Green Shares BIG EAST Player of the Year Honor
December 05, 2001 | Football
Dec. 5, 2001
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Boston College junior running back William Green (Atlantic City, NJ) has been named one of two 2001 BIG EAST Conference Offensive Players of the Year. He shared the award with quarterback Ken Dorsey of Miami. Green was also named first team all-BIG EAST Conference while eight of his teammates were named second team all-BIG EAST Conference.
The eight Eagles named second team were: quarterback Brian St. Pierre (unaminous), offensive tackle Marc Colombo, center Dan Koppen, offensive guard Marc Parenteau, defensive lineman Antonio Garay, defensive lineman Sean Guthrie, linebacker Scott Bradley and punter Kevin McMyler.
Miami's Edward Reed and Dwight Freeney of Syracuse share Defensive Player of the Year accolades. Miami's Phillip Buchanon was chosen as Special Teams Player of the Year, while rookie head coach Larry Coker was named BIG EAST Coach of the Year. Virginia Tech's Kevin Jones was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Year.
Green led the nation in rushing for most of the season and currently ranks second with 155.9 yards per contest. The juniorrunning back rushed for at least 100 yards in all but one game, recording five of the top seven single-game performances in the league this year. He also led the BIG EAST with 181.9 all-purpose yards, while averaging 10.2 points.
2001 BIG EAST FOOTBALL AWARDS
BIG EAST OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
WILLIAM GREEN, BOSTON COLLEGE, RB, Junior, 6-1, 215, Atlantic City, N.J./Holy Spirit
KEN DORSEY, MIAMI, QB, Junior, 6-5, 200, Orinda, Calif./Miramonte
BIG EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
EDWARD REED, MIAMI, SS, Senior, 6-0, 198, St. Rose, La./Destrehan
DWIGHT FREENEY, SYRACUSE, DE, Senior, 6-2, 250, Bloomfield, Conn./Bloomfield
BIG EAST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
PHILLIP BUCHANON, MIAMI, PR/KR, Junior, 5-11, 182, Fort Myers, Fla./Lehigh
BIG EAST ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
KEVIN JONES, VIRGINIA TECH, RB, Freshman, 6-0, 205, Chester, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara
BIG EAST COACH OF THE YEAR
LARRY COKER, MIAMI
2001 ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM
OFFENSE Pos. Player School Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/HS/JC WR Antonio Bryant** Pittsburgh 6-2 195 Jr. Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern WR Andre Davis Virginia Tech 6-1 198 Sr. Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna OT Bryant McKinnie** Miami 6-9 336 Sr. Woodbury, N.J./Woodbury/Lackawanna JC OG Martin Bibla Miami 6-4 306 Sr. Mountaintop, Pa./Crestwood C Brett Romberg Miami 6-3 289 Jr. Windsor, Ontario, Canada/Belle River District OG Sean O'Connor Syracuse 6-4 299 Sr. Morristown, N.J./Morristown OT Joaquin Gonzalez Miami 6-5 294 Sr. Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus TE Jeremy Shockey** Miami 6-6 246 Jr. Ada, Okla./Ada/Northeast Oklahoma JC QB Ken Dorsey** Miami 6-5 200 Jr. Orinda, Calif./Miramonte RB William Green** Boston College 6-1 215 Jr. Atlantic City, N.J./Holy Spirit RB Clinton Portis** Miami 5-11201 Jr. Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville PK Todd Sievers** Miami 6-3 214 Jr. Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny K-PR Phillip Buchanon Miami 5-11182 Jr. Fort Myers, Fla./Lehigh DEFENSE DL Jerome McDougle Miami 6-4 260 Jr. Pompano Beach, Fla./Ely/Hinds CC DL Dwight Freeney** Syracuse 6-2 250 Sr. Bloomfield, Conn./Bloomfield DL Dan Klecko** Temple 6-1 264 Jr. Colts Neck, N.J./Marlboro DL David Pugh Virginia Tech 6-3 276 Sr. Madison Heights, Va./Amherst County LB Jonathan Vilma Miami 6-2 220 So. Coral Gables, Fla./Coral Gables LB Gerald Hayes Pittsburgh 6-3 245 Jr. Paterson, N.J./Passaic County Tech LB Clifton Smith Syracuse 6-3 263 Jr. Freeport, N.Y./Freeport LB Ben Taylor Virginia Tech 6-2 235 Sr. Bellaire, Ohio/Bellaire CB Phillip Buchanon Miami 5-11182 Jr. Fort Myers, Fla./Lehigh CB Ronyell Whitaker Virginia Tech 5-9 198 Jr. Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor S Edward Reed** Miami 6-0 198 Sr. St. Rose, La./Destrehan S Ramon Walker Pittsburgh 6-0 195 Jr. Akron, Ohio/John R. Buchtel P Freddie Capshaw Miami 5-11186 Jr. Rock Springs, Wyo./Rock Springs 2001 ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM OFFENSEWR Andre Johnson Miami 6-3 212 So. Miami, Fla./Miami Senior WR Sean Dillard Temple 5-9 162 Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga./Redan OT Marc Colombo Boston College 6-8 303 Sr. Bridgewater, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham OG Sherko Haji-Rasouli Miami 6-6 315 Jr. Toronto, Ontario, Canada/J.A. MacDonald C Dan Koppen Boston College 6-3 293 Jr. Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall OG Mark Parenteau Boston College 6-5 308 Jr. Pompano Beach, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons OT P.J. Alexander Syracuse 6-4 290 Sr. Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln TE L.J. Smith Rutgers 6-4 243 Sr. Highland Park, N.J./Highland QB Brian St. Pierre** Boston College 6-4 217 Jr. Danvers, Mass./St. John's Prep RB James Mungro Syracuse 5-10 212 Sr. East Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg RB Avon Cobourne West Virginia 5-9 190 Jr. Cherry Hill, N.J./Holy Cross PK Brenden Rauh West Virginia 5-9 180 Sr. Dublin, Ohio/Scioto K-PR Shawn Terry West Virginia 6-3 175 Sr. Homestead, Fla./South Dade DEFENSE DL Antonio Garay Boston College 6-4 290 Sr. Rahway, N.J./Rahway DL Sean Guthrie Boston College 6-4 265 Sr. Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus DL William Joseph Miami 6-5 282 Jr. Miami, Fla./Edison DL Chad Beasley Virginia Tech 6-5 294 Sr. Gate City, Va./Gate City LB Scott Bradley Boston College 6-1 226 Sr. Hanover, Mass./Xaverian Brothers LB Bryan Knight Pittsburgh 6-2 240 Sr. Buffalo, N.Y./St. Joseph's LB Kyle Kayden West Virginia 6-3 235 Sr. Fremont, Ohio/St. Joseph Central CB Mike Rumph Miami 6-2 190 Sr. Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic CB Willie Ford Syracuse 6-2 200 Sr. Falmouth, Mass./New Hampton Prep S Quentin Harris Syracuse 6-1 214 Sr. Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Wyoming Seminary S Rick Sherrod West Virginia 6-3 195 Sr. Charleston,W. Va./Capital P Mike Shafer Syracuse 5-9 177 Jr. Sarasota, Fla./Riverview P Kevin McMyler Boston College 6-1 194 Jr. Dallas, Texas/Jesuit ** - unanimous selection Ties in the voting created additional positions for Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, linebacker (first team) and punter (second team).
