Maryland guard Greivis Vasquez has been voted player of the year in ACC basketball by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.
A senior from Caracas, Venezuela, the 6-foot-5 guard was named on 39 of 53 ballots cast. Duke guard Jon Scheyer was second with 12 votes, and Virginia Tech guard Malcolm Delaney received the other two.
"This means so much to me," Vasquez said. "After four years of working so hard, to be the ACC Player of the Year is unbelievable. I don't have enough words to express how happy I am for my teammates, my coaches and my whole country. People in Venezuela have been so supportive and making me a better player and a better person."
Vasquez is the sixth Maryland player to win the award and the first since Juan Dixon in 2002.
Maryland's Gary Williams was a landslide winner for the ACC coach of the year award in a vote by members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.
The outcome was announced Tuesday, shortly after Vasquez was honored. Georgia Tech's Derrick Favors was the winner in the top-rookie vote.
Williams landed 42 of the 53 votes cast. Duke's Mike Krzyzewski was second with eight votes, followed by Virginia Tech's Seth Greenberg (two) and Florida State's Leonard Hamilton (one).
Williams previously won the award in 2002, when his team went on the win the NCAA championship.
The Terps (22-7, 13-3) share the league regular-season title with Duke and enter this week's tournament in Greensboro as the No. 2 seed.
