Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Jeronne Maymon: Men Vols' MVP

Love you, Jeronne.


Here the the article in its entirety:

Cuonzo Martin made official Wednesday night what most Tennessee basketball fans suspected and witnessed for themselves this season: Jeronne Maymon was the Vols' most valuable player.
It was one of 11 awards handed out at the men's basketball banquet at Calhoun's on the River.

Maymon, a 6-foot-7, 265-pound junior, took in the most awards at the event, which was closed to the media. Maymon averaged 12.7 points per game and 8.1 rebounds each outing, ranking among the most consistent players in the SEC by scoring at least 11 points against every SEC opponent.

In addition to being the Most Valuable Player, Maymon was given the Iron Vol Strength Award for work in the weight room, and the Play Hard Board Award, which recognized the highest composite score of effort plays, such as taking charges and diving efforts.

Mid-term enrollee Jarnell Stokes was given the Most Courageous Award for his decision to graduate high school early and begin his collegiate playing career five days after his 18th birthday. Stokes also was Newcomer of the Year.

Stokes and Maymon were recognized for their SEC honors. Maymon was second team All-SEC, and Stokes was on the Freshman All-SEC team.

Point guard Trae Golden won awards for having the most assists and best free-throw shooting percentage on the team. Golden shot 82.8 percent from the line, finishing the regular season tops in the SEC in that department.

Senior Cam Tatum was the Defensive Player of the Year, while former Austin-East High standout Brandon Lopez was the Team-Before-Self Award recipient.

Freshmen Josh Richardson and Yemi Makanjuola both won awards: Richardson received the Academic Achiever Award, and Makanjuola won the Most Improved Award.


http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2012/apr/11/jeronne-maymon-named-vols-most-valuable-player/

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