Miami Honors Men's Basketball Team

CORAL GABLES, FL. -The University of Miami men’s basketball team held its annual awards banquet Monday at the Biscayne Bay Marriott to honor its 1999-00 BIG EAST Championship team. Miami, which recorded its six consecutive winning season, finished with an 23-11 overall record, 13-3 in the BIG EAST, and made its third consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Head Coach Leonard Hamilton announced the following awardrecipients:

Freshman Academic Award
James Jones

Outstanding Student-Athlete
Jerry Schlie

Best Free Throw Percentage
Johnny Hemsley (.849)

Leading Three-Point FG Percentage
John Salmons (.341)

Leading Field Goal Percentage
Elton Tyler (.512)

Assist Leader
Vernon Jennings (218 assists)

Leading Scorer
Johnny Hemsley (18.1 ppg)

Chairman of the Boards
Mario Bland (7.0 rpg)

Sixth Man Award
Dwayne Wimbley

Hustle Award
Vernon Jennings

Most Improved Player
Elton Tyler

Outstanding Defender
John Salmons

Unsung Hero Award (Presented by UM Hall of Fame)
Vernon Jennings

Appreciation Award
Bill Cowgill (Assistant Athletic Trainer)
Sam Henderson (Assistant SID)

Senior Manager Award
Chad Fisher
Patrick Quinn