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Brian Zoubek

Position:
Center
Height:
7-1
Weight:
260
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Haddonfield, N.J.
High School:
Haddonfield Memorial

Career Notes

Has the size and strength to be a force on the interior at both ends of the floor
A strong rebounder who averages 12.5 rebounds per 40 minutes played in his career ... has grabbed five or more rebounds in a game 28 times
Worked hard in the offseason to improve his foot speed and conditioning after battling foot injuries as a sophomore and junior ... has dropped nearly 20 pounds since the beginning of the 2008-09 season
Benched 185-pounds a team-high 22 times
Has a nice touch around the rim and out to 12 feet ... boasts a .567 field percentage (135-of-238) for his career
Averaging 3.6 points and 3.1 rebounds in 93 career games ... also has 55 career blocked shots
Has made 21 career starts, including 17 a year ago
Scored in double figures eight times in his career ... also had two career double-doubles
Two-time Academic All-ACC team selection
Active in Duke’s award-winning Verizon Read with the Blue Devils, a community outreach reading program in the Durham school district
Also makes frequent visits to the Duke Children’s Hospital

2008-09

Earned Academic All-District III first team and Academic All-ACC accolades
Averaged 4.1 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in 36 contests (17 starts)
Second on the team with 29 blocked shots ... also had a career-best 15 steals
Scored in double figures three times
Had five or more rebounds in 14 games ... blocked a shot in 21 games with two or more blocks in four outings
Pulled down six rebounds and blocked one shot in the championship game of the ACC Tournament against Florida State (3/15)
Grabbed five rebounds against No. 24 Florida State (3/3)
Became the 29th player in school history with 50 career blocked shots with one block against No. 3 North Carolina (2/11)
Matched career highs with three assists and four blocked shots to go with nine points and nine rebounds against Maryland (1/24)
Registered seven points and nine rebounds against Davidson (1/7)
Tallied six points, four rebounds, one block and a career-high three steals against Virginia Tech (1/4)
Recorded his second career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Loyola (12/31)
Blocked a career-high four shots to go with nine points and five rebounds against No. 7 Xavier (12/20)
Recorded 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting and 2-of-3 from the foul line to go with six rebounds against UNC Asheville (12/17)
Made 4-of-6 from the floor for eight points to go with five rebounds at Michigan (12/6)
Pulled down eight rebounds to go with four points at No. 9 Purdue (12/2)
Had six points and five rebounds to go with two blocks and two steals against Duquesne (11/28)
Tallied eight points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots against Montana (11/23)
Went 2-of-2 from the field and 6-of-8 from the free throw line for 10 points against Southern Illinois (11/20)

2007-08

Earned Academic All-ACC honors
Started two games for the Blue Devils and played in 25 games overall
Averaged 3.8 points and 3.4 rebounds in 10.5 minutes per game ... posted a .594 field goal percentage (41-of-69)
Missed nine games from Jan. 9 through Feb. 6 with a fifth metatarsal fracture in his left foot
Had five or more rebounds eight times
Third on the team with 17 blocked shots
Tallied eight points on 4-of-5 from the field to go with six rebounds and two assists against Clemson (3/15)
Recorded his first career double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds against St. John’s (2/23) ... shot 4-of-7 from the field and 3-of-4 from the foul line against the Red Storm
Scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds in his first start of the season against Albany (12/17)
Scored seven points and grabbed five rebounds in 13 minutes against Michigan (12/8)
Tallied nine points, six rebounds and two blocked shots against Princeton (11/19) in the first round of the Maui Invitational
Posted nine rebounds and a career-high three assists in the season opener against N.C. Central (11/9)

2006-07

Saw action in 32 games with two starting assignments
Averaged 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds in 7.3 minutes per game, while shooting .524 from the field (33-of-63)
Had three double-figure scoring games and two games as Duke’s leading scorer
Scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field and added two boards and an assist against Georgia Tech (1/10)
Had eight points, six rebounds and a steal against Temple (1/2)
Pulled down six boards and added four points and an assist against San Jose State (12/31)
Had 12 points, seven rebounds, one block and one assist against Davidson (11/25)
Tallied eight points on 3-of-3 shooting from the floor and 2-of-2 shooting from the foul line with two rebounds and a block against Marquette (11/21) in the CBE Classic Championship game
Scored 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 from the free throw line to go along with seven rebounds, two blocks, two steals and two assists against UNC Greensboro (11/16) ... five of his seven rebounds against the Spartans came on the offensive end
Scored 18 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the floor and 10-of-13 from the free throw line to go along with six rebounds and a block in his collegiate debut against Columbia (11/12)

High School

Four-year letterwinner at Haddonfield Memorial, leading the Bulldogs to a four-year record of 110-10 with three straight championships
Fourth team Parade All-America pick in 2006
Named to the 2006 Jordan All-America team
Two-time Newark Star-Ledger first team all-state selection
Three-time all-conference and All-South Jersey selection
Led Haddonfield to a 31-2 record and the semifinals of the 2006 Tournament of Champions
Averaged 24.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 4.2 blocks per game as a senior to earn New Jersey state Player of the Year honors in 2006
Had 21 points, 20 rebounds and eight blocked shots in the state championship game
Scored 27 points and collected 18 rebounds and six blocks in a 71-37 win over Rahway (N.J.) High School in the NJSIAA Group II state semifinals
Averaged 21.0 points, 13.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game while playing through an injury as a junior
Led the Bulldogs to 28-1 and a repeat as South Jersey Group II champions in 2005
Scored a game-high 22 points in the 2005 title game
Named the MVP of the 2003 Eddie Griffin Challenge Game
Rated 33rd overall by The Recruiting Services Consensus Index and 24th by Rivals.com

USA Basketball

Helped the East Team to a bronze medal in the 2004 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival
Averaged 1.8 points and 3.6 rebounds while playing with former Duke teammates Greg Paulus and Gerald Henderson

Personal

Born Brian Henry Zoubek on April 6, 1988, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Son of Paul Zoubek and Liza Cartmell
Father, Paul, is an attorney while mother, Liza, is Group President at ARAMARK Sports and Entertainment
Has an older sister, Sarah
Hobbies include history, reading and video games
Favorite athlete is Shaquille O’Neal
A history major
Participates in Role Model Speaker Series at the Emily K Center