McClinton Earns Third Team All-ACC Honors

March 5, 2007

CORAL GABLES, Fla. –

<?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>University of Miami sophomore guard Jack McClinton has been named to the All-ACC Third Team as announced today by the Associated Press and Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.<?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>

McClinton, a native of Baltimore, Md., concluded the 2006-07 regular season ranked first in the ACC in three point percentage (.438) and three-pointers made per game (2.93) and ranked first in the league in free throw percentage (.896).

Following a 31-point effort against FloridaState Saturday, he finished ninth in the ACC and first on the UM roster in scoring with 16.8 points per game.

Heading into Thursday’s ACC Tournament First Round match-up with Maryland, McClinton’s 85 three-pointers made this season currently ranks tied for first in the UM record books.

McClinton’s All-ACC honor marks the third-consecutive season – one for every season Miami has been a member of the ACC – a player from UM has garnered either first, second or third team accolades.

2007 All-ACC Men’s Basketball Teams & Individual Awards

(106 Total Votes)

ALL-ACC

(1st Team Vote – 3 points; 2nd Team Vote – 2 points; 3rd Team Vote – 1 point)

First Team (1st Team Votes)                         Points    

Jared Dudley, Sr., BostonCollege* (106)           318

Tyler Hansbrough, So., North Carolina* (106)     318

Al Thornton, Sr., FloridaState* (106).               318

Sean Singletary, Jr., Virginia (100)                    312

Zabian Dowdell, Sr., Virginia Tech (90)              302

*unanimous 1st team

Second Team                                               Points

J.R. Reynolds, Sr., Virginia (20)                       232

D.J. Strawberry, Sr., Maryland (2)                     180

Tyrese Rice, So., BostonCollege                     177

Josh McRoberts, So., Duke                             159

Brandan Wright, Fr., North Carolina                  150

Third Team                                                   Points

Kyle Visser, Sr., Wake Forest                         120

Javaris Crittenton, Fr., Georgia Tech                 104

Brandon Costner, Fr., NC State                        94

Jamon Gordon, Sr., Virginia Tech                     61

Jack McClinton, So., Miami                             48

Honorable Mention  (20 or more points)

Ben McCauley, So.,NCState                          36

James Mays, Jr., Clemson                              34

DeMarcus Nelson, Jr., Duke                            34

James Gist, Jr., Maryland                                28

Ekene Ibekwe, Sr., Maryland                           22

ALL-FRESHMAN                                            Votes

Javaris Crittenton, Georgia Tech*                      106

Brandan Wright, North Carolina*                       106

Brandon Costner, NC State                              95

Ty Lawson, North Carolina                               64

Jon Scheyer, Duke                                          54

*unanimous

Honorable Mention (20 or more votes)

Thaddeus Young, Georgia Tech                        42

Greivis Vasquez, Maryland                              37

ALL-DEFENSIVE                                            Votes

Jamon Gordon, Virginia Tech                           96

Ekene Ibekwe, Maryland                                  65

Zabian Dowdell, Virginia Tech                           59

D.J. Strawberry, Maryland                                55

Josh McRoberts, Duke                                    46

Honorable Mention (20 or more votes)

Mario West, Georgia Tech                               33

DeMarcus Nelson, Duke                                  25

James Mays, Clemson                                    24

Vernon Hamilton, Clemson         20