{"id":898837,"date":"2026-10-29T14:52:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/898837\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:52:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:52:27","slug":"miamis-star-guard-named-to-the-bob-cousy-preseason-watchlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/898837\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami&#8217;s Star Guard Named to the Bob Cousy Preseason Watchlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6b\">No. 14 Miami prepares for No. 1 Florida in one of the most underrated games to start the college basketball season with some of the best players in the country. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6g\">Miami&#8217;s starting lineup includes three of the top position players in the country, and some are starting to take notice, with a watchlist being presented for the season. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6l\">Miami&#8217;s new star guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/miami\/basketball\/player-by-player-takeaways-from-no-14-miami-s-exhibition-victory-over-no-24-vanderbilt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Acaden Lewis<\/a> has been tabbed to the Bob Cousy Preseason Watchlist.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6q\">Lewis enters his first season with the Hurricanes following a standout freshman campaign at Villanova, where he earned Second Team All-BIG EAST honors and was a unanimous selection to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6v\">The star player has added a new level of guard play for the Hurricanes this season and is a walking double-double. That was seen in the Vanderbilt exhibition match, even though he also had seven turnovers. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"70\">Moreover, Jai Lucas loves everything that Lewis can do on the floor, even if some things do bother him a bit. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"75\">&#8220;Acaden is a basketball savant,&#8221; Lucas said. &#8220;Some of these things I have to let go of because he can just create and make things happen. He shouldn&#8217;t have seven turnovers in a game. But I thought he played well, getting into the paint and making the reads and kicking it out against the pressure, and it really helped us get started.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7a\">In his freshman season with the Wildcats, the Washington, D.C., native averaged 12.2 points, 5.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.9 steals per game while starting all 33 games. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7f\">He set Villanova freshman records with 176 assists and 63 steals, becoming the first Wildcat to average at least five assists per game in a season since 1998-99. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7k\">That same level of talent is now in the hands of Lucas, who can turn into a first-round pick at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7p\">Here are the 20 players on the 2026-27 Bob Cousy Award Preseason Watch List:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7u\">Markus Burton, Indiana<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7z\">Elliot Cadeau, Michigan<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"84\">Jason Crowe Jr., Missouri<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"89\">Silas Demary Jr., UConn<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8e\">Donovan Dent, LSU<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8j\">Quinn Ellis, St. John&#8217;s<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8o\">Jeremy Fears Jr., Michigan State<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8t\">Boogie Fland, Florida<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8y\">Aden Holloway, Alabama<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"93\">Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-21\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"98\">Nigel James Jr., Marquette<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-22\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9d\">Acaden Lewis, Miami<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-23\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9i\">Chance Mallory, Virginia<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-24\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9n\">Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn<\/p>\n<p 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