COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland men's basketball team honored seniors Mike Grinnon and Darien Henry at its 2005 end-of-season banquet at Comcast Center on Thursday. Nearly 500 family members, friends and Terrapin fans came out for the annual event on the arena floor to celebrate the careers of Henry, Grinnon and senior managers Jamie Hollander and Matt Holmes.

"Voice of the Terps" Johnny Holliday served as the master of ceremonies for the event, which featured the playing of the 2004-05 season highlight video, the distribution of awards, and an address by Terrapin head coach Gary Williams.

Henry, who began his career with the Terps as a walk-on practice player in 2002, was the recipient of his second-consecutive "Mr. Hustle Award," sponsored by the Maryland Fastbreakers. Assistant coach Keith Booth presented the award to Henry, who has been a model of consistency and effort in four seasons' worth of practices and games.

Henry played in six contests this season, battling through a mid-season knee surgery and rehab, to help the Terps prepare for their games down the stretch. During his career, Henry made the most of his opportunities on the playing floor, shooting close to 50 percent from the field. Last season, he was recognized in Sports Illustrated On Campus' "Faces in the Crowd" as one of college basketball's top walk-ons. A computer engineering major and native of Roxbury, N.J., Henry will join Price Waterhouse Coopers when he graduates in May.

An emotional Dave Dickerson presented Grinnon with his third-straight Maryland Basketball Academic Award. Before calling Grinnon to the stage, Dickerson -- who was named the new head coach at Tulane University -- thanked Williams and the Terrapin faithful for nine successful years as an assistant coach at his alma mater.

Huntington, N.Y., native Grinnon played in a career-high 21 games this season, and was one of the Terps' elected Co-Captains as a team leader on and off the floor. He sparked the Terps to several important victories, including Maryland's 2004 ACC championship game vs. Duke and the Terps' 2004 NIT first round win over Oral Roberts. Grinnon is the only player in Terrapin history to have won the NCAA and ACC championships. He will graduate in May with a degree in communication.

Henry and Grinnon were also the recipients of senior awards, as were managers Hollander and Holmes.

Hollander was a team manager for four years who traveled with the Terps to three NCAA Tournaments, two Final Fours, the ACC title run and NCAA championship season. The Columbia, Md., native will graduate in May with a degree in finance.

Holmes, a four-year team manager, accompanied the Terps during two NCAA Tournament runs and their ACC Championship season. A broadcast journalism major from Midlothian, Va., he lists Terps' broadcaster Holliday among his personal heroes.

Williams presented the senior awards, showed his appreciation to the fans for their support, and thanked his staff for their efforts. He also presented the Coach Morgan Wootten Lifetime Achievement Award to this year's recipient, University Police Corporal Bill Conaway, known to the Terrapins and many others as "Steel."

The Morgan Wootten Lifetime Achievement Award is a named after America's all-time winningest high school coach and a Maryland grad from the Class of 1956, Morgan Wootten. Wootten retired with a lifetime coaching record of 1,274-192 (.869) after 46 seasons at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Md., boasting five high school national championships and 13 NBA players.

"Steel" Conaway will retire in July from the University of Maryland Department of Public Safety after 25 years of service. The Tidewater, Va., native and Vietnam veteran served as the police liaison to the Terrapin athletic teams and the Maryland band for the past 15 years. During his career, Steel accumulated a host of merits and numerous awards, including a medal of valor for rescuing someone from a burning building and a citation for rescue efforts in a collapsing campus parking garage.

Steel has been a friend and mentor to student-athletes and coaches for many years. Known for his ride, a 2005 Harley Davidson police motorcycle, Steel takes credit for teaching Williams to ride the Harley for 2003 Midnight Madness.

AWARD WINNERS

MARYLAND FASTBREAKERS' "MR. HUSTLE AWARD"
Darien Henry

MARYLAND BASKETBALL ACADEMIC AWARD
Mike Grinnon

COACH MORGAN WOOTTEN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Corporal Bill Conaway a.k.a. Steel

SENIOR AWARDS
Jamie Hollander
Matt Holmes
Darien Henry
Mike Grinnon