Boston College Athletics
Tyrese Rice Earns All-ACC Second Team Honors
March 09, 2009 | Men's Basketball
March 9, 2009
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Boston College senior Tyrese Rice captured All-ACC second-team honors, according to an announcement made by the Associated Press in conjunction with the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.
Rice was joined on the second team by Wake Forest's Jeff Teague, Clemson's Trevor Booker, Duke's Kyle Singler and Maryland's Greivis Vasquez. Rice gained All-ACC first-team honors last winter, second-team honors in 2006-07, and ACC All-Freshman Team honors in 2005-06.
The All-ACC first team was led by North Carolina's Tyler Hansbrough, a unanimous selection. Joining Hansbrough were Florida State's Toney Douglas, North Carolina's Ty Lawson, Duke's Gerald Henderson and Miami's Jack McClinton.
Rice averaged 18.2 points, 4.8 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game in 16 conference contests this season. The Richmond, Va., resident ranked among league leaders in several categories (conference games only): scoring (eighth), assists (third), free-throw percentage (third, .878) and minutes played per game (eighth, 34.4).
Boston College (21-10. 9-7 ACC) returns to action on Thursday, March 12 against Virginia in the ACC Tournament's first round. Game time is 9:30 p.m. in the Georgia Dome (Atlanta, Ga.).
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BC's first-round game against Virginia will be broadcast by Raycom and shown on TV38 in the Greater Boston area.
