55 Brian Zoubek

Career Notes

• Has the size and strength to be a force on the interior at both ends of the floor
• A strong rebounder who averages 12.5 rebounds per 40 minutes played in his career ... has grabbed five or more rebounds in a game 28 times
• Worked hard in the offseason to improve his foot speed and conditioning after battling foot injuries as a sophomore and junior ... has dropped nearly 20 pounds since the beginning of the 2008-09 season
• Benched 185-pounds a team-high 22 times
• Has a nice touch around the rim and out to 12 feet ... boasts a .567 field percentage (135-of-238) for his career
• Averaging 3.6 points and 3.1 rebounds in 93 career games ... also has 55 career blocked shots
• Has made 21 career starts, including 17 a year ago
• Scored in double figures eight times in his career ... also had two career double-doubles
• Two-time Academic All-ACC team selection
• Active in Duke’s award-winning Verizon Read with the Blue Devils, a community outreach reading program in the Durham school district
• Also makes frequent visits to the Duke Children’s Hospital

2008-09

• Earned Academic All-District III first team and Academic All-ACC accolades
• Averaged 4.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in 36 contests (17 starts) 
• Second on the team with 29 blocked shots ... also had a career-best 15 steals
• Scored in double figures three times
• Had five or more rebounds in 14 games ... blocked a shot in 21 games with two or more blocks in four outings 
• Pulled down six rebounds and blocked one shot in the championship game of the ACC Tournament against Florida State (3/15)
• Grabbed five rebounds against No. 24 Florida State (3/3)
• Became the 29th player in school history with 50 career blocked shots with one block against No. 3 North Carolina (2/11)
• Matched career highs with three assists and four blocked shots to go with nine points and nine rebounds against Maryland (1/24)
• Registered seven points and nine rebounds against Davidson (1/7)
• Tallied six points, four rebounds, one block and a career-high three steals against Virginia Tech (1/4)
• Recorded his second career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Loyola (12/31)
• Blocked a career-high four shots to go with nine points and five rebounds against No. 7 Xavier (12/20) 
• Recorded 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting and 2-of-3 from the foul line to go with six rebounds against UNC Asheville (12/17)
• Made 4-of-6 from the floor for eight points to go with five rebounds at Michigan (12/6)
• Pulled down eight rebounds to go with four points at No. 9 Purdue (12/2) 
• Had six points and five rebounds to go with two blocks and two steals against Duquesne (11/28)
• Tallied eight points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots against Montana (11/23)
• Went 2-of-2 from the field and 6-of-8 from the free throw line for 10 points against Southern Illinois (11/20)

2007-08

• Earned Academic All-ACC honors
• Started two games for the Blue Devils and played in 25 games overall 
• Averaged 3.8 points and 3.4 rebounds in 10.5 minutes per game ... posted a .594 field goal percentage (41-of-69)
• Missed nine games from Jan. 9 through Feb. 6 with a fifth metatarsal fracture in his left foot
• Had five or more rebounds eight times 
• Third on the team with 17 blocked shots 
• Tallied eight points on 4-of-5 from the field to go with six rebounds and two assists against Clemson (3/15)
• Recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds against St. John’s (2/23) ... shot 4-of-7 from the field and 3-of-4 from the foul line against the Red Storm
• Scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds in his first start of the season against Albany (12/17)
• Scored seven points and grabbed five rebounds in 13 minutes against Michigan (12/8) 
• Tallied nine points, six rebounds and two blocked shots against Princeton (11/19) in the first round of the Maui Invitational
• Posted nine rebounds and a career-high three assists in the season opener against N.C. Central (11/9)

2006-07

• Saw action in 32 games with two starting assignments
• Averaged 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 7.3 minutes per game, while shooting .524 from the field (33-of-63)
• Had three double-figure scoring games and two games as Duke’s leading scorer
• Scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field and added two boards and an assist against Georgia Tech (1/10) 
• Had eight points, six rebounds and a steal against Temple (1/2)
• Pulled down six boards and added four points and an assist against San Jose State (12/31) 
• Had 12 points, seven rebounds, one block and one assist against Davidson (11/25)
• Tallied eight points on 3-of-3 shooting from the floor and 2-of-2 shooting from the foul line with two rebounds and a block against Marquette (11/21) in the CBE Classic Championship game
• Scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 from the free throw line to go along with seven rebounds, two blocks, two steals and two assists against UNC Greensboro (11/16) ... five of his seven rebounds against the Spartans came on the offensive end
• Scored 18 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the floor and 10-of-13 from the free throw line to go along with six rebounds and a block in his collegiate debut against Columbia (11/12)

High School

• Four-year letterwinner at Haddonfield Memorial, leading the Bulldogs to a four-year record of 110-10 with three straight championships
• Fourth team Parade All-America pick in 2006
• Named to the 2006 Jordan All-America team
• Two-time Newark Star-Ledger first team all-state selection 
• Three-time all-conference and All-South Jersey selection
• Led Haddonfield to a 31-2 record and the semifinals of the 2006 Tournament of Champions
• Averaged 24.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 4.2 blocks per game as a senior to earn New Jersey state Player of the Year honors in 2006
• Had 21 points, 20 rebounds and eight blocked shots in the state championship game
• Scored 27 points and collected 18 rebounds and six blocks in a 71-37 win over Rahway (N.J.) High School in the NJSIAA Group II state semifinals
• Averaged 21.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game while playing through an injury as a junior
• Led the Bulldogs to 28-1 and a repeat as South Jersey Group II champions in 2005
• Scored a game-high 22 points in the 2005 title game
• Named the MVP of the 2003 Eddie Griffin Challenge Game
• Rated 33rd overall by The Recruiting Services Consensus Index and 24th by Rivals.com

USA Basketball

• Helped the East Team to a bronze medal in the 2004 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival
• Averaged 1.8 points and 3.6 rebounds while playing with former Duke teammates Greg Paulus and Gerald Henderson

Personal

• Born Brian Henry Zoubek on April 6, 1988, in Philadelphia, Pa.
• Son of Paul Zoubek and Liza Cartmell
• Father, Paul, is an attorney while mother, Liza, is Group President at ARAMARK Sports and Entertainment
• Has an older sister, Sarah
• Hobbies include history, reading and video games
• Favorite athlete is Shaquille O’Neal
• A history major
• Participates in Role Model Speaker Series at the Emily K Center