[College Sports News]

All-American Al Thornton earned four awards and senior guard Jerel Allen took home three as Leonard Hamilton and the Florida State basketball team celebrated its' 2006-07 season in the Tom and Ginny Fuch Ballroom at the University Center on the Florida State campus. The Seminoles earned a 22-13 record, defeated Florida, won at Duke for the first time in school history, advanced to the third round of the NIT and played in the championship game of the Colonial Classic as they enjoyed their most successful season under Hamilton.

Thornton, an All-America Third-Team selection and an All-ACC First-Team selection by the Associated Press, earned the Bob Sura Outstanding Offensive Player Award, the Dave Cowens Chairman of the Boards Award and the awards as the teams' top field goal and 3-point field goal percentage shooter. He averaged a career-high 19.7 points (first on the team), 5.2 rebounds (first), shot .530 from the field (first), shot a career-high .444 from the 3-point line (first), shot a career-high .790 from the free throw line (third), earned a career-high 40 steals (first, 1.1spg) and blocked a career-high 53 shots (first, 1.5 bpg). In addition to his All-America and All-ACC honors, Thornton was the runner-up for the ACC Player of the Year Award as he enjoyed one of the greatest seasons in the history of the Florida State basketball program.

Seminole Senior Class Honored At Annual Men's Basketball Banquet