June 3, 2002

Chicago, Ill. - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper announced that University of Illinois at Chicago junior outfielder Curtis Granderson (Lynwood, Ill./T.F. South) has been selected as a Louisville Slugger NCAA Division I Third-Team All-American.

Granderson, who finished the season with the second-best batting average in the nation at .483, played a key role in the UIC's success this season as the Flames' finished the season with a school-record 39 victories.

Granderson, the Horizon League Most Valuable Player, set school single-season records in several different categories including: batting average (.483), hits (100), runs scored (76). He also broke the career record for runs scored with 178.

He is currently is tied for fifth in UIC history with a career-batting average of .350; fourth in hits (220), tied for fourth in RBI with 125; second in doubles (41); third in triples (9); second in home runs (24); fifth in walks (107) and fourth in at-bats (624).