2014-15: Capital One Second-Team Academic All-America ... Second-team all-UAA ... Led the team in scoring (15.5 ppg) and rebounding (7.7 rpg) in 26 starts at shooting forward ... Ranked first in the UAA in free-throw percentage (.863), fifth in rebounding and sixth in scoring ... Scored season-high 28 points vs. Trinity (Texas) (12/6) ... Eight double-doubles, including 20 points and career-high 17 rebounds at Rhodes (11/15) ... Scored 1,000th point on Dec. 13 in 90-72 win vs. No. 5 Illinois Wesleyan ... 31st Annual Lopata Classic MVP ... Named to Lee Pfund Classic All-Tournament Team ... Capital One First-Team Academic All-District 5 ... UAA Athlete of the Week on Dec. 8 ... Team captain ... NABC Honors Court ... Academic all-UAA.
2013-14: First-team all-UAA ... Started all 27 games at shooting forward averaging 14.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game ... Scored in double figures 18 times, including a career-high 32 points vs. Webster (Jan. 4) and at Brandeis (Feb. 14) ... Pulled down six or more rebounds in 19games, and was fourth in the league in rebounding (6.9) ... Second in the UAA in defensive rebounds (5.1), third in free-throw percentage (.859), fourth in rebounding (6.9), fifth in three-point field-goal percentage (.434), seventh in three-pointers made (2.1), ninth in field-goal percentage (.509) and 10th in offensive rebounds (1.9) and scoring (14.4) ... Capital One First-Team Academic All-District 5 ... UAA Athlete of the Week on Jan. 13 ... NABC Honors Court … Received the W Club Stanley and Ann Rosen Junior Award … UAA Presidents Council Scholar-Athlete … Academic all-UAA.
2012-13: Second-team all-UAA … Averaged 9.5 points and 8.1 rebounds in 27 starts at forward … Scored in double figues in 15 games, with three double-doubles … Pulled down eight or more rebounds in 19 of 27 games played, and averaged a conference-best 8.4 boards in 14 UAA contests … Second in the UAA in rebounds (8.1) and fifth in minutes played (32.6) … Scored career-high 20 points in 77-62 win at MacMurray (1/2) … Had double-double of 17 points and career-high 13 rebounds in 71-66 win vs. Simpson (11/24) … Academic all-UAA.
2011-12: Started seven of 27 games played averaging 6.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game … Shot 51.4 percent from the field and 79.5 percent from the foul line … Scored in double figures in six games as a freshman … Recorded first double-double with season-high 19 points and 10 rebounds in 99-88 win over No. 4 Emory (1/29) … Pulled down season-high 11 rebounds in 77-68 win over No. 17 Wheaton (Ill.) on Dec. 10.
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 19.6 points and nine rebounds per game at Maine South High School … Shot 81 percent from the foul line and 50 percent from the field as a senior … Ranked No. 64 in Illinois Final Hoops Report's 200-plus … Four-year letterwinner and team captain … Averaged 11.5 points and 6.1 rebounds for his career … Holds the Maine South single game (19), single-season (278) and career (726) rebounding records … 2009-10 Regional Champions, Sectional Champions and Elite 8 appearance … 2010-11 Bugle Newspapers All-Star Game … Two-time CSL South all-conference … Pioneer Press and Bugle Newspapers All-Area First Team … IBCA Fourth-Team All-State … Prairie State Achievement Award in math, science and reading.
PERSONAL: Majoring in systems engineering and finance … Son of Ron Jr. and Mary Lou Palucki.
