JUNIOR SEASON (2005-06):
Played in all 30 games and earned starting appearances on 28 occasions … the only two contests he did not start were against Marquette and Georgetown … his non-start in first game against Marquette snapped a streak of 16 consecutive starting appearances (started final game of his sophomore season and first 15 games of his junior year) … more than tripled scoring average from his sophomore season as he averaged 11.5 points and 5.1 rebounds … led the Irish in scoring on five occasions … reached double figures in 17 games and scored 20-plus points on four occasions … prior to the season, had only reached double figures in one game … team leader with 48 steals … played 30-plus minutes 16 games, including a career-best 41 versus Pittsburgh … had string of playing 30-plus minutes in eight straight games … produced string of three consecutive 20-plus point performances against Marquette (20, Providence (21) and DePaul (22) which marked the first time in his career with three straight 20-point outings as he led the Irish in scoring in each of those contests… the 63 points combined in the three games is the highest three-game scoring total of his career … combined for 41 points in two-game effort versus Louisville (24) and Rutgers (17) … first-ever string of four consecutive games in double figures came against Louisville (24), Rutgers (17), South Florida (13) and Seton Hall (17) … first time in his career that he scored double figures in three consecutive outings was against Alabama, Florida International and IPFW as he scored 11 points in each of those contest … also scored in double figures in consecutive games against Fordham, Wofford and Pittsburgh … netted 10 points against Fordham and then had back-to-back 16 point performances versus Wofford and Pittsburgh registered first 20-point outing of his career in scoring a career-high 24 points against Louisville as he connected on a career-best .727 percent from the field (8-11) and .667 from three-point range (4-6) … followed that performance up with a 17-point effort against Rutgers as he was 5-11 from the field and 4-7 from three-point range … notched the second 20-plus point performance of his career in second meeting against Marquette as he finished with 20 points on 5-9 shooting from the field (4-5 from three-point range) and hauled in five rebounds … was 5-8 from the field 9-11 (both career-bests) from the line against Providence in win on the road in addition to grabbing eight rebounds and making four steals … scored 22 points in second meeting with DePaul as he was 7-13 from the field and 3-7 from three-point range … grabbed nine rebounds in both the West Virginia and Rutgers contests … his four three-pointers against Louisville and Rutgers are career bests … grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds and registered first-ever career double-double when he finished with 11 points versus IPFW … against the Mastodons, he also made a career-high six steals … scored 12 points against North Carolina State and also was in double figures in win at Alabama (11 points) … grabbed seven rebounds against Michigan, which at the time matched a career best … recorded his 100th career rebound against DePaul … netted double figures for the eighth time with a 15-point effort against Syracuse in 21 minutes … made a career-high eight free throws on 11 attempts and finished with 14 points versus Villanova … led Irish in scoring with 13 points against South Florida … finished with 17 points on 5-7 shooting from the field versus Seton Hall, in addition to hitting on 3-4 from three-point range … also grabbed eight rebounds and dished off four assists … scored eight points and grabbed seven boards in loss to Connecticut … grabbed seven-plus rebounds in eight contests … scored 12 points in BIG EAST Tournament loss to Georgetown … recipient of Wendell Smith Award as MVP of Notre Dame-DePaul game on March 4 … named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on March 6 following performances against Providence and DePaul.