Providence College Athletics

Men's Basketball Team Awards Presented At Annual Banquet

4/19/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball

April 19, 2002

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's basketball squad announced its annual team awards for the 2001-02 season on Thursday, April 18 at the team banquet at the Providence Biltmore.

Senior guard John Linehan of Chester, Pa., earned the team's Jimmy Walker Most Valuable Player Award and he also received the Marvin Barnes Defensive Player Award. It marks the fourth time that he has earned the Marvin Barnes Defensive Player Award and the second time he received the Jimmy Walker Most Valuable Player Award. Linehan, who finished second in the nation in average steals per game (4.5), made 139 steals in 31 contests this season. He set the NCAA career steals record with his 377th steal on February 26. Linehan finished his career with 385 steals. In addition to the NCAA career steals mark, Linehan also established the BIG EAST career steals record (226), the BIG EAST single-season steals record (77) and the BIG EAST single-game steals record (11). This season, he averaged 12.5 points, 4.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game. For his efforts, he was named NABC Defensive Player of the Year, BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, ESPN.com Defensive Player of the Year, Basketball America Defensive Player of the Year and College Insider.com National Defensive Player of the Year. Other honors he received this season were Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America, All-BIG EAST Second Team, NABC District 1 First Team, USBWA All-District 1, the Bob Cousy Award and College Insider.com 2002 All-Defensive Team member.

Senior guard Kareem Hayletts of Bergenfield, N.J., received the Unsung Hero Award. Hayletts served as a sparkplug off the bench this season for the Friars. He played in a career-high 21 games in 2001-02.

Senior forward Brian Schnurr of Fairfield, Conn., received the John Zannini Coaches' Award. Schnurr, who completed his third season with the Friars as a walk-on, saw action in three games this season.

Freshman Ryan Gomes of Waterbury, Conn. earned the Promising Prospect Award. He finished the season with the second highest scoring average (13.8 ppg), field goal percentage (.559) and rebounding average (7.8) all-time for Friar freshmen. Gomes led the team in rebounding and finished second overall on the team in scoring. He established a PC freshman record for points in a game when he scored 31 against Miami on January 19. In recognition of his strong play this season, Gomes earned BIG EAST All-Rookie Team honors.

Junior forward Stephen Traugott of New Rochelle, N.Y. was presented with the Thomas Ramos Award for the top grade point average on the team. Traugott, a finance major, has recorded a cumulative grade point average of 3.29. Last season, he earned BIG EAST Academic All-Star honors.

2001-02 PROVIDENCE MEN'S BASKETBALL AWARDS

Jimmy Walker Most Valuable Player Award - John Linehan

Marvin Barnes Defensive Player Award - John Linehan

Unsung Hero Award - Kareem Hayletts

John Zannini Coaches' Award - Brian Schnurr

Promising Prospect Award - Ryan Gomes

Thomas Ramos Award (Top GPA) - Stephen Traugott

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