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Name: Sean May

Position: Forward

Jersey #: 42

Years: 2002-05

Honors: 2005 National Player of the Year (Sports Illustrated); 2005 1st-team All-America; 2005 Final Four MOP; MVP of 2005 national champions; 2005 NCAA Tournament East Region MVP; 1st-team All-ACC in 2005; 2nd-team All-ACC in 2004; Jersey No. 42 is honored in the Smith Center.

Notable Stats: Averaged a career double-double, 15.8 points and 10.0 rebounds per game; Averaged 17.5 points and 10.7 rebounds as a junior; 3rd most rebounds in a season in UNC history with 397 in 2005; 22nd all-time at UNC with 771 career rebounds; 55th all-time at UNC in scoring with 1,213 career points (in just 77 games); Handed out 113 assists for his career while picking up 100 steals and blocking 94 shots. Shot 51.3 percent from the field for his career.

In Closing: May was sensational leading the Tar Heels to the 2005 national championship. He averaged 22.3 points and 17.3 rebounds in that NCAA Tournament, capping off the run with a 26-point, 10-rebound performance in the national championship game victory over Illinois. Recorded 8 straight double-doubles as a junior, which was his final season. Scored 26 points and grabbed 24 rebounds in a memorable win over Duke in 2005. Set UNC single-season record with 397 rebounds in 2005, a mark that was eclipsed by Tyler Hansbrough in 2008 (399) and Brice Johnson this past season (416). Fundamentally sound, a smart player, excellent passer from the post, and he was a terrific teammate. Because of an injury his freshman year, May played in just 77 games as a Tar Heel.

Prior Ranked Heels

30 - Brice Johnson

29 - Ed Cota

28 - Pete Brennan

27 - Mike O'Koren

26 - John "Hook" Dillon

25 - J.R. Reid

24 - Bobby Jones

23 - Brad Daugherty

22 - Raymond Felton

21 - Jerry Stackhouse