USF at Notre Dame
Feb. 15, 2008
The Joyce Center ? South Bend, Ind.
Post Game Notes
? Up Next: The Bulls return home to face Georgetown on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. at the Sun Dome. The game is an ESPN regionally televised game and can be seen locally on Bright House Sports Network. The game can also be heard on 1250 AM and GoUSFBulls.com. A live blog will also be ongoing during the game on GoUSFBulls.com.
? The Bulls were led by senior guard Jesus Verdejo who had a team-high 18 points.
? Sophomore guard Dominique Jones was also in double digit points with 14. Jones also added a team-high nine rebounds and a team-high seven assists.
? Junior center Alex Rivas chipped in eight points and tied Jones with nine rebounds.
? Jones continues to move up the all-time USF scoring list. With 14 points at Notre Dame he has moved into 19th all-time with 973 points. He is five points behind Jim Grandholm's 978 points for 18th all-time and just nine points from moving into 17th all-time.
? Jones is on pace to be the second fastest Bull in history to reach 1,000 career points and one of only three USF players to do it in two seasons. Jones will also be the quickest sophomore to reach 1,000. Jones currently sits at 973 career points and is on pace to eclipse 1,000 points at Connecticut on Saturday, Feb. 21, two games from now. If he goes over 1,000 at UConn he will have reached 1,000 in his 57th career game. Only Tony Grier reached 1,000 career points in fewer games. Grier, who spent one season at Polk Community College before coming to USF, surpassed 1,000 in his 51st career game during his junior season. USF's all-time leading scorer, Charley Bradley, went over 1,000 in his 59th career game during his sophomore season.
? Junior guard Chris Howard picked up three assists moving him into 9th place all-time on the USF career assist list with 318. Penny Greene sits in 8th with 364 assists.
? With 18 points Jesus Verdejo now has 795 career points and is just five points away from becoming the 33rd player in USF history with 800 career points. He is just 10 points away from moving into 32nd all-time with Jorge Azcoitia at 805 points.
