Boston College Athletics
Smith, Dudley, Rice Earn All-ACC Honors
March 06, 2006 | Men's Basketball
March 6, 2006
Boston College senior Craig Smith earned All-ACC first-team honors, junior Jared Dudley gained All-Conference second-team honors and freshman Tyrese Rice captured ACC All-Freshman Team honors, according to an announcement made by the Associated Press in conjunction with the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.
Smith was joined on the first team by Duke's J.J. Redick and Shelden Williams, North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough, and Virginia's Sean Singletary. Smith earned Big East first-team honors as a sophomore and junior.
Dudley was joined on the second team by Florida State's Al Thornton, Miami's Guillermo Diaz, Wake Forest's Justin Gray and North Carolina's David Noel. Dudley captured Big East first-team honors in 2004-05.
Smith averaged 17.5 points and 9.3 rebounds per game in 16 conference contests this season. The Los Angeles, Calif., resident ranked among league leaders in seven categories: scoring (tied-seventh), rebounding (third), field-goal percentage (third), offensive rebounding (tied-seventh), defensive rebounding (second), assist-turnover ratio (10th) and minutes played (third).
Dudley averaged 16.5 points and 6.6 rebounds per game in league action. He led all ACC players in minutes played, averaging 38.1 minutes per league game. The San Diego, Calif., resident also ranked among league leaders in: field-goal percentage (10th), rebounding (tied-11th), scoring (12th), offensive rebounding (fourth) and assist-turnover ratio (fourth).
Rice averaged 8.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in league action.
Boston College (24-6, 11-5 ACC) returns to action on Friday, March 10 against either Maryland or Georgia Tech in the ACC Tournament's quarterfinal round. Game time is 9:30 p.m. in the Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum.
2006 All-ACC Men's Basketball Teams
ALL-ACC
(1st Team Vote - 3 points; 2nd Team Vote - 2 points; 3rd Team Vote - 1 point)
| First Team (1st Team Votes) | Total Votes |
| Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina* (108) | 324 |
| J.J. Redick, Duke* (108) | 324 |
| Shelden Williams, Duke* (108) | 324 |
| Craig Smith, Boston College (91) | 304 |
| Sean Singletary, Virginia (51) | 262 |
| Second Team | Total Votes |
| Al Thornton, Florida State. | 240 |
| Guillermo Diaz, Miami. | 207 |
| Justin Gray, Wake Forest | 194 |
| Jared Dudley, Boston College | 176 |
| David Noel, North Carolina | 127 |
| Third Team | Total Votes |
| Eric Williams, Wake Forest | 120 |
| Cameron Bennerman, NC State | 106 |
| Robert Hite, Miami | 104 |
| Nik Caner-Medley, Maryland | 84 |
| J.R. Reynolds, Virginia | 54 |
| Reyshawn Terry, North Carolina | 54 |
| Honorable Mention (20 or more points) | Total Votes |
| Anthony Morrow, Georgia Tech | 41 |
| Alexander Johnson, Florida State | 37 |
| Cedric Simmons, NC State | 25 |
| Zabian Dowdell, Virginia Tech | 23 |
| Coleman Collins, Virginia Tech | 21 |
| ALL-FRESHMAN | Total Votes |
| Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina* | 108 |
| Greg Paulus, Duke | 96 |
| Bobby Frasor, North Carolina | 77 |
| Josh McRoberts, Duke | 77 |
| Tyrese Rice, Boston College | 77 |
| Honorable Mention (20 or more votes) | Total Votes |
| Lewis Clinch, Georgia Tech | 49 |
| A.D. Vassallo, Virginia Tech | 20 |
| ALL-DEFENSIVE | Total Votes |
| Shelden Williams, Duke* | 106 |
| Vernon Hamilton, Clemson | 91 |
| Jamon Gordon, Virginia Tech | 63 |
| Cedric Simmons, NC State | 57 |
| Zabian Dowdell, Virginia Tech | 37 |
| Honorable Mention (20 or more votes) | Total Votes |
| Sean Dockery, Duke | 32 |
| D.J. Strawberry, Maryland | 28 |
