UConn's Kemba Walker was announced the winner of Bob Cousy Award, given annually by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame to the nation’s top point guard.

Walker beat out Jimmer Fredette of BYU and Nolan Smith of Duke among others for the award, which is given out by the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

“I am thrilled that Kemba has been named the winner of the Bob Cousy Award. He is having one of the great seasons ever in college basketball history,” UConn coach Jim Calhoun said in a statement. “Beyond the stats, game-winning shots and accolades, he epitomizes the leadership that a great point guard must have and what he has done to lead our young team to a Big East Championship and to a spot in the Final Four has been unforgettable.”

Walker is averaging 23.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

Shirley Barnes told The Daily Tar Heel that her son has goals that he wants to fulfill.

The North Carolina freshman forward said after losing 76-69 to Kentucky on Sunday in the Elite Eight that he felt just like he did three years ago, when a last-second shot gave Iowa’s Marshalltown the 51-50 win against Barnes-led Ames in the state playoffs when he was a sophomore.

“That hurt for three months,” his mom, Shirley Barnes, said on Tuesday. “And that was the last time he lost. He has goals and I think he wants to fulfill those goals.”

When asked if he had played his final game in a North Carolina uniform, Barnes gave no indication which way he was leaning, only that he was living in the moment that visibly consumed him.

“I’m not thinking about the NBA,” he said.

Shirley Barnes said when the time is right, her son will make his decision.

“Harrison needs to heal from this loss,” she said. “We haven’t really talked about it, honestly. It’s not pressing to us. It’s what it is.”

Duke guard Kyrie Irving is projected as the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft if he decides to leave school early.

This weekend, the 19-year-old Irving will travel home to New Jersey to discuss his options with his family.

But no one should expect a quick answer.

"Right now, we're going to do our due diligence and privately discuss it as a family," Drederick Irving, Kyrie's father, said Wednesday. "It could be a month or it could be a week. It's not going to be quickly."

Irving said after the Arizona game that the decision remained uncertain. On Wednesday, his father echoed those comments, calling this the biggest decision of Kyrie's life.

"Right now," Drederick Irving said, "Kyrie's focus is on being a student and doing well in the classroom."

Boston College Junior Reggie Jackson declared himself available for the NBA draft, but he says he will not hire an agent at this time.

Jackson averaged 18.2 points, 4.5 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game last season.

Jackson was named to the All-ACC first team, and earned an honorable mention for The Associated Press All-America team.

The projected future stars of college basketball and the NBA will take to the biggest stage of high school hoops tonight in the 31st McDonald’s All-American game.

Scout.com’s Brian Snow was at every practice session and praised the play of future Duke guard Austin Rivers and Kentucky forward Kyle Wiltjer.

“I wouldn’t say there was one moment that wowed everyone but you certainly took notice of Austin Rivers and Kyle Wiltjer,” Snow said. “It seemed like those cats didn’t miss a shot.”

Maryland bigman Jordan Williams is entering his name in the NBA draft, according to his father Leon Williams.

"Jordan is testing the waters... but nothing is official, he is considering it but no decision has been made on him staying in the draft," his father said.

While it is believed that he will ultimately leave his name in the draft, Williams is leaving his options open at the moment and seeing where he is likely to be taken before making the final decision.

Georgia Tech coach Brian Gregory, in an interview with WQXI in Atlanta, said the Yellow Jackets will play at a fast pace:

“Well I think on offense the term we talk about all the time is ‘pace’, we play at a fast pace. It means we will push the ball in both makes and misses, try to attack in the open court, and pace in the halfcourt means that the ball is on the move or it is on the floor being dribble-drove hard to the basket trying to create some opportunities for some other people.  On offense we really emphasize sharing the ball and moving the ball and making the extra pass, really taking great pleasure and joy in creating a shot for someone else.  Defensively, if you watch us play we play with great intensity.  We are a pressure team.  When I say that that is not necessarily a press, more of a pressure team trying to force the tempo with defensive pressure trying to get guys out of their comfort zone disrupting their offenses.  Then at both ends of the court you have to do a great job of controlling the glass.  I know you guys have really talked with Coach Izzo before and that is a trademark of anybody from that program is that you emphasize rebounding.”

Georgia Tech ranked 55th (69.2) in the country in average pace of play this season.

Point guard Larry Drew II has enrolled at UCLA after abruptly leaving North Carolina last month.

Drew left the Tar Heels abruptly in February amid frustrations with playing time, after his numbers dropped drastically from his sophomore season.

Drew averaged 4.4 points and 3.9 assists in 22.8 minutes per game as a junior, down from 8.5 points, 5.9 assists and 28.8 minutes per game in 2009-10.

Due to transfer rules, Drew will not be eligible to take the court for UCLA until the 2012-13 season, though he will be on scholarship next season.

Iman Shumpert, who led Georgia Tech in points, rebounds, assists and steals this season, has decided to enter his name into the NBA Draft.

Shumpert announced the news on his Twitter account.

He will not hire an agent, leaving open the option of returning to Georgia Tech for his senior season. Shumpert added that he made the decision before incoming coach Brian Gregory was hired, and did not intend to come off as disrespectful.

Shumper averaged 17.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 3.5 assists in 31 games for the Yellow Jackets. He’s projected as a second round pick by most draft outlets.

Senior guards Jimmer Fredette of BYU and Nolan Smith of Duke are the leading vote-getters on The Associated Press All-America team.

Freshman Jared Sullinger of Ohio State, junior guard Kemba Walker of Connecticut and senior forward JaJuan Johnson of Purdue also are on the team announced Monday.

Fredette, the nation's leading scorer, received all but one of 65 votes from the national media panel that selects the Top 25. Smith, who led the Blue Devils to a No. 1 ranking for 10 weeks this season, got 61 votes.