March 13, 2002

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Providence College senior guard John Linehan (Chester, Pa.) was named Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America on March 13. Linehan becomes the first Friar to earn Associated Press All-America honors since Eric Murdock was named Associated Press Second Team All-America in 1991.

Linehan, who is second in the nation in average steals per game (4.5), made 139 steals in 31 contests this season. He set the NCAA career steals record with his 377th steal on February 26. Linehan finished his career with 385 steals. In addition to the NCAA career steals mark, Linehan also established the BIG EAST career steals record (226), the BIG EAST single-season steals record (77) and the BIG EAST single-game steals record (11). This season, he averaged 12.5 points, 4.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game.

This season, he also was named All-BIG EAST Second Team, BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, ESPN.com Defensive Player of the Year, NABC District 1 First Team, USBWA All-District 1, College Insider.com National Defensive Player of the Year, and College Insider.com 2002 All-Defensive Team member.

Linehan, who concluded his high school career at the Winchendon School, is the son of Elizabeth Linehan and Mike Shaw.

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