#33 Zach Hillesland Season 2008-09

SENIOR SEASON (2008-09): One of four captains during his senior season … played in 112 career outings and made 53 starts … posted a career scoring average of 4.9 points and 4.4 rebounds… earned 33 starts in the 35 games he played … averaged 4.6 points and 4.9rebounds in final campaign … netted double figures in five games … grabbed five-plus rebounds in 22 games … led the Fighting Irish in rebounding twice … received the Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award for the second straight season … also copped the Captains’Award … scored 13 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished off four assists in starting the season opener versus USC Upstate … tallied four points and grabbed six rebounds against LoyolaMarymount … scored eight points, grabbed six rebounds and dished off three assists in win over Texas at the EA Sports Maui Invitational … notched five points and five rebounds against North Carolina in the title game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational… matched career-high by grabbing 12 rebounds against Furman, in addition to scoring eight points and dishing off five assists … scored six points, grabbed nine rebounds and made a career-high five steals against South Dakota … four points and four rebounds against Ohio State … finished with 11 points against Boston University… registered six points and seven rebounds against Delaware State … scored a career-high 17 points in BIG EAST season opener against DePaul as he finished8-11 from the field, in addition to grabbing six rebounds … notched four points and four rebounds at St. John’s … five rebounds and two points in triumph of nationally ranked Georgetown … netted five points and dished off six assists against SetonHall … scored six points and grabbed five rebounds versus Louisville … grabbed five boards in back-to-back games against Syracuse and Connecticut … came off the bench in the Marquette and Pittsburgh games … finished with 12 points againstPittsburgh … played a career-high 35 minutes and scored 11 points and grabbed five boards at Cincinnati … had three points and five rebounds at UCLA … collected nine rebounds and netted two points against Louisville … grabbed five and six rebounds in games against USF and West Virginia, respectively … four points and four rebounds at Providence … did not play against Villanova due to a bruised sternum … returned from the injury and notched four points and eight boards versus St. John’s … six points in a win over Rutgers in the first round of the BIG EAST Tournament… grabbed five rebounds in a setback to West Virginia in the second round of the BIG EAST Tournament … scored seven points and collected five rebounds in a win over New Mexico in the second round of the National Invitation Tournament… scored two points and grabbed six rebounds in a loss to Penn State in the semifinals of the NIT.