0 of the Northwestern Wildcats (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /

18. Ace Baldwin Jr. – Penn State Nittany Lions

2022-23 season stats (at VCU): 12.7 ppg and 5.8 apg

Baldwin was the A-10 Player of the Year last season at VCU, leading them to the NCAA Tournament. He’s now on a bigger platform in the Big Ten, following his head coach to Penn State. The problem that Baldwin is going to have is that the Nittany Lions a completely rebuilt team not expected to win much this season. Without the wins, he’s not going to have much of a shot.

17. Isaiah Stevens – Colorado State Rams

2022-23 season stats: 17.9 ppg, 6.7 apg

Stevens was able to come back from a preseason injury to put up a ton of stats, though it was on a bad Rams squad. The expectations are that Colorado State will bounce back to be a contender in the Mountain West. But the only way Stevens is going to have a chance to contend for the Bob Cousy Award is that he not only replicates those numbers but that the Rams win the league.

16. Boo Buie – Northwestern Wildcats

2022-23 season stats: 17.3 ppg and 4.5 apg

Buie did the near impossible last season, taking Northwestern to its second-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. The star guard came through just about every time, including nearly beating No. 1 Purdue on his own. Without Chase Audige around, he’s going to be tasked to score even more to keep the Wildcats in the postseason mix.

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