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Maryland basketball’s Anthony Cowan Jr., Jalen Smith land in top 5 of position award contender lists

The Maryland basketball hype train for 2019-20 has been chugging along since the last-second loss to LSU. The Terps have been in the top 10 in multiple preseason rankings throughout the offseason, and some players are now popping up on individual award watch lists.

NCAA.com’s Andy Katz has senior guard Anthony Cowan Jr. as the No. 5 contender for the Bob Cousy Award, given to the nation’s top point guard, and sophomore forward Jalen Smith as the No. 4 contender for the Karl Malone Award for the nation’s top power forward.

Top picks for the #CousyAward from @TheAndyKatz:

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