#3 Zeke Upshaw
6-6, 215, Gr., Guard/Forward
Hometown: Chicago, IL
High School: University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
High School Coach: Tony Caldwell
Previous College: Illinois State University 

A veteran guard who is pursuing a graduate degree at Hofstra…Graduated from Illinois State with a degree in apparel, merchandising and design. 

At Illinois State:
2012-13: Played in 19 games off the bench…Averaged 2.5 points and 1.1 rebounds per game…Scored a career-high 11 points vs. Creighton on Jan. 2…Pulled down personal-best five rebounds at Evansville on Feb. 20…Averaged 7.4 minutes per game…2011-12: Came off the bench in 27 games…Averaged 1.4 points and 0.6 rebounds per game…Scored eight points on two occasions…Averaged 5.6 minutes per game…2010-11: Played in 16 games…Averaged 0.9 points and 0.4 rebounds per outing…Scored season-high nine points vs. Evansville on Jan. 15…Averaged 5.3 minutes per game…2009-10: Redshirted as a true freshman.

High School/Personal: Played basketball for University of Chicago Laboratory Schools…Earned first-team all-conference honors and was the league’s most valuable player in 2009…Was the first-ever player in his high school’s history to earn a Division I basketball scholarship…Named to the 2009 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Class 3A/4A Senior All-Star game…Averaged 24 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists per game as a junior for the Maroons…Named first-team all-conference and was the Independent School League (ISL)’s Player of the Year…Averaged 18 points, six rebounds and four assists as a sophomore…Started playing basketball at age 5…Lists Carmelo Anthony as his favorite athlete.

Year     G-GS    FGM-FGA     Pct.     FTM-FTA     Pct.      Reb.     Avg.    PF     A       TO     BS   S       TP       Avg.
09-10    Redshirt
10-11    16-0      3-15             .200    8-14            .571      7          0.4      7       3       5       0      1       15       0.9
11-12    27-0      12-31            .387    8-8              1.000    16         0.6      12      3       7       0      4       38       1.4
12-13    19-0      18-53            .340    1-3              .333      20         1.1      11      11      6       1      4       47       2.5
Career   62-0      33-99            .333    17-25          .680      43         0.7      30      17      18      1      9       100     1.6

Three-Point FG: 10-11: 1-8, .125; 11-12: 6-21, .286; 12-13: 10-37, .270; Career: 17-66, .258

Career Highs:                                                              
PTS: 11 vs. Creighton, 1/2/13
REBS: 5 at Evansville, 2/20/13
ASTS: 2, last at Utah State, 2/23/13
FGM: 4 vs. Creighton, 1/2/13
FGA: 7, last at Evansville, 2/20/13                     
3FGM: 3, last vs. Creighton, 1/2/13
3FGA: 7, last at Evansville, 2/20/13
FTM: 4 vs. Evansville, 1/15/11
FTA: 8 vs. Evansville, 1/15/11
OR: 4 at Evansville, 2/20/13
DR: 3, last vs. FDU, 11/20/12
TO: 2, last vs. Delaware State, 11/18/12
ST: 2 vs. Missouri State, 2/27/13
BS: 1 vs. Creighton, 1/2/13
MIN: 21 at Evansville, 2/20/13