The OU news release says Cooper is a finalist but the Cousy Award website does not have him listed as one of the final 12. Which is it??
ATHENS, Ohio - Ohio University point guard D.J. Cooper is featured on the Friday (Feb. 8) edition of ESPNU's UNite program. The show will air at midnight, 6 a.m., 7 a.m., 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., with Cooper's segment appearing at the :45 mark of each broadcast (12:45 a.m., 6:45 a.m., 7:45 a.m., 8:45 a.m., 9:45 a.m.).
In the interview, Cooper talks about the 2012-13 Ohio men's basketball season, his high school career in Chicago and more.
Cooper is in the midst of a stellar senior campaign for the Bobcats. The 2013 Cousy Award Finalist is fourth in the country with 7.9 assists per game and leads Ohio in points (14.1), assists and steals (2.1). He has led Ohio in assists in 20 of 22 games and broke the single-game school record with 17 assists against Marshall on Jan. 5.
2013 Bob Cousy Award 12 Finalists
Player Name School Name
Keith Appling Michigan State University
Lorenzo Brown North Carolina State University
Trey Burke University of Michigan
Aaron Craft Ohio State University
Matthew Dellavadova Saint Mary’s College
Pierre Jackson Baylor University
Shane Larkin University of Miami
Phil Pressey University of Missouri
Peyton Siva University of Louisville
Marcus Smart Oklahoma State University
Michael Carter-Williams Syracuse University
Nate Wolters South Dakota State University
Last Edited: 2/8/2013 9:37:25 AM by Catdude