Men's Basketball: Sally Earns Honorable Mention
March 07, 2005 11:13 AM | General
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PROVIDENCE – West Virginia University senior Tyrone Sally was named to the 2005 all-Big East honorable mention team announced today by the conference.
Sally, a 6-foot-7 forward, averaged 12.7 points and 4.0 rebounds per game in helping West Virginia to an 18-9 regular season record.
The Chesterfield, Va., native shot 46.6 percent from the floor and made 41 of 116 three-point attempts for 35.3 percent. Sally also added 51 assists, 33 steals and 11 blocks in a fine all-around season.
“It is a great accomplishment for Tyrone," said West Virginia coach John Beilein. "He is the lone member of the scholarship athletes left that we inherited. He’s seen a lot go on here at West Virginia and it’s just really a credit to him. He’s going to graduate in May and he’s been a quiet but significant leader on this team.”
The all-Big East first team was made up of Craig Smith and Jared Dudley (Boston College), Ryan Gomes (Providence), Hakim Warrick and Gerry McNamara (Syracuse) and Chevon Troutman (Pitt). Warrick was the only unanimous first-team selection picked by league coaches.
The all-Big East second unit was comprised of Josh Boone and Charlie Villanueva of Connecticut, Curtis Sumpter and Allan Ray of Villanova and Carl Krauser from Pitt.
The third team was made up Marcus Williams (Connecticut), Brandon Bowman (Georgetown), Chris Thomas (Notre Dame), Daryll Hill (St. John’s) and Randy Foye (Villanova).
Other honorable mention picks were Jeff Green of Georgetown, Chris Taft of Pitt and Josh Pace of Syracuse.
The all-Big East rookie team included BC’s Sean Williams, Connecticut’s Rudy Gay, Georgetown’s Jeff green, Pitt’s Ronald Ramon, Rutgers’ Ollie Bailey and Villanova’s Kyle Lowry.
West Virginia, seeded eighth, will take on No. 9-seeded Providence in the opening game of the 2005 Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden Wednesday afternoon. The contest will get underway at 2 pm and will be televised nationally by ESPN (Sean McDonough, Bill Raftery and Jay Bilas).
