Senior Year: After two seasons of limited court time, Celuck moved into Syracuse’s starting lineup at the beginning of the 2000-01 campaign...The 7-0 center was with the first string for the first 13 contests last winter...In the season opener versus ST. FRANCIS, Celuck tallied what were then career highs of nine points and 14 rebounds...The board effort still stands as his best...His eight offensive and six defensive rebounds were both collegiate bests, as well...Celuck’s 27 minutes played against the TERRIERS represented the highest single-game total of his SU tenure, at that time...He hit for eight points against MISSOURI and VIRGINIA TECH...Celuck posted nine points and three blocks in the win against WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY...He had a career-high four steals in the loss to TENNESSEE...He suffered a broken right hand in the Jan. 29 victory against GEORGETOWN...The injury caused him to miss games at NORTH CAROLINA STATE and BOSTON COLLEGE, and the home outings against SETON HALL and MIAMI...Celuck returned to game action at WEST VIRGINIA....He posted 10-point performances in consecutive games at NOTRE DAME and against RUTGERS...The total established a career high for the centerman...In the loss at NOTRE DAME, he also grabbed eight rebounds...Against PITTSBURGH Celuck contributed six points and eight rebounds...Celuck was suspended for academic reasons on Jan. 5 and reinstated on Jan. 11...He missed the PITTSBURGH and the RUTGERS games...Celuck tied his career high with three blocks in the loss to KANSAS...He had five points in the overtime victory against PROVIDENCE and five boards in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinal loss to PITTSBURGH...Celuck’s 3.9 rebound average was third best on the team and he owned 35 blocks, the third-leading mark on the squad...His 47 offensive rebounds ranked fourth.
Junior Year: Celuck played a season-high 15 minutes in the NABC Tournament game with WISCONSIN...Celuck contributed three points, two assists and one rebound...He canned both of his field goal attempts and added two rebounds in the win against FLORIDA ATLANTIC...In the Carrier Classic matchup with ST. JOSEPH’S, Celuck tallied eight points...He made 4-of-5 shots from the field in the victory...He tallied two points at LOUISVILLE and posted four points in the home game versus PITTSBURGH.
Sophomore Year: Celuck scored in seven of nine games...He had his first career missed shot in his fifth game, versus SANTA CLARA...He had connected on his first four attempts before the misfire...He began the season with six points in his initial collegiate contest against COLGATE...In the QUINNIPIAC victory, he set season-high marks for rebounds (four), assists (one), and blocks (two)...In addition to hitting for four points versus SANTA CLARA, he tied a campaign best with two blocked shots.
Freshman Year: He sat out the season for academic reasons.
High School: A four-year letterwinner at Valley View High School, Celuck was coached by Frank Nicolasi...Valley View was the runner-up at the 1996 state championship...Celuck captained the squad as a junior and a senior...He was a USA Today Honorable Mention All-American and a first-team all-state selection...The team MVP in 1997, Celuck averaged 12.5 rebounds an outing...He established the Valley View record for career points, rebounds and blocked shots.
Personal: William J. Celuck was born on April 26, 1978, in Jessup, Pa...He is the son of Bill and Lena Celuck...He is majoring in sociology.
Celuck's Career Highs
Points: 10 vs. Rutgers and at Notre Dame, 2000-01
Rebounds: 14 vs. St. Francis, 2000-01
Offensive Rebounds: 8 vs. St. Francis, 2000-01
Defensive Rebounds: 6 vs. St. Francis, 2000-01
Assists: 3 vs. St. Francis, 2000-01
Steals: 4 vs. Tennessee, 2000-01.
Blocks: 3 vs. Kansas, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Akron, Colgate and DePaul, 2000-01
FG Made: 5 vs. Rutgers and at Notre Dame, 2000-01
FG Attempted: 9 at Notre Dame, 2000-01
3-Point FG Made: 0
3-Point FG Attempted: 0
FT Made: 4 vs. Missouri, 2000-01
FT Attempted: 4 vs. Missouri, 2000-01; at Providence and vs. Hartford, 1999-00
Minutes: 30 vs. Notre Dame, 2000-01
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