Zach Hillesland Class: Senior Hometown: Toledo, OH High School: St. John's Jesuit Height / Weight: 6-9 / 228 Position: Forward Birthdate: 11/13/1986

SENIOR SEASON (2008-2009): Unique player with versatile skills ... a difficult player to match up against because of his ability to handle the ball in transition ... hard-nosed defensive player who is usually assigned matchup against top opposing player ... high-energy player with versatile all-around skills at both ends of the floor ... extremely intelligent with a high basketball IQ ... has a great understanding of his role on the team and where he fits into Irish system ... plays with a great deal of passion and intensity when he is on the floor ... strong offensive and defensive rebounder ... vocal leader ... handles the ball well in the open court.

JUNIOR SEASON (2007-08): Played in all 33 games and made 16 starts ... averaged career best of 6.1 points and 5.2 rebounds ... came off the bench in the first 15 games of the season ... started first game of the season against Villanova ... scored in double figures in six games ... matched career high and season-highs with 14 points and nine rebounds, respectively, in BIG EAST tournament quarterfinal loss to Marquette as he scored in double figures for the second straight game for the second time during the season ... scored six points and grabbed a season high 11 rebounds, in addtion to dishing off five assists in first-round NCAA tournament win against George Mason ... registered double figures in season finale at South Florida in which he scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds ... netted double figures for the third time this season in win over DePaul with 10 points and five rebounds ... in second meeting against DePaul, dished off a season-high seven assists and scored nine points, grabbed three rebounds and made two steals ... followed that performance with six points and six assists against St. John's ... scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds in win over Marquette ... finished the Villanova game with two points, six rebounds and matched a season-high four assists while playing a season-high 28 minutes and had seven points and three rebounds in 27 minutes against Providence ... scored seven points against Seton Hall ...grabbed six rebounds and dished off three assists, in addition to scoring four points against Pittsburgh ... had one of his best all-around games of the season against Syracuse in win as he scored six points, grabbed four rebounds, dished off a season-high six assists and made a career-high three blocks ... scored seven points, grabbed five rebounds and dished off assists against Louisville ... missed the North Florida game with sprained right ankle suffered in the previous outing against Brown ... finished with eight points, seven rebounds and three assists in the season opener against Long Island ... scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds against Monmouth ...grabbed five rebounds and scored three points versus Baylor... netted double figures for the first time this season against Georgia Tech as he scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds in 27 minutes ... followed that up with a 10-point performance against Youngstown State which marked the first time in his career with back-to-back double-figure outings ... also grabbed five rebounds in contest and dished off three assists ... finished with four points and four rebounds against Colgate ... did not score in the win over Kansas State, but did come up with a season-high nine rebounds ... had one of his best all-around efforts of the season against Northern Illinois as he scored eight points, grabbed five rebounds, dished off four assists and matched his career-high with three steals in 16 minutes off the bench ... scored four points and grabbed eight rebounds against San Francisco ... netted four points, dished off four assists and grabbed five rebounds ... scored five points in BIG EAST opener against West Virginia and had five rebounds in win over Connecticut ... in second meeting against Huskies, scored four points, grabbed six rebounds and dished off four assists ... scored four points and grabbed seven rebounds against Georgetown ... scored five points and grabbed six rebounds versus Rutgers ... grabbed five-plus rebounds in 21 games and dished off four-plus assists in nine games.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2006-07): Played in all 32 games and was in the starting lineup on four occasions ... averaged 5.8 points and 4.8 rebounds ... scored in double figures in six outings ... played 31 minutes and finished with 10 points on 5-8 shooting and six rebounds versus Winthrop ... started in place of Colin Falls (out with an injury) against Elon for his first career start and finished with six points and three rebounds and also earned a start against Portland ... made third start of season and third of his career against Syracuse due to foot injury to Rob Kurz ... responded with fourth double-double of season as he scored a career-high 14 points and grabbed 10 boards, in addition to dishing off six assists while playing a career-high 34 minutes ... also was in the starting lineup in loss at South Florida and played 18 minutes ... came off the bench against Providence and matched his career-high in points (14) and minutes played (34) as he connected on 7-11 shots from the field ... also grabbed eight rebounds, dished off three assists and made two steals ... has scored in double figures in five games and grabbed 10-plus rebounds in four contests ... recorded first double-double of his career in season opener versus IPFW with career-highs of 11 points and 12 rebounds while playing 20 minutes ... nearly pulled off a triple-double in win over Seton Hall as he netted a career-high 12 points as he connected on 6-10 shots from the field, grabbed 10 rebounds (second 10-plus rebounding effort of his career) and dished off a career-high eight assists while playing 25 minutes (matching a career-high) ... finished with nine points, three rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots against South Florida ... scored six points in win over Louisville in BIG EAST opener ... scored seven points and grabbed seven rebounds in loss at Georgetown ... scored seven points off the bench in win at Cincinnati ... played a then career-high 32 minutes against St. John's and finished with six points and six rebounds ... in 21 minutes off the bench, scored six points and grabbed seven rebounds against Villanova ... played 25 minutes in win over Maryland off the bench and contributed eight points, nine rebounds and a career-high, four assists ... dished off five assists in win over DePaul ... scored two points and grabbed eight rebounds against Rutgers ... had four points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals in win over Lafayette ... grabbed four rebounds against The Citadel ... started the second half against Lehigh and finished with 11 points (matching a career best) as he connected on 4-5 shots from the field ... also grabbed seven rebounds, dished off three assists and made two steals playing 22 minutes ... scored six points, grabbed four rebounds and dished off three assists against Winston-Salem ... also scored six points and grabbed four rebounds against Portland, in addition to dishing off two assists and making two steals ... finished with six points and five rebounds against Army ... scored six points and dished off three assists versus Rider ... scored five points, grabbed three rebounds, dished off two assists and made two steals against Stony Brook.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2005-06): Appeared in 12 games and in five BIG EAST contests and averaged 0.6 points and 0.2 rebounds ... scored his first collegiate points on two baskets in the win over Niagara ... also scored two points on two free throws against Fordham ... played in the season opener against Lafayette ... came off the bench and played a season-high 10 minutes against Florida International ... had assists in the Florida International and Fordham contests ... grabbed a rebound in the Hofstra, Florida International and Fordham games ... missed the Villanova, West Virginia game with back spasms and the Louisville game with a broken thumb ... scored two points in win over Rutgers.

AWARDS AND HONORS: BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team (2007-08, 2006-07 and 2005-06) ... Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award (2008) ... Notre Dame Best Defensive Player Award (2008) ... Most Improved Player Award (2007).

HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team all-state pick as a senior, in addition to garnering first-team all-conference and all-city honors ... averaged 15.3 points, nine rebounds and four assists per game as a senior en route to leading St. John's to its fourth consecutive Toledo City League title ... a first-team Academic All-Ohio honoree in his final scholastic campaign ... also selected to the Toledo Blade all-star team as a senior ... notched 13.0 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 60 percent from the field as a junior ... led his squad to a regional championship and the state title game 2003-04 despite missing 10 games with a knee injury ... recipient of second-team all-city and honorable mention all-district honors as a junior ... led St. John's Jesuit to the state semifinal game as a sophomore ... three-time conference defensive player of the year ... finished prep career with over 700 points and nearly 500 rebounds and 200 assists ... high school coach was Ed Heintschel ... also lettered twice in soccer helping his squad to a regional championship as a sophomore.

PERSONAL: Full name is Zachary Paul Hillesland ... oldest of two children ... Christian Service Program and Peer Tutoring participant ... son of Diann Cairns ... father, the late Dan Hillesland, played basketball at Augustana ... born 11-13-86 in Toledo, Ohio ... member of Notre Dame's Academic Honors Program ... enrolled as a marketing major in the Mendoza College of Business.