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Jon Pawlak
Jon Pawlak

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Natrona Heights, Pa.

High School:
Highlands

Height / Weight:
6-9 / 205

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
09/19/1981



Veteran forward enters his senior season having played in a team-high 69 career games (14.1 minutes/g.) ... is second on the team with 270 career points ... saw action in 28 games last season after taking a developmental redshirt in 2002-03 ... is expected to provide experience and depth in the frontcourt.

As a Junior (2003-04) Played in 28 of 29 games with two starts ... averaged 4.5 points and 2.8 rebounds per game ... scored a career-high 19 points (7-of-11 from the field) at West Virginia including 16 in 16 second-half minutes ... posted a team-high 15 points (5-of-7 from the field) vs. Ohio in one of his two starts ... reached double digits vs. Siena and at Minnesota (11 points each) and grabbed seven boards at WVU, at Minnesota and at Richmond ... hit a big 3-pointer late in the second half to give DU an 8-point lead in what turned out to be a 71-58 win over Xavier on Jan. 14 ... came off the bench to grab six rebounds in 11 minutes at Dayton in the second round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament.

As a Junior (2002-03) Practiced with the team while taking a developmental redshirt.

As a Sophomore (2001-02) Came off the bench to see action in all 28 games ... joined Tyler Bluemling as the only other Duke to see action in every game ... averaged 4.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per outing ... led the team with 13 blocked shots ... made his first career start - and only start of the season - at St. Bonaventure, finishing with nine points and four rebounds in 26 minutes ... notched four double-digit scoring games with a season-high 12 at George Washington, 11 each vs. Pitt and at Rhode Island and 10 vs. Richmond ... hit a season-high three (of five) three-pointers vs. the Panthers at Mellon Arena ... came off the bench to score nine points and grab six rebounds in 20 minutes at Cincinnati ... hit 8-of-9 clutch free throws in the second half in a 68-61 win at West Virginia ... the victory over the Mountaineers ended a 22-game Duquesne road losing streak ... once again came through late, going 6-of-6 from the line in the final 30 seconds to end a 20-game A-10 road losing streak in a 72-69 win at Rhode Island ... saw his minutes increase from a total of 27 in 13 games as a freshman to an average of 19.2 minutes per game as a sophomore ... after beginning the year 6-of-19 from the three-point arc, improved to 45.5 percent (10-of-22) from long range over the last 13 games of the season ... went 26-of-31 (83.9 percent) from the free throw line.

As a Freshman (2000-01) Saw action in 13 games as a true freshman, with a season-high six minutes at George Washington ... went 3-of-5 from the arc in his limited playing time ... scored four points in three minutes vs. Temple ... totaled 10 points in 27 minutes on the season.

High School Highlands High School in Natrona Heights, Pa. (head coach Rich Falter) ... averaged 24.3 points, 9.1 rebounds and 4.5 blocked shots for Class AAA Highlands (20-6) ... shot 52 percent from the field and 44 percent from beyond the three-point arc in leading the Rams to the second round of both the WPIAL and PIAA playoffs ... totaled 26 points, 17 rebounds and 11 blocks in a first round overtime win over Belle Vernon in the WPIAL playoffs ... scored a career-high 38 points against Bethel Park during the regular season ... posted a triple-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 13 blocked shots vs. Mars on Dec. 17 - the same day he announced his oral commitment to Duquesne ... pulled down 18 rebounds vs. Kiski ... finished his career with a school record 1,623 points ... was named to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous Five and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific 10 first team ... was also a consensus WPIAL Class AAA first-team pick ... earned WPIAL All-Class AAA honors as a junior when he averaged 27.3 points and 13.0 rebounds per game.

Personal Is an outstanding student who was heavily recruited by a number of Ivy League schools ... had a 4.4 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in high school ... made official visits to Yale and William & Mary ... is a two-time member of the Atlantic 10 men's basketball All-Academic Team (2001-02 & 2003-04) ... has also been named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll and DU Director of Athletics Honor Roll multiple times ... his sister, Ashley, is a sophomore at Duquesne ... Jon, who completed his undergraduate degree in investment management last year, is working toward his master's in business administration ... full name is Jonathan Ryan Pawlak ... date of birth: 9/19/81.

CAREER STATS FOR JON PAWLAK

YEAR    G/GS    MIN/AVG         FG-AT   PCT     3M-AT   PCT     FT-AT   PCT     REB-AVG     A       TO      BK      S       PTS-AVG
2001    13/0    27/2.1          3-8     .375    3-5     .600    1-4     .250    4-0.3       0       3       1       0       10-0.8
2002    28/1    537/19.2        46-120  .383    16-41   .390    26-31   .839    72-2.6      9       26      13      8       134-4.8
2003                                                        Redshirt
2004    28/2    409/14.6        44-113  .389    11-42   .262    27-43   .628    77-2.8      10      32      8       3       126-4.5
Total   69/3    973/14.1        93-241  .386    30-88   .341    54-78   .692    153-2.2     19      61      22      11      270-3.9

HIGH GAMES
Points - 19 at West Virginia (Jr.)
Rebounds - 7 four times (2004 at Richmond last)
Assists - 2 three times (2004 vs. Ohio last)
Blocked Shots - 3 vs. Xavier (So.)
Steals - 2 two times (2004 vs. Fordham last)
Minutes - 28 three times (2002 vs. Richmond last)

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