Two University of Louisville men’s basketball players have received all-conference honors for the 2015-16 season.
Graduate guard Damion Lee was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference second team as selected by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA). Sophomore forward/center Chinanu Onuaku was honored on the ACC All-Defensive team and was an honorable mention All-ACC choice.
Lee led the Cardinals in scoring and is 10th in the ACC, averaging 16.2 points and 1.5 steals (fifth in the ACC) while shooting 84.3 percent from the free throw line (fifth in the ACC). Lee scoring in double figures in 26 of 30 games this season and was the Cardinals’ top scorer in 16 games. From Baltimore, Md., Lee scored his 2,000th career point last Wednesday, a figure which includes his season at Drexel.
Onuaku was eighth in the ACC in rebounding (8.6 rpg), third in blocked shots (2.0 bpg) and sixth in offensive rebounds (3.0) while averaging 10.0 points and shooting 62.9 percent from the field this season. The Lanham, Md. product had 11 double-doubles on the season and 13 for his career, including six consecutive in his first six ACC games this season. His 10 double-doubles in ACC games was second in the ACC. He was the first Cardinal with six straight double-doubles in 22 years, since Clifford Rozier had nine straight during the 1993-94 season. He led the team with 38 dunks this season.
The complete list of honors is listed below:
2016 ACC Basketball Post-Season Honors
All-Atlantic Coast Conference
First Team
Brice Johnson, Sr., North Carolina
Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., Virginia
Cat Barber, Jr., NC State
Grayson Allen, So., Duke
Jaron Blossomgame, Jr., Clemson
Second Team
Michael Gbinije, Sr., Syracuse
Sheldon McClellan, Sr., Miami
Demetrius Jackson, Jr., Notre Dame
Brandon Ingram, Fr., Duke
Damion Lee, Sr., Louisville
Third Team
Marcus Georges-Hunt, Sr., Georgia Tech
Anthony Gill, Sr., Virginia
Zach Auguste, Sr., Notre Dame
Michael Young, Jr., Pittsburgh
Angel Rodriguez, Sr., Miami
Honorable Mention
Justin Jackson, North Carolina
Tonye Jekiri, Miami
Zach LeDay, Virginia Tech
Chinanu Onuaku, Louisville
Marcus Paige, North Carolina
London Perrantes, Virginia
Devin Thomas, Wake Forest
ACC All-Defensive Team
Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., Virginia
Tonye Jekiri, Sr., Miami
Michael Gbinije, Sr., Syracuse
Landry Nnoko, Sr., Clemson
Chinanu Onuaku, So., Louisville
ACC All-Freshman Team
Brandon Ingram, Duke
Dwayne Bacon, Florida State
Malik Beasley, Florida State
Malachi Richardson, Syracuse
Bryant Crawford, Wake Forest
ACC Player of the Year
Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., Virginia
ACC Freshman of the Year
Brandon Ingram, Duke
ACC Coach of the Year
Jim Larrañaga, Miami
ACC Defensive Player of the Year
Malcolm Brogdon, Sr., Virginia
ACC Most Improved Player of the Year
Jaron Blossomgame, Jr., Clemson
ACC Sixth Man of the Year
Isaiah Hicks, Jr., North Carolina
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