CAREER HONORS:- 2014 America East All-Conference First Team
- 2014 USBWA All-District I Team
- 2013-14 Team Captain
- 2013 America East All-Conference Second Team
- 2013 America East Academic Honor Roll
- 2012 America East Academic Honor Roll
- 2011 America East Academic Honor Roll
- 2010 America East Academic Honor Roll
2013-14 SEASON: Led the team in scoring for the second straight year (13.0 ppg) and was second in rebounds (5.9 rpg) ...
Was named to the America East All-Conference First Team and USBWA All-District I Team ... N
amed to the CollegeHoopsDaily.com November Team … Averaged 15.9 points, 7.1 rebounds and shot 55.1 percent from the floor for the month ... Named to the CollegeHoopsDaily.com “Best of 2013” America East Team ... Recorded a double-double at Providence with 10 points and 14 rebounds ... Posted back-to-back 20-point performances at Duke (20 pts) and vs. Illinois State (21 pts) ... Added a double-double (12 pts, 10 reb) in a win over Sonoma St. ... Registered third double-double of the year at Harvard (10 pts, 11 reb) ... Scored 24 points in a win at Dartmouth ... Scored a game-high 19 points, behind 11-for-12 effort from the foul line in win over UMBC ... Scored a career-high 25 points and added 10 rebounds in Vermont’s overtime win at Binghamton in the regular season finale ... It was his eighth career double-double ... Went 19-for-21 from the foul line, both free throws made and attempted rank third in UVM’s single-season records ... Became a member of Vermont's 500-points/500-rebound club during the season (991 points/504 rebounds) ... Reached double figures in 24 games ... Posted four double-doubles ... Started all 33 games.
Rugg in the Vermont Record Books:5th - Free Throws in a Season (184, 2013-14)
7th - Free Throws (386)
11th - Games Played (124)2012-13 SEASON: Emerged as one of the top players for the Catamounts in 2012-13 … Earned America East All-Conference Second Team honors … Finished the season leading Vermont in scoring (11.4 ppg) and added 5.7 rebounds per game (second on the team) … Started the season opener at Siena then came off the bench for the next 14 contests … Moved into a starting role when teammate Luke Apfeld was injured and remained in the starting lineup for the rest of the season … Reached double-figures 15 times in 18 starts after being inserted into the starting five … Posted three double-doubles … Scored 19 points in his first start since the season opener to lead UVM past UMBC (1/12/13) … Averaged 13.3 points per game over the final 18 games of the season as a starter … Scored a season-high 21 points in a win at Maine (1/22/13) … Scored 11 points and did not miss a shot (2-2 FG, 7-7 FT) in a win over UMBC (3/10/13) in the America East Semifinals … Also added five rebounds … Chipped in 13 points and five rebounds at Santa Clara in the first round of the CBI.
2011-12 SEASON: Emerged during his sophomore season, playing in all 36 games … Averaged only 3.3 points in non-conference action, but bumped that up to 7.2 per game in league play … Finished the season averaging 5.0 points and 3.1 rebounds per game overall … Shot 56.3 percent from the floor and finished fourth in the America East in free throw shooting (86.8 percent) … Had a breakout game with 18 points on 6-for-9 shooting in 19 minutes of action in a home win over Binghamton … Went a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor for 11 points in a win over Albany and followed that up with 13 points in a win at UMBC … Posted his first career double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds in a victory against Niagara.
2010-11 SEASON: Appeared in 22 games as a freshman … Scored a career-best four points and grabbed two rebounds in a win at home against UMBC … Also made a pair of free throws in a win at Hartford.
BEFORE VERMONT: Rugg played along side current teammate Josh Elbaum at Northfield Mount Hermon for one season, after graduating from Burlington High School in 2009 … Rugg was named Mr. Basketball in the state of Vermont in 2009 by the Burlington Free Press after averaging 16.7 points and 8.0 rebounds per game.
PERSONAL: Is the son of Jake and Helen Rugg … Has an older sister Molly who attends Yale … Is a history major.
