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individuals who exemplify the highest qualities of leadership, cooperative spirit and unselfish service in the interest of UVa athletics. The litany of service and community awards allowed Harris to accomplish one of his other key objectives when deciding to travel 2,722 miles to Charlottesville to attend college. "Getting my degree, trying to be involved in the community and of course academics was really important to me," Harris said. "I think I did a good job of getting the full college experience, not just playing basketball but being fully involved in the university community." In June, Harris' attitude and persistence paid off when his lifelong dream of reaching the NBA was realized — the Cleveland Cavaliers selected him in the second round with the 33rd overall pick of the NBA Draft. "My goal was to get to the NBA, it's been my goal since I was a young kid," Harris explained. "I always believed in myself deep down and never really lost sight of the thought that the more we achieved as a team, the greater chance I would have personally. "Draft day itself is a pretty special day," Harris added. "It's a very long day because you're sitting just waiting, but it's cool because you get to experi- ence it with your family and friends and sharing the moment with everyone." Harris recently received one other interesting piece of news when the Cavaliers signed star LeB- ron James to return to Cleveland. "It's exciting to get drafted by an organization that's going to have success and is doing things the right way, and then they bring in the best player in the world to be your teammate; that kind of changes everything," Harris said. "That day was almost as exciting as the day I got drafted. For my first year to play with a guy like LeBron and have an opportu- nity like that is pretty special." ◆ BEST OF THE REST Alex Domijan, tennis — The Wesley Chapel, Fla., native capped his stellar career by posting a 26‑3 singles record and a final national ranking of No. 9, earning ACC Player of the Year accolades and becoming the first four‑time All‑ American in program history. He also claimed the ITA/Rafael Osuna National Sportsmanship Award, which weighs sportsmanship, character and excellent academics. Anthony Harris, football — The Chesterfield, Va., standout raked in several first‑team All‑ACC and first‑team All‑America honors after leading the nation with eight interceptions. The safety also compiled 80 tackles, 3.5 stops for loss, one sack and one forced fumble, and blocked a punt. JB Kolod, swimming and diving — The third‑year from Pittsburgh became the first Cavalier diver to earn mul‑ tiple All‑America honors and qualify for a championship final, highlighted by a seventh‑place showing in the three‑ meter. He also placed 10th in the platform at the NCAA Championships, and broke school records on one‑meter (387.95) and three‑meter (433.40) during the season. Denny McCarthy, golf — The third‑year garnered All‑America honors for the second straight year and was ranked No. 8 in the final Golfstat individual rankings. He posted a 70.38 stroke average, was the runner‑up at the ACC Cham‑ pionships, placed sixth at the NCAA Columbia Regional and also finished sixth at the NCAA Championships — the second‑best individual showing in program history. Nick Sulzer, wrestling — The redshirt fourth‑year from Cleveland claimed the 165‑pound ACC title and took fourth place at the NCAA Championships. He notched an overall record of 36‑3, including 20‑0 in duals, en route to becoming the second Cavalier ever to earn All‑America recognition multiple times (2013 and 2014). — Greg Waters