USF at UConn
Post Game Notes
February 21, 2009
XL Center- Hartford, Connecticut
? Up Next: The Bulls remain on the road to face Seton Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. at the Prudential Center. The game is an ESPN regionally televised game and can be seen locally on Bright House Sports Network. The game can be heard on 1250 AM and GoUSFBulls.com. A live blog will also be ongoing during the game on GoUSFBulls.com.
? Senior guard Jesus Verdejo did not play due to injury. He has been playing on an injured right foot and has Plantar Fasciitis and Achilles Tendonitis.
? The Bulls started two juniors, a sophomore and two freshmen in the game.
? Freshman forward Augustus Gilchrist led USF with 15 points.
? Dominique Jones finished the game with 14 points, five rebounds and five assists. He ended the day one point shy of his 1,000th career point, and will go over 1,000 on his first bucket at Seton Hall.
? Junior guard Chris Howard flirted with a triple-double and ended the day with 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. The rebounds and assists were team highs.
? Jones continues to move up the all-time USF scoring list. With 14 points against UConn he sits 17th all-time with 999 points. He is 10 points behind Doug Wallace's 1,009 points for 16th all-time and just 25 points from moving into 15th 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 999 career points and will eclipse 1,000 points at Seton Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 25. When he goes over 1,000 at Seton Hall he will have reached 1,000 in his 58th 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 eight assists at UConn. He is currently in 9th place all-time on the USF career assist list with 330. Penny Greene sits in 8th with 364 assists.
