Holy Cross dedicates court docket to Bob Cousy

Invoice Simmons and Charlie Baker had been in the home Saturday in Worcester.

Bob Cousy, pictured right here in 2022, was honored at Holy Cross on Saturday. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Workers

February 8, 2026 | 12:52 PM

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The Faculty of the Holy Cross honored all-time nice Bob Cousy by naming its house court docket in his honor Saturday in Worcester.

The ground contained in the Hart Heart on the Luth Athletic Complicated is now formally Bob Cousy ’50 Courtroom – a nod to the 1947 NCAA nationwide champion who went on to win six titles with the Celtics.

Cousy, 97, attended the ceremony and saluted the group at mid-court earlier than the boys’s basketball workforce outlasted Lehigh, 76-67.

They even distributed purple “Cousys” for followers to retailer their drinks.

Invoice Simmons (founder and CEO of The Ringer, and a Holy Cross alumnus) was in the home to commemorate the event. Former Massachusetts governor and present NCAA president Charlie Baker attended the occasion as properly.

Holy Cross gamers sported his identify on the again of their pregame warmups.

Trevor Hass is a sports activities producer for Boston.com, the place he writes and edits tales about Boston’s skilled groups, amongst different duties.