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Cameron Johnson
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Johnson Receives MVP Honor At Awards Ceremony
April 17, 2019 | Men's Basketball
Maye, Johnson and Williams Named Permanent Captains
Cameron Johnson, a graduate student from Moon Township, Pa., was named the winner of the Dean Smith Most Valuable Player Award Wednesday evening at the University of North Carolina men's basketball team's 2018-19 awards ceremony.
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Johnson led the team in scoring at 16.9 points per game, made 96 three-pointers – second most in UNC history – and led the ACC in three-point shooting at 45.7 percent. The 6-9 shooting guard was the only player in the top 10 in the ACC in field goal, three-point and free throw percentages, and was UNC's second leading rebounder at 5.8 per game.
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Carolina went 29-7 this season, winning a share of the ACC regular-season title with a 16-2 mark. The Tar Heels were ranked No. 3 in the final AP poll and earned a No. 1 seed for an NCAA-record 17th time in the NCAA Midwest Regional.
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Johnson was also named one of Carolina's permanent team captains with seniors Kenny Williams and Luke Maye.
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Williams was the winner of the Marvin Williams Carolina Way Award. Maye, a two-time Academic All-America and ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in men's basketball, was the recipient of the Tyler Zeller Scholar-Athlete Award.
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Sophomore forward Garrison Brooks won the George Lynch Defensive Player of the Year Award and the Danny Green Most Improved Player Award.
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Statistical award winners included:
• Leading scorer: Cameron Johnson (16.9 ppg)
• Leading rebounder: Luke Maye (10.5 rpg)
• Assists leader: Coby White (143)
• Highest field goal percentage: Garrison Brooks (.574)
• Highest three-point percentage: Johnson (.457)
• Highest free throw percentage: Johnson (.818)
• Most blocked shots: Maye (20)
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Johnson led the team in scoring at 16.9 points per game, made 96 three-pointers – second most in UNC history – and led the ACC in three-point shooting at 45.7 percent. The 6-9 shooting guard was the only player in the top 10 in the ACC in field goal, three-point and free throw percentages, and was UNC's second leading rebounder at 5.8 per game.
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Carolina went 29-7 this season, winning a share of the ACC regular-season title with a 16-2 mark. The Tar Heels were ranked No. 3 in the final AP poll and earned a No. 1 seed for an NCAA-record 17th time in the NCAA Midwest Regional.
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Johnson was also named one of Carolina's permanent team captains with seniors Kenny Williams and Luke Maye.
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Williams was the winner of the Marvin Williams Carolina Way Award. Maye, a two-time Academic All-America and ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in men's basketball, was the recipient of the Tyler Zeller Scholar-Athlete Award.
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Sophomore forward Garrison Brooks won the George Lynch Defensive Player of the Year Award and the Danny Green Most Improved Player Award.
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Statistical award winners included:
• Leading scorer: Cameron Johnson (16.9 ppg)
• Leading rebounder: Luke Maye (10.5 rpg)
• Assists leader: Coby White (143)
• Highest field goal percentage: Garrison Brooks (.574)
• Highest three-point percentage: Johnson (.457)
• Highest free throw percentage: Johnson (.818)
• Most blocked shots: Maye (20)
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