Men's Basketball Team Holds Annual Awards Banquet
April 18, 2002
Coral Gables, FL (hurricanesports.com) – The University of Miami men’s basketball team held its annual awards banquet Thursday at the Mayfair House Hotel in Coconut Grove, FL. Miami, which recorded its eighth consecutive winning season, finished with an 24-8 overall record, 10-6 in the BIG EAST, and reached the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in the last five seasons. The Hurricanes established several school-records last season including victories (24), three-point field goals (236), three-point field goal attempts (684) and blocked shots (190).
Head Coach Perry Clark announced the following award recipients:
OUTSTANDING STUDENT-ATHLETE James Jones (3.371 GPA in Finance)FOUNDERS AWARD Paulo Coelho(Courage, Dedication and Hardwork displayed throughout the year)BEST FREE THROW % John Salmons (.842, 123-146)LEADING 3-POINT FG% Darius Rice (.365, 76-208)LEADING FIELD GOAL % Elton Tyler (.580, 149-257)ASSISTS LEADER John Salmons (195, 6.1 apg)LEADING SCORER Darius Rice (478, 14.9 ppg)CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARDS James Jones (203, 6.3 rpg)SIXTH MAN AWARD Mike Simmons(Presented by the Top of the Key Club)HUSTLE AWARD William Frisby, Kahleaf WatsonMOST IMPROVED PLAYER Marcus BarnesOUTSTANDING DEFENDER John SalmonsBEST PASSER Rafael BerumenUNSUNG HERO AWARD Rodrigue Djahue(Presented by Hall of Fame Committee)BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK John Salmons (Dec. 23, Dec. 31) Darius Rice (Jan. 28)SECOND-TEAM ALL-BIG EAST John Salmons Darius RiceTHIRD-TEAM ALL-BIG EAST James JonesBIG EAST ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Marcus Barnes
