Syracuse University Athletics

Career Biography (PDF Format)

At SU: One letter ... Enrolled in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications graduate program in July, 2009....Member of the 2009 Fall and 2010 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Graduate (2009): Elected a team captain by his peers ... Completed 193-of-285 passes (67.7 percent) in 2009, which is the best single-season performance in Syracuse history … The 67.7 completion percentage ranks third on the BIG EAST single-season record list, while his 168.7 passing average was fourth in the league ... Against Minnesota, completed 19-of-31 passes for 167 yards and one touchdown … At Penn State, went 14-of-20 for 105 yards and one touchdown ... Against Northwestern, recorded first rushing touchdown and completed 24-of-35 passes for 346 yards and two touchdowns ... The 346 yards ranks sixth on the SU single-game passing yards record list and the 24 completions ties for fourth on the single-game chart … Against Maine, was 21-of-28 for 270 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for 13 yards on three carries ... Against South Florida, completed 25-of-46 for 269 yards and two touchdowns, and rushed 11 yards on nine carries ... His 25 completions ranks third on SU’s single-game record list ... Against West Virginia, went 5-of-9 for 30 yards in two quarters of play ... Against Akron, completed 12-of-17 for 105 yards and one touchdown... Against Cincinnati, went 12-of 17 for 85 yards and one touchdown... At Pittsburgh, completed 12-of-18 for 120 yards... At Louisville, went 12 for 16 for 89 yards... Against Rutgers, he completed 13-of-16 passes for 142 yards and one touchdown ... At Connecticut, he went 24-of-32 for 296 yards and two touchdowns.

At Duke: Two-time team captain and four-year letterwinner for men’s basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski … Finished his career tied for ninth with 139 games played and is one of just 20 Duke players to have started 100 career games … Ranks 41st on the career scoring list (1,193 points) and ranks in the top 10 on the all-time record lists for assists (9th, 468), three-point field goals made (8th, 210) and attempted (9th, 527), and three-point field goal percentage (T-6th, .398) … Earned third-team All-ACC honors in 2007-08 as the Blue Devils starting point guard … As a freshman, was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team and to the ACC All-Tournament Second Team after leading the league in assists (5.19 per game) … Became just the fourth freshman in ACC history to lead the league in assists … Orchestrated an offensive that led the ACC in scoring (81.1 ppg), scoring margin (+13.0), field goal percentage (.487) and three-point percentage (.386) … 2008-09 Third-team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American … Earned a degree in political science with a certificate in markets and managements studies.

High School: Led Christian Brothers Academy to a 42-3 record in football during his four years, including a 13-0 mark and the NYSPHAA Class AA championship during his senior year … Won the Gatorade National High School Player of the Year award … Earned All-America honors in football and basketball as a senior … In 2005-06, was named the New York State Player of the Year in football and basketball … Earned the National High School Coaches Association Senior Athlete of the Year award.
 
Personal: Gregory Paulus … Son of Dave and Denise Paulus … Born in July 1986 … Five brothers and one sister … Enrolled in the television, radio and film Master’s program in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications