He
earned numerous awards in the ACC including Player of Year, a record
setting seven times Player of the Week. He was also named the ACC Male Athlete
of the Year.
He
led the conference in scoring (22.2) and rebounding (10.4). He also led the
ACC in field goals (316) and free throws (184). Jamison was 2nd in
the league shooting 57.9% from the field.
In a #1
vs. #2 match up, North Carolina soared past the top ranked Blue Devils of
Duke behind 35 points and 11 rebounds from Jamison.
The Tar Heels' star forward put up 36-16 vs. #20 Maryland in
an 85-67 win to avenge a previous loss to the Terrapins.
Jamison earned ACC tournament MVP with a 22-18 performance
in the Final win over #3 Duke.
In the NCAA tournament he 20 points and 14 boards in a Sweet
16 victory over #16 Michigan St.
He
followed that up with a 20 point effort in a 75-64 regional final win over
#6 UConn. Jamison would be named the MVP of the East Region.
North Carolina would fall to #7 Utah 65-59 in the Final
Four.
The Tar Heels would return to the Final Four for the second
straight year.
They won the ACC tournament and finished the season ranked
#1 in the polls. UNC
was 34-4, #1 seed in the East in the NCAA tournament and averaged almost 82
points per game.
2.
Raef LaFrenz: Was a
consensus All-American for the second straight year and was second in the Player of the
Year voting (Wooden award).
He was the 3rd player in the
1990s to be a consensus All-American twice, joining Shaquille O’Neal and Tim Duncan.
He was also named Big 12 Player of the Year
for the second straight season and All-Big 12 for a third time.
He
posted 19 double doubles including seven straight.
LaFrentz
was 5th in the Big 12 in scoring (19.8), 3rd in FGs
(232), and 8th in blocks (1.5).
He led the league in rebound and was 14th
nationally averaging 11.4 boards per game.
The
senior’s top performance came against the defending champions Arizona. He
scored a career high 32 points on 12-17 shooting and all eight free throws.
In the NCAA tourney he averaged 21 ppg,
14.5 rpg and shot 74% in two games.
Kansas won the Big 12 regular and
tournament crowns. They were 35-4 and #2 in the final poll. The Jayhawks went
15-1 in league play including 12-0 with LaFrentz in the lineup.
3.
Andre Miller: Was the West Regional MVP. He was
All-Final Four.
He put up the fourth triple double (18-14-13) in NCAA history as Utah routed the defending national champions Arizona 76-51 in the regional final.
He was 1st team All-WAC, 3rd
team All-American by the U.S Basketball Writers, and honorable mention by the
AP.
Miller averaged 14.2 points and 5.2
rebounds per game in 34 games.
He was 5th in the WAC
in shooting at 54.9%, 4th in
steals (2.15), and 6th in ast. (5.2).
In six NCAA tournament games, he averaged
16.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 6.8 apg, and two steals.
In the 2nd round against #17
Arkansas he had 28 points on 9-14 shooting. He added seven rebounds and six
assists.
He was
the catalyst to another upset in the Final Four over #1 North Carolina with
16-14-7.
Miller guided the Utes to a 41-31 lead in
the National Championship at the half. Utah would eventually fall to #5 Kentucky
78-69 in the title game despite 16-6-5 from Miller.
In the summer, Miller won gold with at the
Goodwill Games playing with top returning college players against
international senior national teams. He led the U.S squad in assists and was
third in scoring.
