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Quick Hits:
•Finished third on Butler’s all-time scoring list with1,939 career points.
•Wound up third on Butler’s all-time rebounding listwith 884 career rebounds.
•Butler’s all-time leader in free throws made (669).
•Owns Butler’s record for most career games played (141)and most career starts (133).
•Received the NCAA Elite 88 Award, given to thestudent-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average atthe Final Four, for the second consecutive year.
•Selected as the 2010-11 Academic All-American of theYear.
•Chosen first team Academic All-America for the secondconsecutive year, after earning second team Academic All-Americarecognition in 2008-09. First Butler student-athlete to earnAcademic All-America honors for three straight years.
•Named Most Valuable Player at the 2010 Diamond HeadClassic.
•Two-time Horizon League Player of the Week this season.
•Horizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Month for December,February and March.
•Named one of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASSAward, presented for notable achievement in four areas ofexcellence - community, classroom, character and competition.
•Named first team CoSIDA Academic All-District V for the thirdconsecutive year.
•Chosen first team All-Horizon League for the thirdconsecutive year, and named All-League for the fourth straight yearoverall.
•Named to the Horizon League All-Defensive Team for the secondtime in three years.
•Selected as the Most Valuable Player of the 2011 HorizonLeague Men’s Basketball Championship, earning the tournamentMVP award for the second consecutive year.
•First player in Horizon League history to be named to theleague All-Tournament team for four consecutive years.
•Named first team on the NABC All-District 12 Team.
•Chosen to the 2011 Lou Henson All-America Team.
•Named the 2011 Lou Henson Player of the Year.
•Selected to the All-Tournament Team at the SoutheastRegional.
•Named to the All-Tournament Team at the NCAA Final Four.
2010-11 Highlights:
Starter in 37 games (missed one game with injury)...team’sleading scorer and leading rebounder...scored 22 points and grabbednine rebounds in 22 minutes at Louisville...had a double-doublewith 16 points and 10 rebounds in 25 minutes against BallState...posted second consecutive double-double with team-highs of17 points and 12 rebounds at Siena...notched third consecutivedouble-double and led the Bulldogs with game-highs of 19 points and13 rebounds against Evansville...shared the team scoring lead with15 points and added a team-high seven rebounds at Loyola...hamperedby foul problems, but still scored 13 points in 24 minutes againstDuke...led the Bulldogs with a game-high 17 points and six reboundsat Xavier...scored 26 points in 28 minutes against MississippiValley State...posted fourth double-double of the season with 27points and 10 rebounds in 29 minutes against Stanford...led theBulldogs with 23 points and six rebounds against Utah at theDiamond Head Classic...topped the Bulldogs in scoring for thefourth consecutive game with 19 points and added a team-high ninerebounds against Florida State in the Diamond Head Classic...namedMVP of the Diamond Head Classic, after posting his fifthdouble-double of the season with 14 points and 11 rebounds againstWashington State in the championship game...had eight points andeight rebounds at home against Valparaiso...led the Bulldogs with14 points and six rebounds in 25 minutes at Milwaukee...had 17points and six rebounds in 24 minutes in Butler’s homevictory over Cleveland State...hit 11 of 12 free throws and scored26 points to help lead the Bulldogs over Youngstown State athome...hit a career-best five of six three-point field goals andled the Bulldogs with 17 points at Detroit...had 12 points, sixrebounds and three blocked shots at Wright State...led the Bulldogspast Green Bay at home with a season-high 29 points and acareer-high 16 rebounds...recorded second consecutive double-doublewith 18 points and 10 rebounds in 24 minutes against Milwaukee athome...posted third straight double-double with 17 points and 10rebounds at Valparaiso...scored 12 points at Youngstown State...ledthe Bulldogs with 14 points at Cleveland State...scored nine pointsand grabbed five rebounds in 17 minutes against UIC, beforesuffering a cut above his right eye that required eight stitchesand forced him to the sidelines for the entire second half...missedButler’s home game against Wright State with a mildconcussion...returned to Butler’s starting lineup and led allplayers with 12 rebounds in the Bulldogs’ home win overDetroit...led the Bulldogs with 22 points, including thegame-winning dunk with 0:01.8 remaining, and eight rebounds atGreen Bay...had team-highs of 19 points and nine rebounds atUIC...scored nine points and grabbed seven rebounds at home againstLoyola...had 14 points and shared the team rebounding lead witheight against Cleveland State in the semifinals of the HorizonLeague Tournament...led the Bulldogs with 15 points and scored thegame-winning lay-up at the buzzer to lift Butler past Old Dominionin the NCAA Tournament...scored 16 points, including thegame-winning free throw, and grabbed six rebounds in Butler’svictory over top-seeded Pittsburgh in the NCAA Third Round...ledthe Bulldogs past Wisconsin with 20 points and 12 rebounds,matching Butler’s NCAA Tournament record for single gamerebounds...had 14 points and five rebounds against Florida in theSoutheast Regional championship game...finished with 17 points andeight rebounds against VCU in the national semifinals.
2009-10: Horizon League Preseason Playerof the Year and first team All-League...set 76 Classic records forfree throws made and attempted with 15 of 18 effort againstMinnesota in the opening round...named to the Academic All-DistrictV team for the second straight year...chosen first team on the2009-10 All-Horizon League Team for the second consecutive year,after being selected second team All-League as a freshman...namedfirst team on the 2009-10 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA AcademicAll-America Team...selected as the Most Valuable Player of the 2010Speedway Horizon League Men’s Basketball Championship...namedHorizon League All-Tournament for the third straight year...chosensecond team NABC All-District 12...Butler career record-holder forfree throws made...received the NCAA Elite 88 Award at the FinalFour...named I-AAA Athletic Director’s AssociationScholar-Athlete of the Year...starter in all 38 games and in 74consecutive Butler contests...team’s second-leading rebounderand third-leading scorer...had 10 points and four rebounds in 23minutes against Davidson in Butler’s season-opener...postednine points and six rebounds in Butler’s win atNorthwestern...recorded his eighth career double-double with 10points and 13 rebounds at Evansville...hit a career-high 15 of 18free throws and scored 23 points in just 22 minutes againstMinnesota at the 76 Classic...had six points in 16 minutes beforefouling out against UCLA in the second round of the 76Classic...posted 12 points against Clemson at the 76Classic...scored 16 points and shared the team rebounding lead withfive in Butler’s league-opener against Valparaiso...posted 13points and six rebounds against Ohio State...had 12 points, sixrebounds and three blocked shots in Butler’s victory overXavier...posted eight points, five rebounds and three blocked shotsin Butler’s victory at home over Milwaukee...scored 10 pointsat Wright State...had 10 points in a career-high 43 minutes inButler’s overtime victory at Detroit...grabbed a team-higheight rebounds in Butler’s home win over ClevelandState...hit 10 of 14 free throws and scored 22 points in 25 minutesin Butler’s home victory over Youngstown State...led theBulldogs with six rebounds in Butler’s win at Loyola...hiteight of 10 shots and scored 18 points in just 20 minutes to leadButler at Green Bay...had 11 points and six rebounds in 23 minutes,before fouling out in Butler’s win at Milwaukee...scored 11points and grabbed six rebounds in Butler’s home win overDetroit...had 12 points and five rebounds in 16 minutes inButler’s home win over Wright State...hit 12 of 14 freethrows and led Butler at home against Loyola with 20 points...had11 points at Youngstown State...had second double-double of theseason with game-highs 21 points and 13 rebounds at ClevelandState...hit 11 of 11 free throws and led the Bulldogs with 17points at home against UIC...scored 17 points and grabbed sevenrebounds, despite battling the flu, to help lead Butler atValparaiso...led all scorers with 18 points in Butler’sHorizon League Tournament semifinals win over Milwaukee...hadteam-highs of 14 points and nine rebounds against Wright State inthe championship game of the Horizon League Tournament...tallied 11points in Butler’s first round NCAA Tournament win overUTEP...had nine points and a team-high seven rebounds againstSyracuse...scored 11 points and grabbed four rebounds in 19 minutesagainst Duke in the NCAA national championship game.
2008-09: Named preseason first team All-HorizonLeague...Chosen first team preseason Mid-Major All-American byCollegeinsider.com and Collegehoops.net...Named Horizon LeagueScholar-Athlete of the Week Dec. 1, Dec. 29. and Jan. 12...ChosenHorizon League Scholar-Athlete of the Month for January...Named tothe ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District V team...Picked secondteam by ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American...Midseasontop 30 for John R. Wooden Award...Named Horizon League Player ofthe Year and selected first team All-Horizon League...Named to theAll-Horizon League Defensive Team...Named to the Horizon LeagueAll-Tournament Team...Selected to the NABC All-District 12 firstteam... Named first team Mid-Major All-American byFoxsports.com...Led the Bulldogs in scoring(475), field goalshooting(.551), rebounding(216) and blocked shots(48)...Also, Ledthe Horizon League in blocked shots...Starter in all 32 games forthe Bulldogs...Posted 12 points, seven rebounds and three blockedshots in Bulter's season opener against Drake...Led the team with15 points, six rebounds and three assists against BallState...Recorded a career-high five assists against IU-SouthBend...Scored a game high 17 points and matched career-highs forsteals(3)and minutes (38)...Posted 11 points, including his firstcareer three-point field goal, and blocked four shots againstEvansville...Scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds againstYoungstown State...Had 11 points and 10 rebounds against Ohio Statein his first double-double of the season...Led the Bulldogs with 14points and eight rebounds agianst Florida Gulf Coast...Postedanother double-double with team-highs of 19 points and 14 reboundsagainst #14 Xavier...Topped all scored with with 14 points againstWright State at home...Recorded a third double-double with 18points and 11 rebounds against Loyola...Had a game-high 11 reboundsand a career-high three steals in 26 minutes againstValparaiso...Was perfect from the field(6-6) and from the freethrow line(7-7) and led the team with 19 points and eight reboundsvs. UIC at home...Hit 11 of 13 shots and scored a career-high 30points, while grabbing 9 rebounds at home against Loyola...Scored12 points in 20 minutes of play in the bracketbuster game againstDavidson...Recorded seventh career double-double with game-highs of25 points and 10 rebounds against Youngstown State at home...Made acareer-high 14 free throws and led all scorers with with 24 pointsin Butlers Horizon League Tournament semifinal victory over WrightState...Scored 14 points in the Horizon League Tournamentchampionship game against Cleveland State...Led the Bulldogs with22 points and eight rebounds against LSU in the NCAA Tournemntfirst round...Finished the season averaging 14.8 points and 6.8rebounds per game.
2007-08: Named Horizon League Newcomer of theYear...Named second team All-Horizon League...Picked to theAll-Tournament Team at the 2008 Horizon League Championship...Topscoring freshman in the Horizon League...Also the League's topfreshman rebounder...First Butler freshman to record adouble-double (vs. Michigan) since 1998-99...Named Horizon LeaguePlayer of the Week (Dec. 3) after helping Butler to a victory overOhio State...Chosen Horizon League Player of the Week (Jan. 14)after leading Butler in scoring in consecutive wins over Loyola,Green Bay and Milwaukee...Boasts the second-highest single seasonscoring total ever by a Butler freshman...Came off the bench with14 points, 5 rebounds and a team-high four assists at Ball in hisfirst collegiate game...His 14 points were the most by a Butlerfreshman in his first game since 1990 when Jermaine Guice scored 16against Western Illinois...Posted second consecutive double-figuresgame with 10 points in 16 minutes against Indiana State...Had sevenrebounds and a career-high two blocked shots, despite being limitedby foul problems at Evansville...Had Butler's first 2007-08double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds in 29 minutes inButler's victory over Michigan...Scored 11 points in 13 minutes ofreserve action against Texas Tech in the championship game of theGreat Alaska Shootout...Came off the bench with a career-high 23points and a team-high seven rebounds in 29 minutes to help leadButler past Ohio State...Given first collegiate start at Detroitand responded with 20 points, 12 rebounds and three blocked shotsin a career-high 38 minutes...Had a team-high eight rebounds andthree blocked shots at Wright State...Scored 11 points and matchedhis career-high by hitting five of seven free throws againstFlorida State...Had 14 points and six rebounds in 24 minutesagainst Bradley...Scored 12 points in 18 minutes at Florida GulfCoast...Had 15 points, five rebounds and two blocked shots atSouthern Illinois...Limited by foul trouble, but still scored 12points in 17 minutes against Valparaiso at Hinkle Fieldhouse...Ledthe Bulldogs with 19 points and five rebounds in just 20 minutes atLoyola...Topped Butler with 22 points and added nine rebounds andtwo blocked shots in the Bulldogs' victory at home over GreenBay...Led the Bulldogs with 17 points, seven rebounds and threeblocked shots in 26 minutes against Milwaukee at HinkleFieldhouse...Had team-highs of 16 points and eight rebounds and acareer-high four blocked shots at Cleveland State...Posted ateam-high 20 points and shared the team lead with eight rebounds atYoungstown State...Recorded his third double-double with team-highsof 15 points and 10 rebounds against Loyola at HinkleFieldhouse...Led the Bulldogs with 20 points in 29 minutes againstUIC at Hinkle Fieldhouse...Posted team-highs of 17 points and eightrebound in Butler's victory over Cleveland State...Had 16 pointsand a team-high nine rebounds against #16 Drake...Notched 12points, five rebounds, three blocked shots and two steals inButler' title-clinching victory over Wright State...Posted 16points, five rebounds, three steals, two blocked shots and oneassist against Cleveland State in the championship game of theHorizon League Tournament...Scored 11 points against South Alabamain his first NCAA Tournament action.
High School: All-State forward at ConnersvilleHigh School...rated as a "Top 100" player by several recruitingpublications prior to his senior season...named to the IndianaAll-Star Team for the two-game summer series againstKentucky...four-time all-conference performer...two-time teamco-captain...finished as the all-time leading scorer and all-timeleading rebounder at Connersville...averaged a double-double inscoring and rebounding in each of his final two high schoolseasons...led the state of Indiana in rebounding as a senior withan average of 14.4 rebounds per game...posted a high game of 20rebounds...ranked eighth in the state in scoring in 2006-07 with a23.6 average...had a high game of 42 points...stood second in thestate in blocked shots (3.9 bpg)...ranked 17th in Indiana in fieldgoal percentage (.618)...averaged 19.1 points and 10.6 rebounds asa junior...shot 57.8% from the field and 81.1% from the free throwline in 2005-06...averaged 4.3 blocked shots in juniorseason...named to the core group of the Indiana Junior All-StarTeam in 2006...led Connersville to four straight winning seasons,including a 19-3 mark in 2005-06 and an 18-4 record in2006-07...earned four varsity basketball letters...named MostValuable Player of the Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions and theHoosier Shootout in the summer before his senior season...HighSchool Coach: Rodney Klein.
