The Associated Press | June 28, 2014 Winston, Thomas earn ACC player of year honors Florida State's Jameis Winston and Maryland's Alyssa Thomas Share GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Florida State's Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference men's athlete of the year. Maryland women's basketball player Alyssa Thomas earned the award for the league's women. Winston led the Seminoles to a national championship in football and was the closer on the baseball team. He was named MVP of the BCS championship game and set NCAA freshman records with 4,057 passing yards and 40 touchdowns. Winston added a team-high seven saves and a 1.08 ERA on the baseball diamond. Thomas won her third consecutive ACC women's basketball player of the year award in 2014 and led Maryland to the Final Four. Her 2,356 career points and 1,235 career rebounds are school records. Thomas was the No. 4 overall pick in the WNBA draft. 1 fun-to-watch player from every Sweet 16 team, ranked Before the 2021 NCAA tournament continues, NCAA.com correspondent Andy Katz ranked his favorite players on each team from this year's Sweet 16 field during the March 23 episode of the March Madness 365 podcast. READ MORE The NCAA tournament's second round brings tantalizing questions, from Cinderellas to the power of the Pac-12 After a first round featuring numerous double-digit seed Cinderellas and impressive showings from the Pac-12 and the state of Texas, the NCAA tournament's second round provides tantalizing questions. READ MORE Florida State is named NCAA.com's Women's Basketball Team of the Week (Feb. 23) Florida State was named the Women's Basketball Team of the Week on Feb. 23. READ MORE