Tuesday’s Arizin: Gillespie named Bob Cousy Award finalist (Feb. 23)

Collin Gillespie is a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award, an accolade given to the nation’s top point guard. The list was trimmed down to five candidates on Monday, with Gillespie making the cut.

Villanova’s Jalen Brunson won the award in 2018.

Now, the rest of the “news”:

Five finalists for 2021 Bob Cousy point guard award announced | NCAA.com
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Monday the five finalists for the Bob Cousy point guard award.

Women's Basketball: Maddy Siegrist Named BIG EAST Player of the Week - Villanova University
For the fifth time, Maddy Buckets was named Big East player of the week.

Big East Basketball: Creighton rises on top in new 2020-21 power rankings | Busting Brackets
With less than three weeks before Selection Sunday, where do the teams in Big East Basketball stack up in these rankings? (Disclaimer: It's a slideshow)

College basketball rankings: Kansas, UCLA jump in latest Power 36 | NCAA.com
Plenty of movement in this week's college basketball rankings by Andy Katz. Get ready to debate and digest the latest Power 36.

The 5-Point Play: How Scottie Barnes Makes Life Easy, and more | Prospective Insight
Having five players on the court who can order responsibilities amongst each other and hide their gaps in the defense through heightened activity, good technique, and size makes for an incredibly difficult unit to penetrate consistently. There are few teams that teach principles to promote this better than Villanova, who are led by sophomore Jeremiah Robinson-Earl.

Bracketology: Despite loss to Michigan, Ohio State remains a 1-seed | CBS Sports
Latest bracket projections by CBS Sports.

Field Hockey: Claire Borman Earns BIG EAST Honor Roll Nod - Villanova University
Sophomore goalkeeper Claire Borman (West Chester, Pa.) was named to the weekly BIG EAST Honor Roll in an announcement made by the conference office on Monday