Mack made the 20-man preseason list for top point guards

Georgetown sophomore Malik Mack has been named to the 20-person Preseason Watch List for the 2025 Bob Cousy Award, as announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday. The Bob Cousy Award highlights the top point guard in Division I men’s college basketball. Forever Hoyas D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera and Chris Wright made these preseason lists in 2015 and 2011, respectively.

Back in April, Ed Cooley and the Georgetown Hoyas secured a commitment from the Harvard transfer. The 6’1” point guard from Oxon Hill, MD earned Ivy League Rookie of the Year honors, averaging 17.2 ppg (.410 FG, .341 3PT) with 4.8 assists per game. Cooley recently spoke about Mack’s playmaking and poise, believing the sky is the limit for him.

Mack was considered one of the top point guards in the transfer portal.

Jayden Epps, was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Third Team, and TCU graduate transfer Micah Peavy will make a formidable backcourt for the Hoyas—each taking the role of point or playmaker at various times each game.

Here are some other highlights to help you get reacquainted with Mack:

Press Release from GUHoyas:

Malik Mack Named to Preseason Watch List for the 2025 Bob Cousy Award

WASHINGTON – Georgetown sophomore Malik Mack has been named to the 20-person Preseason Watch List for the 2025 Bob Cousy Award, as announced by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on Monday. The Bob Cousy Award highlights the top point guard in Division I men’s college basketball.

MALIK MACK (SOPHOMORE / 6-2 / 175 / OXON HILL, MD.)

• Mack arrived on the Hilltop over the summer as an addition from the transfer portal from Harvard.
• At Harvard, he played in and started 24 games; missing three games due to illness. He averaged 33.2 minutes, 17.2 points, 4.8 assists, and 4.0 rebounds per game while shooting 34.1 percent from behind the arc.
• The product out of Oxon Hill, Maryland was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year while also garnering All-Ivy Honorable Mention and First Team NABC All-District.
• Mack was tabbed as the ECAC Rookie of the Year and earned a nod to the First Team All-ECAC while being named a finalist for the Lou Jenson Award and the Kyle Macy Award. Named Raymond P. Lavietes ‘36 Most Valuable Player Award for his contributions during his freshman campaign.
• He won Ivy League Rookie of the Week eight times (Nov. 13, Nov. 20, Nov. 27, Dec. 4, Jan. 16, Jan. 22, Feb. 5, Feb. 12), setting a program record at Harvard and tying the Ivy League record.
• He set the program’s single-season points record for a first-year (413 points), scored in double figures 21 times, netted 20 or more points eight times and dished out five or more assists 14 times.
• Ranked first in the Ivy League in assists per game (4.8), third in points per game (17.2), third in free throw percentage (81.3), fourth in free throws (100), fourth in minutes per game (33.4), and sixth in steals per game (1.3).
• Led the team in points per game, minutes per game, assists per game, and steals per game.

ABOUT THE AWARD

• The annual Bob Cousy Award, named after the Class of 1971 Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard, celebrates its 22nd year by highlighting the top point guard in Division I men’s college basketball.
• The last Hoya to be on the 20-person watch list was D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera for the 2016 Bob Cousy Award, as announced in October 2015.

2025 BOB COUSY POINT GUARD OF THE YEAR AWARD – PRESEASON WATCH LIST

• Mark Sears, Alabama
• Jeremy Roach, Baylor
• Tyrese Proctor, Duke
• Walter Clayton, Jr., Florida
• Malik Mack, Georgetown
• Ryan Nembhard, Gonzaga
• Myles Rice, Indiana
• Tamin Lipsey, Iowa State
• Dajuan Harris, Kansas
• Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State
• Elliot Cadeau, North Carolina
• Markus Burton, Notre Dame
• Bruce Thornton, Ohio State
• Ace Baldwin, Jr., Penn State
• Braden Smith, Purdue
• Dylan Harper, Rutgers
• Zakai Zeigler, Tennessee
• Jordan Pope, Texas
• Wade Taylor IV, Texas A&M
• Elijah Hawkins, Texas Tech