BTN.com staff, December 19, 2011

Five Big Ten men's basketball players have been named candidates for the Bob Cousy Award, handed out annually to the nation's top collegiate point guard. The list includes Michigan's Trey Burke, Ohio State's Aaron Craft, Penn State's Tim Frazier, Purdue's Lewis Jackson and Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor. See the complete list of candidates here.

Here's a sampling of the award's previous winners: Jameer Nelson (St. Joseph?s), Raymond Felton (North Carolina), Dee Brown (Illinois), Acie Law (Texas A & M), DJ Augustin (Texas), Ty Lawson (North Carolina), Greivis Vasquez (Maryland) and Kemba Walker (Connecticut).