McNamara Named to 2006 All-BIG EAST First Team
3/6/2006 10:54:44 AM | Men's Basketball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Senior guard Gerry McNamara, the BIG EAST Preseason Co-Player of the Year, was named to the 2005-06 All-BIG EAST First Team by a vote of the league's head coaches. It was the second-consecutive season McNamara earned first-team honors. As a sophomore, he was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team, and in 2003, he was selected to the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team.
McNamara's backcourt mate, freshman guard Eric Devendorf represented Syracuse on the 2005-06 BIG EAST All-Rookie Team.
With the increased membership of the BIG EAST to 16 teams, the all-league teams were expanded. Eleven players made the All-BIG EAST First Team. On March 7, one of those players will be named BIG EAST Player of the Year when the league announces its individual award winners at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City at 5 p.m. EST.
McNamara averaged 16.4 points this season and finished his BIG EAST regular-season career with 1,010 points in league games. He is the conference's all-time leader in 3-point field goals made with 183 and is the all-time top free throw shooter in league play at 91.7 percent.
Devendorf finished the regular season as the Orange's third-leading scorer with 12.4 points per game. In league games, he averaged 14.5 ppg, including a career-high 22 points in a victory at Notre Dame on Jan. 11. His 45 three pointers ties for the third-highest, single-season total by a freshman in school history. In SU's last seven games, Devendorf is averaging nearly 16 points.
Syracuse plays Cincinnati in the opening round of the 2006 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Championship at noon on Wednesday, March 8, at Madison Square Garden. A victory will pit the Orange against the tournament's top seed, Connecticut, on Thursday, March 9, at 12 p.m.
2005-06 All-BIG EAST First Team
Eric Hicks, Cincinnati, Sr., 6-6, 245, Greensboro, N.C.
*Rudy Gay, Connecticut, So., 6-9, 220, Baltimore, Md.
*Steve Novak, Marquette, Sr., 6-10, 220, Brown Deer, Wis.
Chris Quinn, Notre Dame, Sr., 6-2, 185, Dublin, Ohio
Aaron Gray, Pittsburgh, Jr., 7-0, 270, Emmaus, Pa.
Quincy Douby, Rutgers, Jr., 6-3, 175, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Gerry McNamara, SYRACUSE, Sr., 6-2, 182, Scranton, Pa.
*Randy Foye, Villanova, Sr., 6-4, 205, Newark, N.J.
*Allan Ray, Villanova, Sr., 6-2, 205, Bronx, N.Y.
Mike Gansey, West Virginia, Sr., 6-4, 205, Olmstead Falls, Ohio
Kevin Pittsnogle, West Virginia, Sr., 6-11, 255, Martinsburg, W.Va.
2005-06 All-BIG EAST Second Team
Hilton Armstrong, Connecticut, Sr., 6-11, 235, Peekskill, N.Y.
Marcus Williams, Connecticut, Jr., 6-3, 205, Los Angeles, Calif.
Jeff Green, Georgetown, So., 6-8, 225, Hyattsville, Md.
Roy Hibbert, Georgetown, So, 7-2, 272, Bethesda, Md.
Taquan Dean, Louisville, Sr., 6-3, 185, Red Bank, N.J.
Carl Krauser, Pittsburgh, Sr., 6-2, 200, Bronx, N.Y.
Donnie McGrath, Providence, Sr., 6-4, 190, Katonah, N.Y.
Donald Copeland, Seton Hall, Sr., 5-10, 173, Jersey City, N.J.
Kelly Whitney, Seton Hall, Sr., 6-8, 245, Chicago, Ill.
Kyle Lowry, Villanova, So., 6-1, 190, Philadelphia, Pa.
2005-06 BIG EAST Honorable Mention
James White, Cincinnati, Sr., 6-7, 200, Kensington, Md.
Rashad Anderson, Connecticut, Sr., 6-5, 215, Lakeland, Fla.
Josh Boone, Connecticut, Jr., 6-10, 237, Mt. Airy, Md.
Dominic James, Marquette, Fr., 5-10, 165, Richmond, Ind.
Lamont Hamilton, St. John's, Jr., 6-10, 253, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Solomon Jones, USF, Sr., 6-10, 230, Mount Dora, Fla.
BIG EAST All-Rookie Team
*Devan Downey, Cincinnati, 5-10, 175, Chester, S.C.
Jeff Adrien, Connecticut, 6-6, 225, Brookline, Mass.
*Wilson Chandler, DePaul, 6-7, 190, Benton Harbor, Mich.
Sam Young, Pittsburgh, 6-6, 210, Clinton, Md.
*Dominic James, Marquette, 5-10, 165, Richmond, Ind.
Jerel McNeal, Marquette, 6-3, 185, Country Club Hills, Ill.
Sharaud Curry, Providence, 5-10, 165, Gainesville, Ga.
Geoff McDermott, Providence, 6-7, 230, New Rochelle, N.Y.
JR Inman, Rutgers, 6-9, 220, Pomona, N.Y.
Anthony Farmer, Rutgers, 6-1, 190, Millville, N.J.
Eric Devendorf, SYRACUSE, 6-4, 175, Bay City, Mich.
*denotes unanimous selection
