So I started out Thursday trying to find a cool stat to show how well USF guard Dominique Jones has been playing of late, and after noticing that Jones had scored 22 or more points in four straight games, Jeff Wuerth from USF's sports information office went poring through the record books to find out the last time a USF player had scored at least 22 in four straight.

Turns out it's been more than a decade, as the last time was in the 1998-99 season, when B.B. Waldon went for 28 points against Austin Peay, then 25 against Cleveland State, then 23 on Memphis and Louisville. His streak ended at four games, and Jones can extend his Saturday against No. 20 VIllanova.

I wondered how rare such a streak is in Big East play, and Chuck Sullivan at the league's media relations office showed it wasn't that rare, as two players have had such streaks this season -- Seton Hall's Jeremy Hazell and Notre Dame's Luke Harangody, who has actually done it in seven straight games.

So I decided to search for something more impressive in the stat department, and noticed that Jones is not only leading the Bulls in scoring (18.8 points per game), but also in rebounds (4.9) and assists (4.1). How many players in college basketball's six power conferences (ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Pac-10) could boast such a trifecta, you ask?

Only two other players out of 73 total teams in six leagues lead their teams in all three categories: Duke's Kyle Singler (16.8 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 3.0 apg) and Maryland's Greivis Vasquez (17.0, 6.0, 4.8). Again, that could change after even one night of games, but it's the trivia answer today.

With Gus Gilchrist emerging in rebounds and Chris Howard piling up more assists, Jones might not keep his three team leads long (he actually leads in steals, too), but he's one of just eight players in the six power leagues averaging more than 15 points, four assists and four rebounds. The other seven? Vasquez, Cincinnati's Deonta Vaughn, Florida's Nick Calathes, Baylor's Curtis Jerrells, Arizona State's James Harden, Michigan's Manny Harris and Penn State's Talor Battle.

Jones, incidentally, also leads the Bulls with 1.6 steals per game -- Singler and Vasquez also lead their teams in steals, so it doesn't narrow down the field at all ...

-- One quick football note: I know of just one official campus visit this weekend, and that's Jacksonville safety Ivan Nicholas, a USF commitment and the younger brother of former USF linebacker Stephen Nicholas. He's already in town, so I'll check back with him Sunday, see how everything went.