Debuted each year at the OSCARS - the year-end highlight video provides a look back at all 26 varsity sports competed at the University of Notre Dame and is created in cooperation with the Student Welfare and Development Office and LeSea Broadcasting.
Garrick Sherman led the Irish with 14 points in the regular-season finale.
JUNIOR SEASON (2012-13): A major contributor during his first two seasons at Notre Dame ... entering his second season as the starting point guard for the Fighting Irish ... a natural point guard, who has been playing the position since he was 12 years old ... extremely instinctive and quick and very skilled at handling the ball ... good outside shooter ... has appeared in 66 games, notching 38 starts, and has compiled 584 points (8.8 ppg.) 165 rebounds (2.5 rpg.) and 240 assists (3.6 apg.) ... also has 64 career steals ... boasts a 2.11 career assist-to-turnover ratio ... will serve as one of three team captains (along with Scott Martin and Jack Cooley) in 2012-13.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011-12): A starter in all 32 games in which he played ... third on the team in scoring (12.1 ppg.) and second in assists (4.1 apg.) ... those two marks were career-best figures as was his rebound average (3.2 rpg.) ... ranked second on the team with a career-best 43 steals ... had a 1.83 assist-to-turnover ratio ... earned the team's Outstanding Playmaker Award for the second straight season ... averaged a team-high 37.9 minutes played per game ... scored in double-figures 21 times, including three games with 20-plus points ... led the Fighting Irish in scoring 10 times and in assists 11 times ... also had a team-leading steal total in 15 games ... was 45-120 (.375) from three-point range ... averaged 11.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in BIG EAST play ... tallied a career-high 27 points, six assists and four rebounds in the season opener, an 80-67 win over Mississippi Valley State ... registered 18 points and a career-high nine assists in an 84-59 victory over Bryant ... netted 26 points and handed out six assists in an 87-78 triumph of Maine ... made a career-high five three-pointers (on seven attempts) against Maine ... tied his career-high total of nine assists in addition to scoring 13 points in a 106-65 win over Sacred Heart ... that was in the middle of a three-game double-digit scoring stretch as he went for 15 against both Indiana and Pittsburgh ... notched 15 points and a career-high eight rebounds and played all 50 minutes (a career-high total) in a 67-65 double-overtime victory at Louisville ... posted 20 points in the home showdown with Connecticut ... had 14 points and five boards in win over Seton Hall ... deposited 13 points in a 50-48 win at Connecticut ... compiled 18 points, five assists and four rebounds in a 76-59 besting of Marquette ... selected to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for his performance against the Golden Eagles ... scored in double-figures in seven of Notre Dame's nine straight victories, including in each of the final four contests of the streak ... those double-digit performances came against DePaul (14), Rutgers (10), Villanova (17) and West Virginia (13) ... had eight assists in both the Rutgers and West Virginia games and had six assists versus DePaul ... registered 10 points, a career-high tying nine assists and six rebounds in a 75-69 win over Providence ... tallied 12 points versus Louisville in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Championship.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2010-11): Had a solid rookie campaign for the Fighting Irish ... played in all 34 games, including six starts ... received the team's Outstanding Playmaker Award ... averaged 5.8 points, 3.2 assists and 1.8 rebounds per game ... his assist average ranked second on the team ... boasted a 2.56 assist-to-turnover ratio, which ranked first among all BIG EAST players and 20th nationally ... his 21 steals ranked third among all Irish players ... led the team in assists 10 times and in scoring twice ... averaged 25.4 minutes per game ... scored in double-figures seven times ... season-high total for made three-pointers was two, which occurred five times ... registered five or more assists 10 times ... had back-to-back double-digit scoring efforts against Liberty (10) and Chicago State (12) in the second and third games of the season, respectively ... became the first Irish rookie since Luke Harangody in 2006-07 to reach double-figures in points in consecutive games ... made his first start in the Chicago State contest ... had 12 points in a win over Wisconsin in the title game of the Old Spice Classic ... tallied 12 points and a season-high seven rebounds in a triumph of Gonzaga ... his other five starts of the season occurred in BIG EAST play ... played a season-high 39 minutes in back-to-back games versus Connecticut and St. John's ... dished out a season-high seven assists at St. John's ... made a season-high eight free throws (on 10 attempts) against the Red Storm ... also matched a season-best total with three steals against St. John's ... scored a season-best 15 points at Marquette ... had 11 points and five assists in a win over Cincinnati ... netted 12 points in a home win over Marquette ... matched a season-best total with seven assists at USF ... had eight points in a win over Akron in the second round of the NCAA Tournament ... posted seven points, five rebounds and five assists against Florida State in the third round of the NCAA tournament.
AWARDS AND HONORS: Notre Dame Outstanding Playmaker Award (2011 and 2012) ... BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (week of Feb. 6).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played entire prep career at Mount Saint Joseph High School under the tutelage of coach Pat Clatchey ... helped lead his teams to a compiled record of 106-30 (.842) throughout his career ... four-year starter ... three-time team captain ... two-time Baltimore Catholic League (BCL) MVP ... named to the BCL all-conference team three times ... honored by the Baltimore Sun by being named to the All-Baltimore Metro squad three consecutive years ... two-time all-state honoree ... 2010 McDonalds All-American nominee ... as a senior, he averaged 15.0 points, 4.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals while leading team to a 28-3 record and the BCL regular season crown for the second time in his career ... netted 23.0 points, dished off 6.0 assists, pulled down 5.0 rebounds during stellar junior season ... during his prep career was named to numerous all-tournament teams including the Gonzaga DC Classic, Benedictine Holiday Tournament, Leon Brogdon Tournament and BCL all-tournament teams ... was a participant in the Derby Classic participant ... played for the DC Assault AAU squad ... led his 2009 team to the adidas Take 5 championship and the Teak Breakdown tournament title ... DC Assault won the 2008 adidas Super 64 crown in Las Vegas and then advanced to the final four in'09 ... took home seven team championships in two seasons on the squad ... named to the all-tournament team in consecutive years at the prestigious adidas Take 5 tournament in Cincinnati, Ohio ... joined Irish classmate Jerian Grant at prestigious Capital Classic All-Star Game in April 2010.
PERSONAL: Full name is Eric William Atkins ... has two older brothers, Bryan and Sean ... son of Dominique and the late William L. Atkins ... born in Greenwich, Conn. ... 2012-13 participant in Notre Dame's Rosenthal Leadership Academy ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters as a film, television and theater major.
