2007-08: Earned first team All-BIG EAST honors after averaging - TopicsExpress



          

2007-08: Earned first team All-BIG EAST honors after averaging 16.0 points and 10.8 rebounds, while shooting 51.8 percent from the field... Had 15 double doubles on the year and double digit rebounds in 18 of 30 games played this season... Led the BIG EAST in rebounding for the second consecutive season... Was named second team All-District 6 by The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)... Finished with 325 boards on the year, 2nd on the USF single-season list (Hakim Shahid, 383)... Is just the sixth USF player with 300 rebounds in a season... Graduated on Dec. 15, 2007... Finished his career with 838 points (15.8 per game) and 588 rebounds (11.1 per game)... Just the 15th player in USF history with more than 838 points and 588 rebounds... Totalled 27 career double doubles in just 53 games... His 588 rebounds rank 15th on the all-time USF list... Averaged 11.1 rebounds per game all-time, crushing the all-time per game average of 9.9, held by Gary Alexander (1989, 1991-92)... Averaged 11.00 rebounds per game (374 rebounds) in 34 BIG EAST games to finish second all-time in Big East per game rebound average... Finished behind Providence’s Michael Smith (11.66 - 1991-94, 630 rebounds in 54 games) and just ahead of Sryacuse’s Derrick Coleman at 10.95 rebounds per game... Missed 11/9 season opener vs. Cleveland State while serving a one-game penalty for playing in a non-sanctioned summer league game... Made season debut 11/13 at Buffalo, notching 9 points and 10 rebounds... Tallied 16 points and 14 rebounds 11/16 vs. Rhode Island, for first double-double of season... Tallied 21 points and 10 rebounds in first win of year 11/17 over Florida Atlantic... Had 21 points and 8 rebounds in 11/18 win over FSU... Was named to All-Tournament Team at Glenn Wilkes Classic in Daytona... Notched third double-double of season 11/24 vs. ECU with 15 points and 10 rebounds... Had game-high 21 points and 6 rebounds in 11/26 win at FIU... Pulled down 15 rebounds in 12/1 UCF win and posted 4th double-double of season with 11 points... Finished 3 blocked shots short of a triple-double in 12/8 win vs. UAB, posting 18 points, 15 rebounds and 7 blocked shots... 7 blocks smashed his career high of 2... Set a career high with 5 assists in 12/22 win vs. St. Francis and also pulled down 14 rebounds... Had 21 points and 14 rebounds in just 23 minutes in 12/29 win vs. WSSU... Had best combined performance of year with 20 points and 17 rebounds in 1/2 BIG EAST opening win vs. Rutgers... 17 rebounds was a season high and tied the 3rd best rebounding effort of his career... It was 8th time in his career he has grabbed 15 or more rebounds in a game... Tallied 14 points and 13 rebounds 1/5 at Syracuse... Tied his career high with 26 points 1/9 vs. Pitt... Also pulled down 11 rebounds for his 9th double-double of the year... Tallied a team high 22 points 1/12 at Providence... Tallied 21 points and 10 rebounds 1/17 at Seton Hall for his 10th double-double of the year... Had game-high 22 points and 7 rebounds 1/20 vs. West Virginia... Notched game-high 22 points and game-high 10 rebounds 1/23 vs. Louisville, playing a season high 38 minutes... Despite foul trouble, notched 15 points and 15 rebounds 1/29 at Marquette... Had 13 points and 9 rebounds 2/5 at Georgetown... Had 18 points and 14 rebounds 2/9 at DePaul, notching his 13th double-double of the season... Had 23 points and 9 rebounds 2/13 vs. Syracuse... Had dominating performance on 2/16 vs. UConn and 7-3 Hasheem Thabeet, going for 26 points, 15 rebounds and 6 blocks... Was 14th double double of season... 12 field goals were most of his career and 6 blocks were second most... Pulled down a season-high 18 rebounds 2/20 at Cincinnati... The 18 boards were 3rd most of his career, bested only by 23 at DePaul and 19 at St. John’s last season... The 18 rebounds are the most by any player in a BIG EAST game this season... 11th time in his career with 15 or more rebounds in a game... Had 15 points and 6 rebounds 2/26 vs. Seton Hall... Garnered his 15th double double of the season 3/1 at Rutgers with 11 points and 10 rebounds... Was the 27th double double of his career... Tallied 500th career rebound at DePaul, becoming just 18th player in USF history with 500 rebounds. 2006-07: All-BIG EAST Second Team honoree ... USFs Most Valuable Player and Chairman of the Boards selection ... concluded the year ranked third in the nation in rebounding (11.4 rpg.) and tops in the BIG EAST ... is top returning rebounder in the country ... first Bull to lead the league in boards since 1992 ... also finished 30th in the nation and sixth in the conference in field goal percentage (.577) ... shooting effort ranks seventh all-time at USF ... also ranked first in the BIG EAST in offensive (4.70 orpg.) and defensive (6.74 drpg.) boards per game ... 12 double-doubles were the fourth-most in the league ... appeared in 23 games, 22 starts ... started final 22 games of the campaign ... tops on the roster in scoring (15.6 ppg.), rebounding and field goal percentage ... mid-year transfer last season from LSU who became eligible in mid-December ... came off the bench to contribute 24 points and 11 rebounds in his USF debut against Norfolk St. (12/17) ... finished 8-of-12 from the field in just 23 minutes of action ... posted a double-double against TAMU-CC (12/18) with 10 points and 10 rebounds ... concluded Duel In The Desert with 17-rebound effort against UNLV (12/19) ... named to all-tournament team ... scored 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting and grabbed nine rebounds against Missouri St. (12/22) ... in just 22 minutes against Wake Forest (12/29), finished with 17 points and 15 rebounds ... also had two assists, a block and a steal ... shot 6-of-9 from the floor and 5-of-6 from the free throw line against the Demon Deacons ... nearly missed double-double at Pittsburgh (1/7), finishing with 14 points and nine rebounds ... fifth double-double came with 21 points and 15 rebounds in win over Cincinnati (1/14) ... tallied game-high 23 points at Notre Dame (1/21) ... also had 11 rebounds ... collected 13 points and 13 rebounds against Rutgers (1/24) ... finished with 20 points and 19 rebounds at St. Johns (2/7) ... shot 7-of-14 from the field and six of his boards came at the offensive end ... finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds versus Syracuse (2/14) ... 10th double-double game with 19-point, 12-rebound effort at Seton Hall (2/24) ... collected 25 points against Providence (2/28) ... also chipped in 14 rebounds for 11th double-double ... shot 10-of-15 from the field ... enjoyed record-setting day at DePaul (3/3) in the season finale ... accounted for career highs of 26 points and 23 rebounds against the Blue Demons ... shot 11-of-22 from the field, with 13 of the rebounds coming at the offensive end ... rebound total was tied for second-best in the nation in 2006-07 and was fourth-best in USF history ... sixth player in school history to join the 20/20 club and ninth in BIG EAST play ... his 23 rebounds matched an Allstate Arena record ... averaged 15.6 points and 11.4 rebounds per game ... earned first letter. put in good work
Posted on: Fri, 05 Sep 2014 06:21:07 +0000

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