Brian Zoubek
American basketball player
Brian Henry Zoubek (born April 6, 1988) is an American retired 7-foot-1-inch (2.16 m) basketball center. He was a member of the Duke Blue Devils' 2010 NCAA Championship team.
Family
Zoubek's father, Paul, played baseball and football for Princeton University, and his mother, Liza Cartmell, rowed crew at Wellesley. His older sister, Sarah, played basketball at Yale University.
High school
During his four years at Haddonfield Memorial High School, the Bulldawgs had a record of 110–10 and won three championships. In 2006 Zoubek was named as a fourth-team Parade All-American selection, named to the Jordan All-America team, and was New Jersey Player of the Year. He was twice selected by the Newark Star-Ledger to the all-state first team and was selected all-conference and All-South Jersey three times.
Zoubek averaged 24.7 points, 12.3 rebounds, and 4.2 blocks per game as a senior. He was rated 33rd overall by The Recruiting Services Consensus Index, and ranked 24th in the Rivals.com Top 150 prospects of 2006.
College
Zoubek started his Duke career with two double figure scoring games, against UNC Greensboro and Columbia.
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