Purdue's Braden Smith makes history with another national award

Purdue's Braden Smith makes history with another national award

Purdue Boilermakers' Braden Smith wins the 2025 Bob Cousy Award, becoming the first point guard to receive the honor in the program's history.

Big Ten Player of Year adds national award to Purdue basketball mantel

The Bob Cousy Award is given annually to college basketball's top point guard. For the first time, it belongs to a Purdue Boilermaker.

Purdue PG Braden Smith edges out multiple SEC stars for national honor

Purdue’s Braden Smith isn’t playing this weekend in San Antonio for the top team prize, but he was named the top point guard in college basketball on Saturday. The Boilermakers’ gritty playmaker was honored by winning the Bob Cousy Award, given annually to the best point guard in the country. Smith captured the award over an elite cast of finalists that included SEC stalwarts Walter Clayton Jr. of Florida, Zakai Zeigler of Tennessee and Mark Sea…

The Best Point Guard in the Country: Smith Wins Cousy Award - Purdue Boilermakers

Braden Smith's numbers speak for themselves and today he was rewarded with one of his biggest honors to date, being named the recipient of the Bob Cousy Award.

Braden Smith named 2025 Bob Cousy Award winner

Purdue men’s basketball’s point guard was named the top point guard in the country with the Bob Cousy Award. Smith becomes the first Boilermaker to receive the title as he continues to pile up awards.

Braden Smith wins major point guard award

"If basketball is an art form, it resides in the position of a point guard doing his magic on the floor," Bob Cousy said in a congratulatory video to Braden Smith, Big Ten Player of the Year, and now, college basketball's Point Guard of the Year, an award named after the great Bob Cousy.Smith's magic helped lead Purdue to a national championship last year, and this year, the junior brought Purdue back to the Sweet 16 despite the loss of back to …