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Finished career in sixth place on the Gophers all-time field goal percentage list at .525 (390-743) played in 119 career games, tied for eight most in Gopher history was tri-captain for 2007-08 season.
Milestones: Scored in double figures 40 times in his career saw action in 119 career games, tied for eight most in Gopher history had seven career 20-point games led the Big Ten in field goal percentage in conference games at .623 (48-77) in ’05-06 scored his 900th career point against Penn State on Feb. 24, 2008 scored his 800th career point against Indiana on Jan. 17, 2008 collected 400th career rebound in win at Michigan on Jan. 31, 2008 first player to have consecutive double-digit rebound games since J’son Stamper on Jan. 21 and Jan. 25, 2006 finished career in sixth place on the Gophers all-time field goal percentage list at .525 (390-743) tri-captain for 2007-08 season.
2007-08 | Senior Season: Played 20 minutes in the season opener against Army (11/10) finished with six points and seven rebounds tied a career high with four blocked shots led the Gophers in scoring against Iowa State (11/20) with 21 points, shooting 8-12 (.667) from the field made his first career three-pointer at the end of the first half vs. Central Michigan (11/24) grabbed 10 rebounds in loss at Florida State (11/27) scored 10 points against UC Riverside and had three steals (12/1) tied a caree-high with five assists and three steals against Colorado State (12/8) scored 14 points and was 6-of-7 from the line, including five-straight down the stretch against South Dakota State (12/12) averaged 6.7 points and 3.0 rebounds per game during the Duel in the Desert (12/28-30) scored a team-high 12 points in 25 minutes against Michigan State (1/5) scored 12 points, grabbed four rebounds and swipped three balls vs. Northwestern (1/9) scored 19 points and grabbed five rebounds against Penn State (1/12) scored 12 points and pulled down four rebounds in 27 minutes vs. Indiana (1/17) scored 14 points and recorded a career-high with five steals in a win at Michigan (1/31) was perfect from the floor (7-7) and from the charity stripe (5-5) in a 19-point effort in a win at Northwestern (2/6) scored 11 points in win over Iowa (2/9) scored 12 points and pulled down six rebounds in a win over Michigan (2/21) scored nine points in 26 minutes at Illinois (3/8) turned an ankle early in the Big Ten Tournament first round contest with Northwestern and missed the quarterfinal matchup with Indiana played 14 minutes in the season finale against Maryland (3/18), scoring six points and grabbed three rebounds.
2006-07 | Junior Season: Played in 23 games and made 16 starts averaged 12.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game went 6-of-11 from the floor for 15 points in 33 minutes vs. Michigan (3/8) went 8-of-12 from the field for 16 points in 32 minutes at Purdue (2/28) had 13 points and six rebounds before fouling out vs. Wisconsin (2/14) had 10 points, on 5-of-7 from the field, while battling foul trouble in 23 minutes at Michigan (2/10) returned from a broken hand and scored 23 points, on 9-of-13 from the floor, with five rebounds and two assists in 34 minutes vs. Iowa (2/7) missed seven games due to a broken left hand (1/13-2/3) had 11 points, was 4-of-8 from the field in 18 minutes before breaking his hand just before the first half ended at Wisconsin (1/6) broke his left hand and missed seven games had eight points, six rebounds, and two blocks in 33 minutes vs. Purdue (1/3) had his third double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds in 32 minutes vs. UCF (12/12) had 21 points, on 9-of-12 shooting, with four rebounds and a career high three steals in 35 minutes vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (12/9) played a career-high 38 minutes, scored 17 points and tied career high with 13 rebounds at UAB (12/5) had 10 points, three rebounds and two steals in 28 minutes vs. Arizona State (12/2) scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds vs. Iowa State (11/21); was 10-of-12 from the free-throw line (both career highs) in 33 minutes had four points, matched a career high with 10 rebounds and set a career high with four blocks before leaving the game with an injury in 18 minutes vs. Long Island (11/17) scored all of his 12 points in the second half vs. North Dakota State (11/13), grabbed four boards and had a block in 23 minutes letterwinner.
2005-06 | Sophomore Season: Led the Big Ten in field goal percentage in conference games at .623 (48-77) finished third overall in field goal percentage at .570 (106-186) ninth overall in blocked shots at 0.81 bpg tied for 11th in blocked shots in conference games only at 0.75 bpg was 4-for-4 from the field and scored eight points with two rebounds in 11 minutes at Cincinnati (3/21) in NIT Second Round had nine points, three rebounds, three blocks and two steals while battling foul trouble in only 18 minutes vs. Michigan in Big Ten Tournament First Round (3/9) was in double figures for the fourth time in five games with 10 points, on 4-of-5 shooting, with three rebounds and a block in 26 minutes at Northwestern (3/4) had 10 points, on 5-of-6 shooting, with two rebounds and one block in 23 minutes vs. Illinois (2/28) had eight points, seven boards, a block and a steal in 21 minutes at Wisconsin (2/26) led team with 12 points, on 5-of-5 shooting, and grabbed two rebounds in 19 minutes vs. Purdue (2/22) scored 10 points, all in the first half, was 5-of-8 from the field, with two assists in 18 minutes vs. Iowa (2/18) had three points, three rebounds and three blocks in 12 minutes at Michigan (2/15) scored eight points, on 4-of-4 shooting, with three rebounds and a block in 11 minutes vs. Indiana (1/29) scored 13 points, on 5-of-8 shooting, with one rebound and one assist in 19 minutes vs. Michigan (1/21) had eight points, on 4-of-6 shooting, with seven boards in 29 minutes at Purdue (1/14) had eight points and a then career-high 10 rebounds with two assists in 32 minutes vs. Oral Roberts (12/31) scored a career high 22 points, on 10-of-14 shooting, with three boards, three assists, a block and a steal in 28 minutes vs. South Dakota State (12/23) had 17 points, on 7-of-12 shooting, tied a career high with nine boards, with a block and two steals vs. Grambling (12/21) scored nine points, grabbed a career high nine boards, with two assists, two blocks and two steals in 26 minutes vs. UNLV (12/10) had eight points and seven rebounds in a career high 37 minutes at Arizona State (12/5) scored 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting, 5-of-8 from the charity stripe, five boards and a career-high five assists in 23 minutes vs. Coastal Carolilna (12/3) had 11 points, five rebounds and one block in a career-high 33 minutes at Maryland (11/30) scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-16 shooting, was 5-of-5 from the line, grabbed eight caroms (career high) and had two blocks and two steals in a career-high 32 minutes vs. Gardner-Webb (11/28) had nine points on 4-of-5 shooting, grabbed four rebounds and tied a career-high with three assists in 20 minutes vs. North Dakota State (11/18) letterwinner.
2004-05 | Freshman Season: Played in all 32 games, started three had two points and a rebound in three minutes vs. Iowa State in NCAA First Round (3/18) had five important points, grabbed two rebounds and blocked three shots in 16 minutes against Indiana in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal (3/11) had six points, two rebounds and two assists in 16 minutes at Michigan State (2/16) had four points and three rebounds in eight minutes before injuring his knee at Illinois (1/29) started his third career game and had two points and a rebound in 12 minutes vs. Michigan State (1/22) had four points and three rebounds in a then career-high tying 25 minutes at Ohio State (1/19) filling in for the injured Jeff Hagen had six points and two rebounds in 11 minutes at Iowa (1/15) scored eight points, on 4-of-7 shooting, three boards, an assist and a steal in a career high 25 minutes vs. Purdue (1/12) had four points, a rebound and two blocks in 15 minutes vs. Penn State (1/8) scored a career-high 12 points, on 6-of-7 from the field, and grabbed two boards in 16 minutes vs. Loyola Marymount (1/3) scored six points, on 3-of-4 shooting, grabbed three boards and had a block and a steal in 16 minutes vs. UNC Greensboro (12/29) had five points, three boards, two assists and a block in 13 minutes vs. St. Francis (12/22) had four points, four rebounds, two assists and a career-high three blocks in 16 minutes vs. Chicago State (12/15) did not score, but started his second straight game and played nine minutes at Nebraska (12/8) started his first career game as a Gopher and had seven points and a career-high six rebounds, and was 3-of-3 from the field in 23 minutes vs. Holy Cross (12/4) played a high 19 minutes, scored four points and grabbed four rebounds vs. Alabama in Great Alaska Shootout semifinal (11/26) had two points, two rebounds and three assists in 13 minutes vs. Furman in Great Alaska Shootout first round (11/24) had two points, one rebound and one block in 11 minutes in his Golden Gopher debut vs. Lipscomb (11/21) letterwinner.
High School: A graduate of Chaska High School in Chaska, Minn. high school coach was Dan Pelowski led his team to a 30-2 record the Minnesota 4A State Championship his senior season named Minnesota’s Mr. Basketball in 2004 2004 Gatorade State Player of the Year 2004 Associated Press State Player of the Year named Metro Player of the Year by the Minneapolis Star Tribune as a senior three-time member of the AP and St. Paul Pioneer Press All-State Team three-time all-conference selection all-time leading scorer in Chaska High School and Lake Conference history with 1,868 points had career totals of 1,868 points, 864 rebounds, 258 assists, 172 blocks and 126 steals averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds his senior season named a top-100 player by Hoopmasters.com, rivals.com and USA Today named a top-60 player by collegebasketballnews.com rated as the third-best post player and the 14th-best player overall at the 2003 Nike Camp rated as the 20th-best player at the 2002 Nike Camp by Foxsports.com invited to the NBA Players Camp AAU team, Minnesota Magic, took third place in the 2002 National AAU Tournament Sunny Hill All-Tournament Team AAU State Champion, all-tournament team averaged 20 points, 10 rebounds and shot 60 percent despite missing nine games with a knee injury his junior season averaged 24 points and 10 rebounds as a sophomore lettered seven times as a prep (4-basketball, 3-baseball) three-time all-conference pick in baseball has a fastball clocked in the high 80s B’ honor roll letterwinner.
Personal: Born November 29, 1985 son of Richard and Patty Tollackson theater major.
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