Three Miami Hurricanes -- junior center Tonye Jekiri as well as redshirt junior guards Sheldon McClellan and Angel Rodriguez -- were named honorable mentions on the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Team.
Jekiri, who came in second for Most Improved and third for Defensive Player of the Year, also made the All-ACC Defensive Team. He led the conference with 10.9 rebounds per game and averaged 1.3 blocks per game in league play. In ACC play, Jekiri also recorded multiple blocks on six occasions, double-digit defensive rebounds in three games and a steal in 10 instances.
The 7-footer paced the league with nine double-doubles in 18 games, tallying 9.4 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. From his sophomore to junior campaigns, he drastically improved his all-around game: rebounding by 4.8 (91.8 percent increase), blocks by 0.5 (55.6 percent increase) and points by 5.3 (129.3 percent).
McClellan boasts the top shooting percentage (50 percent) in the country by a guard in the Power 5 Conferences. In 15 ACC games, he scored 15-plus points with a pair of double-doubles. The Hurricanes went 13-0 when he shot 50 percent or better from the floor. McClellan led Miami with 14.8 points per game. He ranked 16th in the ACC in scoring and fourth in free-throw percentage (81 percent).
Rodriguez finished sixth in the ACC in assists (123), seventh in steals (55) and eighth in free-throw percentage (75 percent). He recorded at least five assists in eight games. In matchups against No. 3 Virginia and No. 4 Duke, Rodriguez averaged 24.5 points, 6.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals. He was second on the team with 12.3 points per game.
Miami (20-11, 10-8 ACC), the sixth seed in the ACC Tournament, will play the winner of 11th seed Wake Forest and 14th seed Virginia Tech on Wednesday. The Hurricanes are on the bubble to earn an NCAA Tournament berth.
Florida State's Xavier Rathan-Mayes was named to the honorable mention team. Rathan-Mayes has scored 20 or more points seven times this season, including two 35-point efforts. He leads the Seminoles, and ranks second among all ACC freshmen, in both scoring (14.4) and assists (4.4).
2015 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Basketball Post-Season Honors
First Team All-ACC
Jahlil Okafor, Fr., Duke (64) - *320
Jerian Grant, Sr., Notre Dame (64) - *320
Rakeem Christmas, Sr. Syracuse (51) - 294
Malcolm Brogdon, Jr., Virginia (53) - 293
Olivier Hanlan, Jr., Boston College (29) - 246
Second Team All-ACC
Montrezl Harrell, Jr., Louisville (21) - 220
Quinn Cook, Sr., Duke (23) - 219
Terry Rozier, So., Louisville (2) - 154
Trevor Lacey, Jr., NC State (2) - 123
Justin Anderson, Jr., Virginia (5) - 106
Third Team All-ACC
Marcus Paige, Jr., North Carolina (4) - 97
Tyus Jones, Fr., Duke (2) - 89
Pat Connaughton, Sr., Notre Dame - 45
Anthony Gill, Jr., Virginia - 42
Brice Johnson, Jr., North Carolina - 40
(first team votes)
Honorable Mention
Jamel Artis, So., Pittsburgh - 33
Tonye Jekiri, Jr., Miami - 32
London Perrantes, So., Virginia - 31
Sheldon McClellan, Jr., Miami - 31
Justise Winslow, Fr., Duke - 29
Xavier Rathan-Mayes, Fr., Florida State - 24
Michael Young, So., Pittsburgh - 14
Angel Rodriguez, Jr., Miami - 13
Codi Miller-McIntyre, Jr., Wake Forest - 12
Kennedy Meeks, So.,North Carolina - 10
All-ACC Freshman Team
Jahlil Okafor, Duke - *64
Tyus Jones, Duke - 62
Justise Winslow, Duke - 59
Xavier Rathan-Mayes, Florida State - 57
Justin Jackson, North Carolina - 22
All-ACC Defensive Team
Rakeem Christmas, Sr., Syracuse - 58
Malcolm Brogdon, Jr., Virginia - 50
Darion Atkins, Sr., Virginia - 38
Tonye Jekiri, Jr., Miami - 38
BeeJay Anya, So., NC State - 29
ACC Player of the Year
Jahlil Okafor, Fr., Duke - 44
Jerian Grant, Sr., Notre Dame - 14
Malcolm Brogdon, Jr., Virginia - 3
Rakeem Christmas, Sr., Syracuse - 1
Olivier Hanlan, Jr., Boston College - 1
Montrezl Harrell, Jr., Louisville - 1
ACC Freshman of the Year
Jahlil Okafor, Duke - 64
ACC Coach of the Year
Tony Bennett, Virginia - 52
Mike Brey, Notre Dame - 6
Mike Krzyzewski, Duke - 5
Mark Gottfried, NC State - 1
Defensive Player of the Year
Darion Atkins, Sr., Virginia - 26
Rakeem Christmas, Sr., Syracuse - 15
Tonye Jekiri, Jr., Miami - 10
Montrezl Harrell, Jr., Louisville - 8
BeeJay Anya, So., NC State - 3
James Robinson, Jr., Pittsburgh - 1
Cameron Wright, Sr., Pittsburgh - 1
Most Improved
Rakeem Christmas, Sr., Syracuse - 24
Tonye Jekiri, Jr., Miami - 14
Quinn Cook, Sr., Duke - 6
Cat Barber, So., NC State - 6
Terry Rozier, So., Louisville - 4
Michael Gbinije, Jr., Syracuse - 4
Jaron Blossomgame, So., Clemson - 3
Jamel Artis, So., Pittsburgh - 2
Michael Young, So., Pittsburgh - 1
Sixth Man of the Year
BeeJay Anya, So., NC State - 26
Matt Jones, So., Duke - 13
Charles Mitchell, Jr., Georgia Tech - 10
V.J. Beachem, So., Notre Dame - 8
Chris Jones, So., Pittsburgh - 7
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