Miami sophomore guard Acaden Lewis was named to the Bob Cousy Award Watch List on Monday, placing him among 20 candidates for the award that recognizes the top point guard in Division I men’s basketball.
Eyes on 55 🗣️@AcadenLewis has been named to the Bob Cousy Award Preseason Watch List 🙌 pic.twitter.com/ywctfQ6MUO
— Canes Men’s Basketball (@CanesHoops) October 26, 2026
Strong freshman season at Villanova and transfer to Miami
Lewis arrived in Coral Gables after a standout freshman year at Villanova, where he started all 33 games and averaged 12.2 points, 5.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.9 steals. He set Villanova freshman records with 176 assists and 63 steals and became the first Wildcat to average at least five assists per game in a season since 1998-99.
He earned Second Team All-Big East honors and was a unanimous selection to the Big East All-Freshman Team.
Lewis entered the transfer portal and chose the Hurricanes in large part because of HC Jai Lucas, whom he had met earlier in the recruiting process and who challenged him to become a more complete point guard…