University of San Francisco Athletics

MISCELLANEOUS: Completed junior season ranked fifth on USF career 3-pointer list with 131… knocked down 56 3-pointers as a junior, good for eighth on the single-season list… tied for third in the West Coast Conference with six double-double performances… enters final season in the Green and Gold 45 points shy of cracking the Dons’ top-40 scoring  list… needed 32 games to surpass combined rebound total from freshman and sophomore seasons (227).

IN 2011 POSTSEASON: Turned in strong postseason effort for USF, averaging 12.7 points and a team-high 11.7 rebounds… scored team-high 21 points on .583 (7-12) from the floor against Santa Clara (3/22/11) to go along with 12 rebounds, three assists and two blocked shots… added 11-point, 12-rebound double-double night in opening round 81-73 win against Idaho (3/16/11).

AT USF 2010-11: (9.9 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.8 SPG) Turned in strong junior campaign for USF… established career bests in scoring (9.9), rebounds (7.3), free throw percentage (.787), assists (1.9) and steals (0.8)… rated third among West Coast Conference rebound leaders (7.3) and was ninth in 3-pointers (56) in overall games… ranked second on the team with six double-doubles… scored a career-high 26 points on .875 (7-8) from the field to go along with eight rebounds and two assists in a thrilling 83-81 overtime triumph against colorado  (11/20/10)… captured WCC Player of the Week honors for monster effort against the Buffs… turned in first career double-double with a 18- point, 13 board effort against Seattle U. (11/12/10) in the season opener… turned in first 20/10 night with 21 points and 10 rebounds against Dominican (1/1/11)… pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds to go along with six points against Hampton (12/30/10)… scored 17 points with six rebounds in 96-91 overtime triumph against Gonzaga (1/22/11)… scored team-high 18 points on .600 (6-10) from the field in a big 82-73 road victory at Portland (2/20/11)… drilled three or more 3-pointers in nine games with a career-best six against Colorado… dished at least four assists five times with a career-high seven against Portland (1/17/11)… tallied 14 double-digit scoring nights and pulled down 10 or more rebounds in nine contests… led team in scoring seven times and was the top rebounder in 15 games.

MISCELLANEOUS: Emerged as one of the top long-range shooters in the West Coast Conference as a sophomore… turned in most accurate season beyond the arc in USF single-season history at .491 (55-112), well in front of Tomas Thompson’s .484 mark in 1991-92… also ranks eighth in Dons single-season history for 3-pointers (55)… ranked second among WCC leaders in overall 3-point field goal percentage and was eighth in 3-pointers... during league contests, ranked second in 3-point field goal percentage at .492 (31-63) and was third in conference 3-pointers (31).

AT USF 2009-10: (8.9 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 1.73 APG, 0.70 SPG) Elevated game in almost every category on both ends of the floor as a sophomore… USF’s leading returning scorer ranked third overall during second season in the Green and Gold… ranked second on the team and 10th among West Coast Conference leaders in overall field goal accuracy, connecting on .497 (86-173) from the floor… elevated game during WCC play, averaging 10.3 points on .495 from the field to go along with 3.5 rebounds and 1.6 assists… scored career-high 21 points on .625   (5-8) from the floor including a career-high five 3-pointers in a 77-47 rout of Pepperdine (2/11/10)… also registered a careerhigh four steals against the Waves… scored 20 points on 7-of-11 from the field with four threes in a thrilling 71-68 overtime win at ancientBay Area rival Santa Clara (2/20/10)… opened season with 15 points in 73-62 win against Cal Poly (11/13/09)… added 12 points against Montana State (11/25/09) and in a 76-71 triumph against San Jose State (12/8/09)… turned in 11-point effort with season-high four assists at Loyola Chicago (12/12/09)… also dished out four assists against Dominican (11/16/09) and at San Diego (2/4/10)… turned in 12 doubledigit scoring games – seven during WCC action – and registered first two 20-plus point nights of career during league play… pulled down at least five rebounds eight times, including a career-high nine against South Florida (12/19/09) in the Jerry Tarkanian Las Vegas Classic… led San Francisco in rebounds in three contests… converted on at least .500 from the field in 18 games, and hit .600 or better in seven games.

AT USF 2008-09: (6.0 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.6 SPG) Contributed in first season in the Green and Gold… appeared in all 30 games with 12 starting nods… scored career-high 15 points on 5-of- 7 from the floor, including 4-of-5 from beyond the arc in a 73-72 win against UC Santa Barbara (11/24/08)… shot .714 (5-7) from the field in back-to-back nights at Boston College (12/29/08) and Cal State East Bay (1/3/09), finishing both games with 11 points… turned in 10-point, 6-rebound effort against Saint Mary’s (1/11/09)… shot .500 from the field or better nine times… pulled down career-high seven rebounds four times… dished out three assists in seven games… led the team in rebounding six times and was the top assist man twice… reached double-digit scoring 10 times... captured the Rafetto/Schiariti, Jr. 6th Man award.

PREP CAREER: Led Archbishop Mitty to the 2008 State Division II title game... burst onto the scene for the monarchs as a senior after growing six inches  following junior campaign... moved into a featured role in offense with  the Monarchs as a senior, ranking second on the team in scoring (16.8) and led the squad in rebounding (8.6)... captured First Team honors from the san Jose mercury News and earned all-West catholic athletic League second team honors after senior season.

MISCELLANEOUS: Younger brother Vinny is a junior midfielder on the USF soccer team and his younger sister, Joan, is a sophomore setter on the Dons volleyball squad.