University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

LOPER NOTES
67 career games with five starts ... career field goal percentage of 52.4 (121 of 231) ... 38 career blocks ... eight double figure games

AS A JUNIOR (2010-11)
One of the Lopers top posts for a third straight year ... played in 24 games ... averaged just under 10 minutes an appearance ... averaged 3.9 points and 1.6 rebounds per game ... made 50.6% of his shots ... tied for second (14) on the team in blocks ... three double figure games ... three games with four rebounds ... made 8 of 11 field goals, to score a season-best 16 points, in a win over UNO ... in January, had 14 points, on 7 of 13 shooting, at N.M. Highlands ... also had four blocks and three boards in the loss ... in the regular season finale vs. Chadron State, tallied 10 points on 5 of 6 shooting

AS A SOPHOMORE (2009-10)
Played in 19 games with one start ... averaged 9.6 minutes per game ... shot 48.2% from the field ... sunk 71.8% of his free throws ... one of three Lopers to have a double digit block total (13) ... 3.1 points and 1.7 rebounds per game ... scored 21 of his 59 points in road win at Western State on January 8th ... went 8 of 13 from the field, and 5 of 6 at the line, in 27 minutes ... six days earlier, made all four shots he took to tally eight points in a win over Doane ... eight points and four rebounds, in 16 minutes, in a road loss at W. New Mexico

AS A FRESHMAN (2008-09)
Played in 24 games with four starts ... averaged 4.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per game ... shot a team-high 56.6% from the field ... third in blocks (11) ... in first collegiate game, vs. UNO, scored a team-high 15 points ...  three other games in double figures ... season-high 19 in win at N.M. Highlands ... also had six rebounds and three assists in the game ... season-high eight rebounds in win over York in late November

HIGH SCHOOL
Had a strong senior season as he averaged 12 points and six rebounds for the Crusaders ... team posted a 15-8 record ... 34 blocks ... shot 80% from the line and 60% from the floor ... named Class 3A honorable mention all-state by both the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News ... also ran cross country

PERSONAL
Son of Dan & Jane... signed with the team in the spring of 2008... given first name is Michael