Bio

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