Luke Harangody led the Notre Dame Men's basketball team past Cincinnati, 83-65, on Thursday night at Purcell Pavilion.
SENIOR SEASON (2009-10): Will serve as team captain for the Irish in 2009-10 along with teammates Luke Harangody and Tory Jackson ... one of the team's most improved players over the
course of the past two seasons ... veteran in the Irish lineup, he can come off the
bench and see time at point guard or as a shooting guard ... has played in 95 career
games, including two starts ... brings career averages of 2.9 points per game and 1.6
rebounds per game into his senior campaign ... has become comfortable playing in
the Irish system and has a great understanding of what is expected of him when he
comes off the bench ... tough defender along the perimeter ... has worked hard to
improve defensive skills ... an excellent passer who sees the court extremely well ...
has learned to play with a great deal of confidence and should emerge as a significant
contributor in his third season with the Irish.
JUNIOR SEASON (2008-09): Played in all 36 games, making two starts ... averaged 3.2 points per game and a career-best 2.3 rebounds per contest ... dished out a career-high 44 assists ... shared
the team's Most Improved Player Award with Tyrone Nash ... came off the bench in
the first 18 contests before earning his first career start against Marquette and subsequent
contest versus Pittsburgh ... had best outing of his career coming off the bench
against Providence as he scored a career-high 14 points, dished off a personal best
nine assists and grabbed three boards while playing a career-high 28 minutes ... was
5-8 from the field and 2-3 from three-point range against the Friars ... scored netted
a season-high eight points against Marquette ... made a career-high four assists
versus the Golden Eagles ... it marked the second double-figure scoring effort of his
career ... netted eight points in previous outing versus West Virginia as he connected
on 3-4 shots from the field ... scored seven points against St. John's and North Carolina
... was a perfect 3-3 from the field against the Red Storm ... grabbed a careerhigh
six rebounds against Furman, in addition to scoring four points ... grabbed five
rebounds in loss to Tar Heels ... played double-digit minutes in all but eight games
... played 22 minutes versus South Dakota ... had three assists versus South Dakota
and Delaware State ... matched career-high with three steals against USC-Upstate
... notched three rebounds and three assists in victory over New Mexico in second
round of the National Invitation Tournament ... tallied eight points against Penn State
in NIT semifinals ... was 3-4 from the field and 2-2 from three-point range against
the Nittany Lions.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007-08): Came off the bench and played in all 33 contests ... averaged 3.3 points and 1.6 rebounds ... played 10-plus minutes in all but 11 of those contests ... scored a
career-high 12 points in 11 minutes against Georgetown as he connected on 5-6
shots from the field and was 2-2 from three-point range in addition to grabbing four
rebounds ... scored seven points and matched career-high with five rebounds in
win over Marquette ... was a perfect 3-3 from the field in scoring seven points in 11
minutes against Syracuse ... dished off a career-high five assists in win at DePaul ...
played 15 minutes in season opener against Long Island as he netted five points and
grabbed three rebounds ... scored a season-high eight points against Monmouth
in 13 minutes as he connected on 3-4 shots from the field and was 2-2 from threepoint
range ... played a career-high 20 minutes against Baylor ... scored four points,
grabbed three rebounds and dished off a career-high four assists versus Colgate in
18 minutes ... also played 20 minutes in win over Northern Illinois and matched his
season-highs of eight points and four assists as he connected on 3-4 shots from the field
... scored eight points and dished off two assists in 18 minutes versus Brown and then
followed that up with a six-point performance, playing a career-high 22 minutes against
North Florida ... played 20 minutes against Marquette and finished with four points
and four rebounds.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07): Played 26 games during his rookie season and saw action in all 16 BIG EAST contests ... averaged 1.8 points and 0.8 rebounds ... has logged double-digit minutes in six games ... finished with a career-high nine points and matched a season best with three assists
in 19 minutes off the bench against Seton Hall ... played 14 minutes against Villanova
and had three steals ... netted seven points as he finished 2-2 from the field and 2-2 from the free-throw line in seven minutes of action off the bench versus Winston-Salem
St. ... played eight minutes against Army and scored three points ... scored five points
against Rider ... scored a basket in season opener against IPFW for first collegiate points
... connected on 3-4 from the line against Lafayette ... played six minutes off the bench
against Elon ... came off the bench and played 13 minutes against Stony Brook and
finished with one rebound, one assist and one steal ... made three steals in 14 minutes
off the bench against Villanova ... also had three assists in the West Virginia game and
three rebounds ... grabbed a career-high five rebounds in win over South Florida ...
scored five points in six minutes off the bench versus Cincinnati ... played six minutes
in NCAA Tournament first round contest versus Winthrop.
AWARDS AND HONORS: Most Improved Player Award (2009) ... Team Irish Award (2007).
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner under head coach Gene Pingatore ... a three-year starter ... earned East Suburban Catholic all-conference honors as a sophomore, junior and senior
and was selected conference MVP in his senior season ... named Suburban Life
Player of the Year ... all-area selection by the Chicago Sun Times ... selected all-state
by Chicago Sun Times and Champaign News Gazette ... first-team all-state selection
by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association ... second team Associated Press all-state
honoree ... averaged 15.2 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in his senior season
after netting 15.0 points, grabbing 4.0 rebounds and dishing off 3.0 assists as a junior
... helped St. Joseph to a 28-2 record in 2005-06 as his prep team captured the East
Suburban Catholic league crown for the third straight year while registering its third consecutive
undefeated season ... led high school team to 99-18 record the second-most
victories spanning four season ... those wins also included a 39-0 mark in conference
play in final three campaigns ... led St. Joseph to sectional finals in both his junior
and senior campaigns and an appearance in the Super Sectional championship in his
sophomore year (2004) ... concluded his career with 1,237 points, 339 rebounds, 285
assists, 120 steals and 54 blocked shots ... owned a career shooting percentage of .510
and career three-point shooting mark of .420 ... named to all-tournament teams at St.
Charles East and Proviso West ... played for the North team in North/South All-Star
Game and in several other all-star games.
PERSONAL: Full name is Jonathan Tremaine Peoples ... youngest of two children ... older brother
Chauncy played basketball at Robert Morris ... cousin Sergio Brown is a senior member
of Irish football team ... son of Nathan and Deborah Peoples ... born 6-11-88 in
LaGrange, Ill. ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters and is majoring in sociology
and computer applications.
