Jessica Breland Named ACC Sixth Player Of The Year

Posted Mar 4, 2008

North Carolina sophomore Jessica Breland earned the Atlantic Coast Conference's first-ever Sixth Player of the Year honor, league commissioner John Swofford announced Tuesday. The award is selected by a vote of the league's 12 head coaches. Breland averaged 10.8 points and 7.4 rebounds during the regular season, by far the most among non-starters in the league. (Tar Heel Blue)

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