Kingston Flemings Named Finalist for Bob Cousy Award

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HOUSTON – University of Houston freshman Kingston Flemings was named one of five finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, presented annually to the nation's top point guard by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.

Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting starting Friday at http://hoophallawards.com/. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process.

Later this month, the finalists will be presented to Cousy and the Hall of Fame's selection committees. The Selection Committees for the Bob Cousy Award are composed of top men's college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers.

The winners of the 2026 Cousy Award will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the four other members of the Men's Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard), Julius Erving Award (Small Forward), Karl Malone Award (Power Forward) and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center).

Jaden Bradley (Arizona), Darius Acuff Jr. (Arkansas), Jeremy Fears Jr. (Michigan State) and Braden Smith (Purdue) joined Flemings as Bob Cousy Award finalists.

ABOUT KINGSTON FLEMINGS
Competing in his first collegiate season, Flemings has established himself as one of the nation's top student-athletes.

He leads the Cougars and ranks among the Big 12 Top-20 leaders with 16.5 points, 5.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game while hitting 48.3 percent of his shots from the field and 37.6 percent from behind the arc.

Flemings paces the Cougars with 11 20-point games in 2025-26, including three straight in late January.

He posted a career-high 42 points on 15-of-26 shooting at Texas Tech on January 24 to set the school freshman single-game scoring record. He became only the 12^th Cougar of any class to score 40+ points in a game and topped the previous freshman scoring record of 34 points by Rob Williams against Rice on February 25, 1980.

With 510 points this season, Flemings has set the Houston freshman single-season scoring record, besting Williams' 456 points during the 1979-80 season. As the Cougars close the regular season and prepare for postseason play, Flemings is just ahead of Williams' freshman season scoring record average of 16.3 points per game.

Flemings scored nine points in the final two minutes and added five assists with three rebounds and a blocked shot in the Cougars' 69-65 win over #14/14 Texas Tech inside Fertitta Center on January 6.

After scoring 22 points with five rebounds, seven assists and a blocked shot in a win over #22/25 Auburn during the RxBenefits The Battleground 2k25 in Birmingham, Ala., on November 16, Flemings was honored as the USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week as well as the Big 12 Player and Newcomer of the Week.

Flemings joined the Cougars after an award-winning prep career at Brennan High School in San Antonio, Texas.

BOB COUSY AWARD FINALISTS

Player	School	Class	Position	Height
Kingston Flemings	Houston	Freshman	Guard	6-4
Jaden Bradley	Arizona	Senior	Guard	6-3
Darius Acuff Jr.	Arkansas	Freshman	Guard	6-3
Jeremy Fears	Michigan State	Redshirt Sophomore	Guard	6-2
Braden Smith	Purdue	Senior	Guard	6-0

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UP NEXT
• Flemings and Houston take their first steps in the postseason at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament inside T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.
• The Cougars will open play as the (2) seed at 6 p.m., Thursday. Houston will face the winner from (7) West Virginia/(10) BYU-(15) Kansas State. That game will air on ESPN or ESPN2.
• All Houston Men's Basketball games can be heard on 950 AM KPRC, the Varsity Network app and Sirius XM Radio.

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