Hurricanes Announce Men's Basketball Award Winners At Annual Banquet

April 19, 2001

Coral Gables, FL – The University of Miami men’s basketball team held its annual awards banquet Wednesday at the Biscayne Bay Marriott in Miami, FL. Miami, which recorded its seventh consecutive winning season, finished with an 16-13 overall record, 8-8 in the BIG EAST, and reached the post-season for the fifth consecutive season.

ESPN Basketball analyst Len Elmore, a former NBA star and Harvard Law graduate, was the featured speaker at the banquet.

Head Coach Perry Clark announced the following award recipients:

FRESHMAN ACADEMIC AWARD Dan Marakovits

OUTSTANDING STUDENT-ATHLETE James Jones, Jerry Schlie, Orlando Gonzalez

LEONARD HAMILTON AWARD Rodrigue Djahue(Courage, Dedication and Hardwork displayed throughout the year)

BEST FREE THROW % James Jones (.811, 60-74)

LEADING 3-POINT FG% James Jones (.471, 41-87)

LEADING FIELD GOAL % John Salmons (.474, 137-289)

ASSISTS LEADER John Salmons (115, 4.0 apg)

LEADING SCORER Darius Rice (409, 14.1 ppg)

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS John Salmons (173, 6.0 rpg)

VERSATILE PLAYER AWARD Leroy Hurd

LEADERSHIP AWARD Jerry Schlie

SIXTH MAN AWARD Marcus Barnes

HUSTLE AWARD Orlando Gonzalez, Dan Marakavits, Brandon Okpalobi

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER Dwayne Wimbley

OUTSTANDING DEFENDER Mike Simmons

UNSUNG HERO AWARD Dwayne Wimbley(Presented by Hall of Fame Committee)

BIG EAST ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Darius Rice (2/19)

Marcus Barnes (1/22)BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK John Salmons (3/4)

THIRD-TEAM ALL-BIG EAST John Salmons

BIG EAST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM Darius Rice