Greg Paulus

Infobox NCAA Athlete
name = Greg Paulus


caption =
college = Duke
conference = ACC
sport = Basketball
position = Point Guard
jersey = 3
class = Senior
career_start = 2005
nickname =
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 180
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|7|3
birth_place = Medina, Ohio
highschool = Christian Brothers Academy, Syracuse, New York
former_school(s)=
career_highlights = y
awards = 2006 ACC All-Freshman 1^st Team
2006 ACC All-Tournament 2^nd Team
tournaments = y
tournament_list =2006 NCAA Tournament
2007 NCAA Tournament
2008 NCAA Tournament

Gregory Russell Paulus (born July 3 1986) is a college basketball player and the starting point guard on the Duke University men's basketball team.

Biography

Born in Medina, Ohio, Paulus moved to New York from Appleton, Wisconsin at a young age and grew up in the Syracuse suburb of Manlius, New York.

High school career

Greg Paulus attended Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse, New York, where he played football and basketball and earned all-state honors in each sport at least three times. In football, Paulus played quarterback and led his football team to a Class-AA state championship in 2004. He played in the 2005 U.S. Army All-American Bowl, was named boys' football Gatorade National Player of the Year and was rated as the top QB by USA Today. In basketball, Paulus averaged 23.5 points, eight assists and six rebounds per game, making him the 11th-leading scorer in New York history. During his senior year, he averaged 26.8 points, 8.2 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 3.4 steals per game. Paulus was also ranked as the number one point guard prospect out of high school according to rivals.com and scout.com.

College career

Paulus received scholarship offers to play football at the University of Miami and Notre Dame. He also received basketball scholarship offers from Duke University, Syracuse University and Notre Dame. He chose to play basketball and joined the Duke Blue Devils. Greg Paulus and Joe Mauer each have the unusual distinction of being a Gatorade National High School Football Player of the Year who did not play football at the collegiate level.

Freshman

Games: 36, PPG: 6.7, RPG: 2.8, APG: 5.2 [http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22727&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=186183&Q_SEASON=2006 Greg Paulus bio - GoDuke.com—Official Athletics Web site of Duke University ] ]

Paulus was a member of the Duke team that finished with a 32-4 record and won the ACC regular season and tournament championship. Paulus led the the ACC in assists per game at 5.2. He set a Duke freshman record for assists in a game with 15 (with only 3 turnovers) in a 104-77 home victory over Valparaiso on December 18 2005; that assist total was only one away from the all-time single-game Duke record of 16, set by NCAA career assist leader Bobby Hurley.

His 187 assists ranked third behind Bobby Hurley (288 in 1990) and Jay Williams (220 in 2000) among the freshman assist leaders in Duke history.

ophomore

Games: 33, PPG: 11.8, RPG: 2.2, APG: 3.8, FG%: 45.6cite web|title="Greg Paulus"|work=CNNSI.com| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/ncaa/men/players/46500/|accessdate=2007-03-16]

Paulus injured his foot during the preseason. After the season, Coach Chris Collins said Paulus struggled because he had a tarsal coalition, and it was corrected through surgery; he has since fully recovered. He had a career high on March 15 2007 with 25 points against Virginia Commonwealth.

Junior

Paulus led Duke to a 28-6 record including an 89-78 victory over rival UNC in which Paulus led Duke in scoring with 18 points. [ http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/recap?gid=200802060413&prov=ap ]

Games: 34, PPG: 11.4, RPG: 2.1, APG: 4.1

Awards and honors

(Awards are for basketball unless otherwise noted)
*2005-2006 All-American Second Team
*2006 ACC All Second Team
*2008 Third Team Academic All-America [cite web | title= Paulus Named Third Team Academic All-America| work= | url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=1398115 | accessdate=2008-03-02]
*Gatorade Male Athlete of the Year (all sports)
*2005 Gatorade New York state Player of the Year
*Five-time all-league
*Four-time all-state
*All-America status in 2005 according to McDonald’s, Parade, EA and Student Sports
*New York State Mr. Basketball as a senior
*USA Basketball Junior National Select team for the 2005 Nike Hoops Summit
*National High School Coaches Association senior athlete of the year
*2004 Gatorade National Football Player of the Year [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2004-12-17-paulus-gatorade-award_x.htm USATODAY.com - Greg Paulus named Gatorade National Player of the Year ] ]

References

External links

* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=27023 ESPN Player Card]
* [http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=186183 Official Greg Paulus page at Duke University]