And the winner is…

UNC Basketball

Last night at the Carolina Club the Men’s Basketball team held its awards ceremony. The two senior starters of the team came home with the biggest awards as Deon Thompson (led the team in scoring and 2nd in rebounding) got most valuable player of the season while fifth year senior Marcus Ginyard took home defensive player of the year. Thompson also has the NCAA record for most games played with 152. And while both of these two players were blamed by some of the fan base I am truly happy for both of them. To me Thompson and Ginyard both worked hard for this team, with the only thing that they might not have been able to do is going from role players to true leaders, but that is not something that everyone can do and should not be judged by it. The reality is once someone else, John Henson, began to come into his own, they were able to play within themselves and did better.

Other award winners: Tyler Zeller (Athletic Director’s Burgess McSwain Scholar-Athlete Award), Ed Davis (highest field goal % & best rebounder), Larry Drew (most assists), Will Graves (highest free throw %), Justin Watts (most inspirational player), Travis Wear (freshman who best exemplifies determination, sportsmanship and sacrifice) and John Henson (most improved).

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