Jan. 5, 2010
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Irish senior forward Luke Harangody (Schererville, Ind.) has been named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after leading averaging 25.0 points and 11.0 rebounds in a week in which Notre Dame opened up BIG EAST play with a 1-1 mark. Harangody earns the honor for the third time this season.
In Notre Dame’s 93-78 win over Providence in its BIG EAST opener, Harangody established a new school record with his 57th career double-double as he scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. In an 82-70 loss to Connecticut on the road, he topped the 30-point mark for the 11th time in his career with a 31-point effort, in addition to grabbing nine rebounds.
Harangody is averaging 24.3 points and 10.1 rebounds while shooting 51.1 percent from the field this season in 15 games overall. In Notre Dame’s, two BIG EAST contests, he has averaged 25.0 points and 11.0 rebounds.
Ashton Gibbs of Pittsburgh copped the league’s player-of-the-week honor, while Maalik Wayns of Villanova was named the conference’s rookie of the week. Joining Harangody on the Weekly Honor Roll were Stanley Robinson of Connecticut, Chris Wright of Georgetown, Sharaud Curry of Providence and Scottie Reynolds of Villanova.