West Virginia's Devin Ebanks, left, and Notre Dame's Ryan Ayers battle for a rebound during the first half of a second-round NCAA college basketball game at the Big East men's tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at Madison ...

February 28, 2009: ..Notre Dame guard Ryan Ayers (42 )in the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the University of Connecticut Huskies at the Gampell Pavilion, Storrs, Conn...Connecticut won the game 72-65

Connecticut's Kemba Walker, left, drives to the basket as Notre Dame's Ryan Ayers defends during the first half of a NCAA college men's basketball game in Storrs, Conn., on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Fred Beckham ...

24 January 09: Notre Dame guard Ryan Ayers (42) takes a jump shot over Connecticut guard Jerome Dyson (11) during a Big East NCAA basketball game between the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the University of Connecticut Huskies ...