Mike Capocci Class: Sophomore Hometown: Lombard, Ill. High School: Glenbard East Height / Weight: 6-6 / 200 Position: F

2008-09: Appeared in 16 games ... Scored seven points in a season-opening win over Central Arkansas (11/16) ... Grabbed a season-high three rebounds to go along with three points and a steal vs. Chicago State (2/4) ... Dished out a season-high two assists and had two steals at Minnesota (2/22) ... Connected on nine of 12 free throw attempts ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2007-08: Appeared in 24 games ... Started five games as a true freshman, including the team's first four contests ... Scored eight points in collegiate debut vs. No. 20 Stanford (11/15) ... Enjoyed his best all-around performance in a win over Benedictine (11/20), posting career bests of 12 points, six assists, five rebounds and a team season-high seven steals ... Recorded nine points and three steals in a win over Savannah State (12/1) ... Scored eight points and grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in just 12 minutes of action at Minnesota (1/9).

High School: 2007 IBCA first-team All-State and Associated Press third-team selection ... Two-time DuPage Valley Conference Player of the Year ... 2007 Chicago Sun-Times All-Area ... Averaged 18.2 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.2 steals and 2.4 assists for Glenbard East ... Totaled 1,475 points, 687 rebounds, 211 steals and 205 assists in his last three years ... Four-year letterwinner ... Recorded game highs of 35 points, 19 rebounds and seven assists ... Participated in the IBCA all-state, Windy City Hoops and Chicago City-Suburban All-Star games ... Third-team all-state selection as a junior ... Named the MVP of the Lemont Christmas Classic after averaging 26 points and nine rebounds ... Led team to a 68-16 record in three years on the varsity, including a school record with 25 wins in 2006-07 ... Posted career highs of 35 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists ... Unanimous all-conference, all-DuPage county and honorable mention all-state selection as a sophomore ... Also named to the District 87 all-tournament team ... High school coach was Scott Miller ... Member of the Illinois Defenders AAU squad for four years and also the Rising Stars, playing alongside fellow recruit Michael Thompson ... 2007 Chicago Tribune Scholar Athlete ... Ranked 24th in his class of 597 students ... Member of the Spanish Honors Society, Mu Alpha Theta (math honors society) ... Given the President's Award for academic excellence.

Personal: Born Michael William Capocci ... Parents are Robert and Meredith Capocci ... Chose Northwestern over Stanford, Marquette, Loyola, Wisconsin and Wyoming ... Major is undeclared.

Capocci's Career Stats

                                 Total         3-Point                    Rebounds
Year      GP-GS   Min/Avg    FG-FGA   Pct   FG-FGA   Pct   FT-FTA   Pct Off-Def  Tot  Avg  PF-FO Ast  TO Blk Stl  Pts/Avg
2007-08   24-5    240/10.0   25-54   .463    2-6    .333   18-34   .529  15-18    33  1.4  34-1   20  26   3  16   70/2.9
TOTAL     24-5    240/10.0   25-54   .463    2-6    .333   18-34   .529  15-18    33  1.4  34-1   20  26   3  16   70/2.9