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Cal junior forward Sean Lampley added another piece of hardware to his trophy case on Thursday, taking home the 2000 Cal basketball team’s Most Valuable Player award at the Bears’ annual awards banquet. 

Lampley, who began to show his dominance at the end of 1999 by winning the NIT tournament MVP award, averaged 16.6 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as the Bears’ only starting upperclassman in 1999-2000. In this year’s NIT tournament, the junior averaged a team-high 20 points over three games. 

“He’s giving us a total game,” Cal head coach Ben Braun said during this year’s NIT. “At the same time, what doesn’t show up is his leadership. He’s been there to provide that for our younger guys.” 

Sophomore forward Ryan Forehan-Kelly, who performed his way to extended minutes in 1999-2000, left with Best Defensive Player accolades.