Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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MEN'S BASKETBALL for it. He gets buckets and he's effi- cient — but man, he gets those garbage buckets. The way he gets his points is ugly, but hey, he gets it done." Look no further than Colson's pro- ductivity in Notre Dame's 95-91 win at Duke Jan. 16. He scored 31 points after knocking down 10 of his 16 two- point field goal attempts (62.5 per- cent), made all five of his free throw attempts and even added in a couple of 3-pointers. Oh, and he snagged 11 rebounds to boot, leading the Irish to their first win in school history at Cameron Indoor Stadium. A few weeks later, Colson delivered 19 points and 11 rebounds in Notre Dame's 80-76 upset of then-No. 2 North Carolina. "He's been so key for us," Auguste said. "Being another frontline guy, he's been great in the post. He's been great defensively and been on the glass. I think we're a great tandem on the backboards." Head coach Mike Brey has watched Colson mature quickly during his first two years in South Bend. He started him in each of the first 15 games of the season, then elected instead to go with freshman forward Matt Ryan Jan. 13 at Georgia Tech, a decision that was maintained for the next four ACC games as the head coach sought a dif- ferent offensive look on the court. Brey knew he could trust Colson to not take offense to the "demotion" and still deliver his best in just as many minutes, even though that meant com- ing off the bench instead of starting. "Bonzie's been great, he's a war- rior," Brey said. "I love him. I think