Ekpe Udoh

Class:
Freshman
Position:
F
Height:
6-10
Weight:
240
Hometown:
Edmond, Okla.
High School:
Santa Fe

Michigan Career ... 2007-08 Big Ten All-Defensive team … U-M's 2008 Wayman Britt Outstanding Defensive Player Award ... Played in 67 consecutive games for Michigan ... Has not missed a game in two-year career ... Ranks fifth all-time with 159 career blocks ... Fifth Wolverine player to join U-M's 150 block club ... Led the Big Ten in blocked shots in 2007-08 (2.87) ... Ranks second all-time at U-M for career block average (2.37) ... Set the U-M sophomore season record with 92 blocks (2007-08) ... Posted the second best single season block total with 92 (2007-08).

Sophomore (2007-08) ... 2007-08 Big Ten All-Defensive team ... U-M's 2008 Wayman Britt Outstanding Defensive Player Award ... Played in all 32 games with 24 starts ... Started the final 24 games ... Helped Michigan to a 10-22 record – winning five of its last 10 games of the season ... Earned No. 9 seed at the Big Ten Tournament, advancing to quarterfinal ... Set the U-M sophomore season record with 92 blocks, which was also the second best single season output for a Wolverine ... Led the Big Ten in blocked shots (2.91) ... Posted first career double-double with 14 points, 11 rebounds at Northwestern (Jan. 12) ... Averaged 6.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 2.9 blocks per game ... Scored in double figures in six games ... Scored a career-high-tying 14 points at Northwestern after going 6-for-10 from the field and 2-for-2 from the free throw line ... Had 20 games with five-or-more points ... Collected 160 rebounds (5.0) – 70 offensive and 90 defensive ... Had a career-high 11 rebounds at Northwestern ... Had two double-digit rebound games – 11 at Northwestern and 10 at Duke (Dec. 8) ... Led U-M in rebounding in 11 games ... Had 23 games with four-or-more rebounds in a game ... Collected a team-high 92 blocks (2.9) ... Had at least one block in 29-of-32 games ... Had 17 games with three-or-more blocks, with six games of five-plus blocks ... Had 26 total multiple block games ... Had a season-best six blocks, two times – against Penn State (Feb. 9) and against Ohio State (Feb. 17) ... Led U-M in blocks in 28 games ... Shot 43.7 percent from the field (76-for-174), 37.5 percent on three point field goals (6-for-16) and 58.9 percent on free throws (33-for-56) ... Sank first six three-point field goals of career ... Made first collegiate three-pointer against Eastern Washington (Nov. 23) in the Great Alaska Shootout ... Collected 29 assists (0.9) … Had a career-high six assists against Purdue (March 9) ... Collected 27 steals (0.8) ... Had a career-high four steals, two times – back-to-back games, against Ohio State and at Minnesota (Feb. 21) ... Led U-M in steals in 11 games ... Played in 26.0 minutes per game ... Played in 10-or-more minutes in all 32 games with 29 games of 20-plus minutes and eight games of 30-plus minutes ... Played a career-high 34 minutes at Northwestern.

Freshman (2006-07) ... Played in all 35 games with seven starts ... Started first collegiate game against Army (Dec. 28) ... Started first career Big Ten game at Ohio State (Feb. 6) ... Only freshman to play in all 35 games ... Considered U-M's "Sixth-Man" ... Helped Michigan to Postseason NIT second round, eliminated by Florida State (87-66) ... Helped Michigan to a 22-13 record, its second straight 20-plus win season ... Earned No. 8 seed at the Big Ten Tournament, advancing to quarterfinal ... Averaged 5.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game ... Scored in double figures four times ... Scored a career-high 14 points, two times – at Minnesota (Feb. 24) and at Ohio State ... Had two other double figure scoring games -- 11 points against Harvard (Nov. 17) and 10 points at N.C. State (Nov. 27) ... Collected 139 rebounds (4.0) – 60 offensive and 79 defensive ... Had a season-high eight rebounds against Delaware State (Dec. 9) ... Had 21 games with four-or-more rebounds in a game ... Led U-M in rebounding in two games ... Collected a team-high 67 blocks (1.91) ... Had at least one-block in 27-of-35 games ... Had eight games with three-or-more blocks in a game ... Had 22 total multiple block games ... Had a career-high nine blocks against Army (Dec. 28), which was the second most in a single game by a Wolverine ... Led U-M in blocks in 16 games ... Finished third in blocked shot in Big Ten with 1.91 per game ... With his 67 blocks, helped the 2006-07 team set the U-M record for blocks in a season with 200 ... Collected 28 assists (0.8) ... Had season-best three assists at Ohio State ... Collected 23 steals (0.7) ... Had a season-high three steals at Illinois (Jan. 3) ... Led U-M in steals in eight games ... Played in 20.3 minutes per game ... Played in 10-or-more minutes in 34-of-35 games, with 19 games of 20-plus minutes and four games of 30-plus minutes ... Played in season-high 32 minutes, two times – at Illinois (Feb. 21) and at Ohio State.

Prep ... Oklahoma McDonald's All-State team (2006) ... Team selected by high school coaches ... Class 6A All-State (2005, '06) ... Metro Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2005, '06) ... All-Metro Conference, first team (2005, '06) ... All-Edmond Basketball Team, first team (2005, '06) ... All-Star team selected from five Edmond area high schools ... All-City, first team (2005, '06) ... Daily Oklahoman, first team (2005, '06) ... Texas/Oklahoma All-Star Game selection ... For prep career, averaged 12.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks ... Coached by Guy Hardaker at Edmond Santa Fe High School ... Three-year starter ...As a senior (2005-06), averaged 15.4 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks per game ... Had shoulder surgery Aug. 5, 2005 for torn muscle in right shoulder ... Led Santa Fe to 21-6 record and No. 1 team ranking ... Led Santa Fe to semifinal of Class 6A State Championship ... Lost semifinal game against Putnam City, the eventual Class 6A State Champion ... Defeated Enid in Class 6A State quarterfinal game ... Lost to Norman North in Class 6A seeding game and Area Final (63-60, in triple overtime) ... Defeated P.C. North in regional final ... Defeated Yukon in regional semifinal ... As a junior (2004-05), averaged 11.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks ... Led Santa Fe to 25-4 record ... Led Santa Fe to Class 6A State Championship ... As a sophomore (2003-04), averaged 11.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks ... Led Santa Fe to 20-6 record ... Led Santa Fe to quarterfinal of Class 6A State Championships ... As a freshman (2002-03) ... Played freshman basketball for most of the season ... Suited up for varsity basketball in January, did not play in the playoff rounds ... Other: Coached by Mitch Malone for AAU travel team, the Texas Blue Chips ... Participated in 2005 Reebok ABCD Camp ... Selected to Metroplex's All-AAU team summer of 2005.

Personal Notes ... Given names is Ekpedeme Friday Udoh ... Pronunciation, first name: "Epp-Ay;" last name: "You-Doe" ... First name, given to him by mother, means "Lion" ... Has a 7-3 wing span ... Signed National Letter of Intent to Michigan, May 8, 2006.