Duke senior guard Nolan Smith has been selected one of 10 finalists for the 2011 Bob Cousy Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Monday.
The annual award goes to the nation's top point guard and is named for former Boston Celtics great Bob Cousy.
Smith leads the ACC in scoring (21.0 ppg) and assists (5.6 apg) while ranking 12th and 27th nationally in the two categories.
No other ACC players were among the finalists.
The other finalists are Norris Cole (Cleveland State), Corey Fisher (Villanova), Jimmer Fredette (BYU), DJ Gray (San Diego State), Brandon Knight (Kentucky), Demetri McCamey (Illinois), Mickey McConnell (St. Mary's), Isaiah Thomas (Washington) and Kemba Walker (Connecticut).
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ACC honors: North Carolina's Harrison Barnes and Kendall Marshall were selected co-ACC men's rookies of the week, the league said Monday.
Virginia Tech's Jeff Allen was the player of the week.
Barnes was the leading scorer in each of UNC's ACC wins this past week.
Marshall had 22 assists and five turnovers combined in the Tar Heels' wins.
In Sunday's 89-69 victory over Florida State, Marshall had 16 assists and nine points against the Seminoles' No. 1 nationally ranked defense. The 16 assists are a UNC freshman record for assists in any game and the most assists ever by a Tar Heel in an ACC game.
Allen recorded two double-doubles in ACC road games this past week.
CIAA honors: Players from St. Augustine's and Shaw were recognized with weekly honors from the league.
St. Augustine's Le'Keisha White was the women's player of the week, and the Falcons' Joel Kindred was the men's rookie of the week.
Shaw's Aslea Williams was the top women's newcomer.
Football
Tide hires Mike Groh: Alabama has hired Mike Groh as wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator.
Coach Nick Saban said Monday the former Virginia quarterback and assistant coach will replace Curt Cignetti, now head coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Groh, who coached Louisville's quarterbacks last season, was an assistant coach at Virginia from 2001 to 2008, including the final three years as the offensive coordinator under his father, Al Groh.
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