Sean May
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| Position | Power Forward |
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| Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Weight | 266 lb (121 kg) |
| Team | Charlotte Bobcats |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Born | April 4, 1984 Chicago, Illinois |
| College | North Carolina |
| Draft | 13th overall, 2005 Charlotte Bobcats |
| Pro career | 2005–present |
Sean Gregory May (born April 4, 1984 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player. A 6' 9" power forward, he currently plays for the Charlotte Bobcats of the National Basketball Association.
May grew up in Bloomington, Indiana. He was a three-time all-state selection at Bloomington High School North, and was at one time a teammate of current NBA player Jared Jeffries. May was named to the 2002 McDonald's High School All-American team. He played in the 2002 McDonald's game with Raymond Felton and Rashad McCants, who would later team with May to win an NCAA Championship.
When the heavily-recruited May chose to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, it was a major surprise to most basketball recruiting observers; it had been thought that he would stay in his hometown and attend Indiana. He had strong family connections to IU; his father Scott was a forward on the school's undefeated 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament championship team and won the Naismith Award the same year, and his brother Scott Jr. played for the IU team that made the NCAA title game in 2002.
At North Carolina, May made his mark as the starting center for the Tar Heels basketball team from 2003 to 2005. As a junior, he was named MOP of the 2005 NCAA tournament after leading North Carolina to its 4th national championship. The Tarheels defeated the University of Illinois by a score of 75-70 to win the title.
In April 2005, May declared that he would forego his senior year at UNC to enter the NBA Draft. He was selected 13th overall by the Charlotte Bobcats, becoming one of a record four Tar Heels to be lottery picks in the 2005 NBA Draft. He started his professional career strongly by being named MVP of the Rocky Mountain Revue summer league. An injury in December, however, cut his rookie season short.
[edit] Awards
- All-ACC 1st Team: 2004-2005[1]
- All-ACC 2nd Team: 2003-2004[2]
- ACC Male Athlete of the Year
- His No. 42 jersey is honored in the rafters of the Dean Dome at UNC
[edit] Notes
[edit] External links
- NBA.com Profile - Sean May
- Profile at official UNC athletics site (retrieved April 7, 2005; not yet updated for 2004-05 season
- Sean May articles and discussions
| Preceded by Emeka Okafor |
NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player (men's) 2005 |
Succeeded by Joakim Noah |
| 2005 NBA Draft | ||
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| First Round Andrew Bogut | Marvin Williams | Deron Williams | Chris Paul | Raymond Felton | Martell Webster | Charlie Villanueva | Channing Frye | Ike Diogu | Andrew Bynum | Fran Vázquez | Yaroslav Korolev | Sean May | Rashad McCants | Antoine Wright | Joey Graham | Danny Granger | Gerald Green | Hakim Warrick | Julius Hodge | Nate Robinson | Jarrett Jack | Francisco García | Luther Head | Johan Petro | Jason Maxiell | Linas Kleiza | Ian Mahinmi | Wayne Simien | David Lee |
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| Second Round Salim Stoudamire | Daniel Ewing | Brandon Bass | C.J. Miles | Ricky Sánchez | Ersan İlyasova | Ronny Turiaf | Travis Diener | Von Wafer | Monta Ellis | Roko Ukić | Chris Taft | Mile Ilić | Martynas Andriuškevičius | Louis Williams | Erazem Lorbek | Bracey Wright | Mickaël Gelabale | Andray Blatche | Ryan Gomes | Robert Whaley | Axel Hervelle | Orien Greene | Dijon Thompson | Lawrence Roberts | Amir Johnson | Marcin Gortat | Uroš Slokar | Cenk Akyol | Alex Acker |
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