USF at Louisville
Freedom Hall, Louisville, Ky.
Postgame Notes
Dec. 30, 2009
Team Notes
- USF is 1-4 in BIG EAST openers, including the 68-45 victory over Rutgers on Jan. 2, 2008.
- The Bulls are 11-58 overall in BIG EAST play since joining the league for the 2005-06 season.
- USF trails Louisville 3-24 in the all-time series, with nine straight losses to the Cardinals. The Bulls' last victory over UofL was in Conference USA play on Jan. 31, 2001, a 73-67 victory in Tampa.
- Head coach Stan Heath is in his 23rd season of coaching, ninth as a head coach and third at USF. He has posted a 143-121 overall record and is 31-44 at USF.
Individual Notes
- Freshman forward Toarlyn Fitzpatrick scored USF's first five points of the game and had four rebounds in the first four minutes.
- Fitzpatrick recorded his first-career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds, both career highs. He also had two blocks, a career high.
- With a pair of steals in the first half, junior Dominique Jones moved into 10th on the USF career steals list, surpassing Chucky Atkins' (1993-96) 115. He now trails Tony Armstrong (1988-91), who had 125. Jones ended the night with three steals.
- Jones ended the night with five points and three rebounds. It's his second-lowest point total of his career. Against Wright State on Dec. 21, 2009, he didn't score in 39 minutes on the court. In that game he was 0-12 from the field, 0-5 from beyond the arc. Jones has scored in single figures only seven times in three seasons at USF.
- Junior forward Jarrid Famous collected his fourth double-double of the season, racking up 12 points and 10 rebounds.
- Famous has now recorded four consecutive double-figure scoring games and nine overall this season. He also has five double-digit rebound nights.
- This is the first time two players have had a double-double in the same game since Nov. 17, 2007, against FAU, when Kentrell Gransberry and Chris Howard each posted double-doubles.
