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Grinnell, IA- Grinnell College men’s basketball player David Arseneault ’09 is one of 17 finalists for this year’s Bob Cousy Award presented by the Hartford, an honor presented annually to the nation’s top collegiate point guard.

A pool of more than 50 top candidates from Divisions I, II, and III were narrowed down to the final 17 by screening committees comprised of members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) representing all three divisions.  This year marked the tightest vote in the awards history which led to a tie among the Finalists, resulting in one more selection than the expected 16.

Arseneault, who leads all of Division III this season by dishing out of 8.4 assists per contest, is also scoring 19.2 points per game.  He broke the school’s single-season assist record in just his first-year, finishing with 198 assists.

Beginning February 1, fans will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite candidate online at www.cousyaward.com and also enter a drawing to receive a pair of tickets to a 2007 Men’s NCAA First, Second or Regional Round game.  The top vote-getter from the online poll will receive the “Fan Vote”, representing one vote to be cast by the Blue Ribbon committee selecting the Award winner.  The committee is comprised of Hall of Famers, including Cousy, Lute Olson, and Jim Calhoun, along with college coaches from Divisions I, II, and III, members of the media and additional college basketball experts and celebrities.

Previous winners of the award include Dee Brown of Illinois (2006), Raymond Felton from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (2005), and Jameer Nelson from St. Joseph’s University (2004).

2007 BOB COUSY AWARD PRESENTED BY THE HARTFORD

FINALISTS

DIVISION I

Bobby Brown                           Cal State Fullerton

Darren Collison                        UCLA

Levance Fields                         Pittsburgh

Taurean Green                          Florida

Dominic James                         Marquette

Jared Jordan                             Marist

Acie Law                                 Texas A&M

Ty Lawson                               North Carolina

Russell Robinson                      Kansas

Ramon Sessions                       Nevada

Sean Singletary                         Virginia

Mustafa Shakur Arizona

Ronald Steele                           Alabama

DIVISION II

Anthony Atkinson                     Barton College

Zach Whiting                            Chaminade University

DIVISION III

Andrew Olson                          Amherst College

David Arseneault                      Grinnell College

The 2007 Bob Cousy Award presented by the Hartford winner will be announced at the NCAA Men’s Final Four in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, April 2.

To find out more about the Bob Cousy Award presented by the Hartford, please visit www.cousyaward.com.