Nico Mannion has not played in college game yet, but the future Arizona Wildcats point guard is already being considered for major honors.
NCAA.com’s Andy Katz listed his top 11 candidates for the Bob Cousy Award—the award given to the nation’s top PG—and Mannion checks in at No. 6 and is the only freshman on the list.
Oregon’s Payton Pritchard (11) is the only other Pac-12 point guard mentioned.
“Mannion enters college with a ton of hype and the expectation that he will lead the Wildcats back to the NCAA tournament,” Katz writes.