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CLEMSON, SC – Clemson forward Trevor Booker was named first-team All-ACC on Monday by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA). He was also named to the league’s
All-Defensive Team for the second straight season. In fact, Booker was
the only player to be named both first-team All-ACC and to the league’s
All-Defensive Team this season.
With the announcement, Booker became the first frontcourt player from Clemson to receive first-team honors since Elden Campbell and Dale Davis in 1990. Clemson’s most recent first-team honoree prior
to Booker, regardless of position, was guard Edward Scott in 2003.
Booker is just the third Clemson player to be named first-team All-ACC in the last 20 years.
Malcolm Delaney of Virginia Tech, Jon Scheyer and Kyle Singler of Duke, and Greivis Vasquez of Maryland comprised the rest of the first team. Booker received the
fourth-highest vote total, behind unanimous selections Delaney, Scheyer
and Vasquez.
Booker leads the Tigers (21-9, 9-7) in scoring at 15.3 points per game,
and in rebounding with 8.3 per contest. It is the second straight
season Booker has led Clemson in both statistical categories, and the
fourth straight year he has led the Tigers in rebounding. He is also
one of only three players in the ACC with at least 40 blocked shots and
40 steals. An all-around player, Booker actually led the team in
assists with 42 during ACC regular season play and is second on the
team overall with 75 assists.
Entering the ACC Tournament, Booker is fifth in Clemson history with
1,697 points and third with 1,041 rebounds. He is only the eighth
player to currently rank in the top five of both categories at an ACC
school. He is one of just six active Division I players with at least 1,500 points and 1,000 rebounds. He also stands
fourth in school history with 248 blocked shots and 10th with 143
steals.
This is the third straight year Clemson has had an all-conference
selection in men’s basketball. In 2007-08, K.C. Rivers was named
second-team All-ACC and Cliff Hammonds was named to the third team.
Last season, Booker was a second-team choice.
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