Marshall, a sophomore from Dumfries, Va., set an Atlantic Coast Conference record with 351 assists, the fourth-highest total in NCAA history. Zeller, a senior from Washington, Ind., averaged 16.3 points and 9.6 rebounds per game and led the Tar Heels in field goal percentage at .553.
Zeller also shared the team’s top defensive honor with junior forward John Henson. Zeller was named Carolina’s defensive player of the game a team-high 12 times and led the squad with 26drawn charges. Henson led the ACC in blocked shots with 101, the third-highest single-season figure in school history.
Zeller and fellow senior Justin Watts were voted permanent co-captains. Other award winners included James Michael McAdoo, who was voted the most improved player and the freshman who best exemplified determination, sportsmanship and sacrifice for the team (the Butch Bennett Award). Watts was voted the team’s most inspirational player.
2012 UNC Basketball Award Winners
Most Valuable Players
Kendall Marshall,
Tyler Zeller
Mary Francis Award, Highest Field Goal Percentage
Tyler Zeller
Martha Jordan Award, Highest Free Throw Percentage
P.J. Hairston
Foy Roberson Award, Most Inspirational
Justin Watts
Carmichael-Cobb Award, Top Defender
John Henson,
Tyler Zeller
John Lotz Award, Most Assists
Kendall Marshall
Oscar Vatz Award, Best Rebounder
John Henson
Butch Bennett Award
James Michael McAdoo
Jimmie Dempsey Award, Most Improved
James Michael McAdoo
Team Captains
Justin Watts, Tyler Zeller
Senior Awards
Stewart Cooper,
Patrick Crouch,
David Dupont,
Justin Watts,
Tyler Zeller
Athletic Director’s Burgess McSwain, Scholar-Athlete Award
Tyler Zeller