Found February 08, 2012 on
Miami Herald:
PLAYERS:
Reggie Johnson,
Durand Scott,
Malcolm Grant,
Kenny Kadji,
Shane Larkin,
Austin Rivers,
Dick Vitale,
Mason Plumlee
TEAMS: Miami Hurricanes, Duke Blue Devils, Virginia Tech Hokies
TEAMS: Miami Hurricanes, Duke Blue Devils, Virginia Tech Hokies
CORAL GABLES -- If you based team MVP awards simply on points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and three-pointers you could make an argument for a handful of different players on what numbers-wise is a very balanced Hurricanes men's basketball team.
You could give the award to Durand Scott because he leads the team in scoring (13.1 points per game), assists (3.4) and minutes (34.9) and is averaging five rebounds a game.
Malcolm Grant has an argument because he's hit a number of big shots, averages 12.7 points a game and leads the team in three-pointers made with 44.
Florida transfer Kenny Kadji has played lights out in the post, averaging 12.6 points and 5.8 rebounds while leading the team with 35 blocked shots.
Even freshman point guard Shane Larkin deserves some consideration. His 37 steals lead the ACC and he's provided a big boost since being inserted into the starting lineup four games ago.
But if you throw out stats and look at overall impact, there is no qu...
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