Miami's Kadji, Scott and Larkin Earn All-ACC Accolades
March 5, 2012
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Three University of Miami basketball players – Kenny Kadji, Durand Scott and Shane Larkin – have earned 2011-12 All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors, as announced Monday by the ACC, following a vote of 62 members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA).
Kadji was selected to the All-ACC Third Team, Durand Scott was voted an honorable mention performer and Larkin earned a spot on the ACC All-Freshman Team.
In his first season on the court with the Canes, Kenny Kadji averaged 14.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in ACC play, earning a selection to the All-ACC Third Team. He shot 50.9 percent from the field and 43.5 percent from distance in 15 games. The native of Douala, Cameroon, notched a pair of double-doubles in league play with 14 points and 10 rebounds at Virginia (Jan. 7) and 20 points and 11 rebounds against NC State (Jan. 22). In Miami’s win over No. 5 Duke, Kadji knocked down 4-of-5 three-pointers, scoring 15 points to go along with his eight rebounds. He scored in double digits in all but one ACC game, and recorded seven or more rebounds eight times. In league games only, the junior forward ranked third in the ACC in field goal percentage, seventh in blocked shots, ninth in scoring and 16th in rebounding.
Durand Scott is one of four players selected as an All-ACC Honorable Mention performer. Scott, from The Bronx, N.Y., averaged 12.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game for the Canes in ACC play. Against Maryland (Feb. 1), Scott recorded 24 points – hitting 78.6 percent of his shots – along with eight rebounds and seven assists. At NC State on Feb. 29, the junior tallied 10 points and 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the year. He recorded 13 double-digit scoring nights and had at least three assists in eight games this year. Scott also notched six or more rebounds 11 times. He was fifth in the league in field goal percentage (47.6%), tied for eighth in assists (46) and tied for ninth in steals (21). The junior guard was also 14th in rebounding and tied for 15th in scoring.
Miami rookie Shane Larkin earned one of five nods for the ACC All-Freshman Team. Larkin started 11 of 16 league games, averaging 5.3 points, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Larkin tallied at least three assists in nine games and recorded a steal in nine outings. At North Carolina (Jan. 10), Larkin’s second ACC game, he had six swipes and four assists and in back-to-back games against NC State (Jan. 22) and at Georgia Tech (Jan. 24), he dished out five assists per game. The product of Dr. Phillips High in Orlando, Fla., shot 81.8 percent at the free throw line and hit 11 three pointers in 16 league games. Larkin ended the regular season tied for fourth in steals in league games.
Sixth-seeded Miami opens the 2012 ACC Tournament Thursday against 11-seed Georgia Tech at 9 p.m. in Philips Arena.
A complete listing of All-ACC teams is below.
FIRST TEAM
Tyler Zeller, North Carolina (186)
Mike Scott, Virginia (184)
John Henson, North Carolina (170)
Austin Rivers, Duke (164)
Harrison Barnes, North Carolina (153)
SECOND TEAM
Kendall Marshall, North Carolina (151)
Terrell Stoglin, Maryland (131)
Michael Snaer, Florida State (127)
C.J. Leslie, NC State (99)
Erick Green, Virginia Tech (70)
THIRD TEAM
Seth Curry, Duke (65)
C.J. Harris, Wake Forest (57)
Lorenzo Brown, NC State (52)
Kenny Kadji, Miami (45)
Mason Plumlee, Duke (43)
HONORABLE MENTION
Bernard James, Florida State (42)
Andre Young, Clemson (35)
Travis McKie, Wake Forest (26)
Durand Scott, Miami (26)
ACC ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM*
John Henson, North Carolina (61)
Bernard James, Florida State (54)
Jontel Evans, Virginia (39)
Michael Snaer, Florida State (31)
Andre Young, Clemson (29)
ACC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM*
Austin Rivers, Duke (61)
Ryan Anderson, Boston College (61)
Dorian Finney-Smith, Virginia Tech (53)
Shane Larkin, Miami (43)
Nick Faust, Maryland (41)
*One voter did not vote for the all-defensive or all-freshman teams.
