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AWARD WINNERS FIRST TEAM CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS AWARD 1908-09 Ray Scanlon 1924-25 Nobel Kizer WINNERS 1926-27 John Nyikos 1931-32 Edward “Moose” Krause 1932-33 Edward “Moose” Krause 1933-34 Edward “Moose” Krause BYRON V. KANALEY AWARD 1935-36 John Moir Perhaps the most prestigious honor awarded to Notre Dame student- 1935-36 Paul Nowak athletes is the Byron V. Kanaley Award. Presented each year since 1927 at 1936-37 John Moir commencement exercises, the Kanaley Awards go to the senior monogram 1936-37 Paul Nowak athletes who have been most exemplary as students and leaders. The 1937-38 John Moir awards, selected by the Faculty Board on Athletics, are named in honor of a 1937-38 Paul Nowak 1904 Notre Dame graduate who was a member of the baseball team as an 1943-44 Leo Klier undergraduate. Kanaley went on to a successful banking career in Chicago 1944-45 Bill Hassett and served the University in the Alumni Association and as a lay trustee 1945-46 Leo Klier from 1915 until his death in 1960. 1947-48 Kevin O’Shea 1970-71 Austin Carr 1929 Francis Crowe 1973-74 John Shumate 1932 Thomas Burns 1974-75 Adrian Dantley 1938 Ray Meyer 1975-76 Adrian Dantley 1954 Dick Rosenthal 1999-2000 Troy Murphy 1957 Jon Smyth 2000-01 Troy Murphy 1958 John McCarthy 2014-15 Jerian Grant 1969 Bob Arnzen 1974 Gary Novak 1990 Scott Paddock SECOND TEAM CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS 1997 Pete Miller 1942-43 Bob Rensberger 1998 Pat Garrity 1945-46 William Hassett 2012 Tim Abromaitis 1949-50 Kevin O’Shea 1958-59 Tom Hawkins FRANCIS PATRICK O’CONNOR AWARD 1969-70 Austin Carr The University of Notre Dame began presenting the Francis Patrick O’Connor 1978-79 Kelly Tripucka Awards in 1993, named in honor of a former Notre Dame wrestler who died 1980-81 Kelly Tripucka in 1973 following his freshman year at the University. He was the son of 1981-82 John Paxson Jane and the late William “Bucky” O’Connor (he played football at Notre 1982-83 John Paxson Dame in 1942, ‘’46 and ’47) from Tulsa, Oklahoma. 1997-98 Pat Garrity The award — which goes to one female and one male graduating senior 2007-08 Luke Harangody student-athlete — is presented upon nomination of their head coaches, 2008-09 Luke Harangody to the student-athlete who best displays the total embodiment of the true 2010-11 Ben Hansbrough spirit of Notre Dame as exemplified by their contributions and inspiration to their teams. Among the qualities considered in nominating individuals NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME — as attributed to Pat O’Connor — are caring, courage, confidence, Six former representatives of the University of Notre Dame’s basketball encouragement, humility, humor, kindness and patience. program have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of 2005 Chris Thomas Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts: 2006 Chris Quinn 1961 George E. Keogan 2011 Tom Kopko 1973 Elmer H. Ripley 2015 Pat Connaughton 1976 Edward “Moose” Krause 2017 Steve Vasturia 1979 Raymond J. Meyer 1981 J. Walter Kennedy NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2008 Adrian Dantley 1936 John Moir Helms Foundation 1971 Austin Carr AP, UPI, Helms Foundation Keogan spent 20 seasons as Notre Dame’s head coach between 1923 1976 Adrian Dantley USBWA and 1943 and amassed 327 victories, more than any other coach in Irish basketball history. Ripley served Notre Dame as head coach in only one season, finishing COACH OF THE YEAR 17-4 in ’45-’46. He played for the Original Celtics and coached at 1974 Digger Phelps UPI Georgetown, Yale, Columbia, Army and Regis. He coached the ’60 Canadian 1987 Digger Phelps BW Olympic team and also coached the Harlem Globetrotters for three seasons. 2011 Mike Brey USBWA, AP, BT Krause began as a three-time All-American as Notre Dame’s center in the 2012 Mike Brey USBWA, AP, BT early 1930s, won 98 games as Irish head coach for six years— and spent 32 2012 Mike Brey CollegeInsider.com (Jim Phelan Award) years as Notre Dame’s athletic director. Meyer, a ’38 Notre Dame graduate, was a two-time Irish basketball NATIONAL FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR captain as a guard on the ’36-’37 and ’37-’38 squads, was named head 2002 Chris Thomas BT, BN coach at DePaul in 1942 and retired following the ’83-’84 season after 42 seasons in that position. His 724-354 career record makes him one of only nine coaches in Division I history to reach the 700-victory plateau. Kennedy, a ’34 Notre Dame graduate, served as Notre Dame’s sports Back-to-Back Elite Eight Appearances – 2015 and 2016 143 AWARD WINNERS information director prior to a 12-year stint as commissioner of the National UNITED STATES PAN AMERICAN TEAM Basketball Association. 1995 Scott Paddock Dantley, ‘78, was the national player of the year as a junior in 1976 and was a member of the United States Olympic basketball team that won the gold medal in Montreal. He enjoyed a 15-year NBA career and still stands U.S. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM third on the Notre Dame all-time career list with 2,223 points. 1967 Jay Miller COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME 2007 Austin Carr UNITED STATES UNDER-22 TEAM 1993 Monty Williams Former Irish great Austin Carr was inducted into the National Collegiate 1997 Pat Garrity Basketball Hall of Fame on Nov. 19, 2007, at the College Basketball Experience next to the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Carr, who remains Notre Dame’s career scoring leader with 2,650 points UNITED STATES JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM and a career scoring average of 34.6 points per game, became part of the 1998 Matt Carroll second class that was inducted into the Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. 1999 Matt Carroll Carr played for the Irish for three seasons (1968-71) and more than 40 years following his graduation he remains the school’s all-time career scoring leader. A consensus All-American during his senior season in 1970- UNITED STATES MEN’S SELECT TEAM 71, Carr was the National Player of the Year by both Associated Press and 2000 Troy Murphy United Press International in ‘71. He ranks as the greatest scorer in NCAA Championship history, thanks to his 41.3 career scoring average in NCAA games. Carr still holds the NCAA Championship single-game scoring record UNITED STATES OLYMPIC FESTIVAL with 61 points against Ohio University in ‘70, one of six NCAA Championship 1978 Tim Andree marks he holds. He has posted three of the top five single-game scoring 1979 John Paxson efforts. 1979 Bill Varner While at Notre Dame, he played in 74 career contests and scored 40 or 1982 Ken Barlow more points on 23 occasions. A three-year starter, he averaged 22.0 points 1983 Ken Barlow, Tim Kempton as a sophomore, 38.1 points as a junior and 37.9 points as a senior. Carr’s 1986 Keith Robinson 34.6 career scoring average ranks second all-time on the NCAA list. 1995 Pat Garrity Carr was the first player chosen in the 1971 National Basketball Association Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers and played 10 seasons in the WILLIAM JONES CUP NBA. 2006 Luke Zeller OLYMPIANS 1948 Vince Boryla London UNITED STATES WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES TEAM 1976 Adrian Dantley Montreal 2011 Tim Abromaitis 1980 Bill Hanzlik Moscow (U.S. Team Boycott) Vince Boryla, who led the Irish in scoring as a freshman in 1944-45, became NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP ALL-REGIONAL TEAM the first Notre Dame player to wear the Olympic basketball jersey in 1948 1953 Dick Rosenthal Mideast in London. After playing two seasons for the Irish, the 6-4 center from East 1953 Jack Stephens Mideast Chicago, Indiana, enlisted in the Army and eventually earned a spot on the 1958 Tom Hawkins Mideast Olympic squad through his play with the Denver Nuggets AAU team. 1970 Austin Carr Mideast The 1948 United States squad rolled easily to the gold medal, winning 1971 Austin Carr Midwest eight games by an average margin of 33.5 points and trouncing France 1974 John Shumate Mideast 65-21 in the finals. 1975 Adrian Dantley Midwest Adrian Dantley, who ranks as the number-three career scorer in Notre 1976 Adrian Dantley Midwest Dame history, became the second Irish Olympian in 1976. The powerful 1977 Toby Knight East forward and two-time All-American played a key role in helping the United 1978 Kelly Tripucka Midwest States to the gold medal at the ’76 Summer Games in Montreal. Led by 1978 Rich Branning Midwest coach Dean Smith of North Carolina, the Americans utilized team play and a 1979 Kelly Tripucka Mideast rugged defense to defeat Italy, Puerto Rico, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and 1981 Orlando Woolridge East Canada en route to the championship tilt. Dantley tallied 30 points for top 1987 David Rivers East scoring honors in the final game as the U.S. blasted Yugoslavia, 95-74, for 2015 Zach Auguste Midwest the gold. 2015 Pat Connaughton Midwest Bill Hanzlik was selected to the 1980 U.S. Olympic team. Although the 2016 V.J. Beachem East United States boycotted the Summer Games in Moscow, the Olympic squad, 2016 Demetrius Jackson East coached by Dave Gavitt, played five contests against teams comprised of NBA stars. NABC ALL-STAR GAME The Olympians won four of the five matchups. Hanzlik played in all five 1965 Ron Reed games of the Gold Medal series and contributed 11 points, seven assists and 1968 Bob Arnzen five steals. 1987 Donald Royal 2006 Chris Quinn 2013 Jack Cooley 2014 Garrick Sherman 2015 Pat Connaughton 144 Back-to-Back Elite Eight Appearances – 2015 and 2016 AWARD WINNERS ACC TOURNAMENT MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER 2017-18 Rex Pflueger 2015 Jerian Grant ACC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL 2013-14 Pat Connaughton ACC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Patrick Crowley 2015 Pat Connaughton First Team Tom Knight Jerian Grant First Team 2014-15 Pat Connaughton Steve Vasturia First Team Matt Gregory Demetrius Jackson Second Team 2015-16 Elijah Burns 2016 Zach Auguste Second Team Matt Farrell 2017 Bonzie Colson First Team Martinas Geben Matt Farrell First Team Matt Gregory Steve Vasturia Second Team Rex Pflueger 2018 Bonzie Colson Second Team Matt Ryan Austin Torres ACC ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM (2017-CURRENT) 2016-17 Nikola Djogo T.J.