Blake Sholberg

Blake Sholberg

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Vacaville, CA

High School:
Will C. Wood HS

Height / Weight:
7-1 / 260

Position:
C

2006-07: Appeared in 28 games including eight starts...averaged 1.6 points and 0.9 rebounds per game...shot 48.3 percent from the floor and 64.3 percent from the free throw line...has attempted no 3-point shots this season...best performance came against Portland in the WCC Tournament when he scored a season-high seven points on 3-of-3 shooting from the floor and went 1-for-1 from the free throw line...had six points against CSU Monterey Bay, going 1-2 from the field, and 4-4 from the free throw line with three rebounds, two blocks, one steal, and one assist...on Jan. 13 against Portland he had six points going 2-4 from the field, and 2-4 from the line...also had 24 rebounds, 13 blocks, and six steals.

2005-06: Played in all 29 games for the Gaels as a junior...began the year coming off of the bench but has started 11 of the last 12 games...averaged 4.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 0.6 blocks per game...scored 115 points, 13 assists, 75 rebounds, 18 blocks and 6 steals...recorded a career-high in points with 15 against Loyola Marymount on January 23, when he shot 7-of-10 from the floor...recorded his second career made 3-pointer against Santa Clara as the shot clock was winding down...recorded a season-high seven rebounds in back-to-back games against No. 5 Gonzaga and Santa Clara...his 18 blocks are second on the team...his 18 blocks tie him with teammate Daniel Kickert for 15th in the conference...matched his career-high three blocks twice this season against Mississippi Valley State and conference rival Portland.

2004-05: Saw action in 31 on 34 games...averaged 3.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game...shoot 58.4 percent from the field to lead the team...converted 45-of-77 field goal attempts...averaged just 12.4 minutes per game...was fourth on the team with 14 blocked shots...in the WCC Tournament Championship game, he came off the bench to play 23 minutes, score six points on 3-of-3 shooting and grabbed six rebounds against Gonzaga...scored a season-high 12 points in the win over Notre Dame de Namur...grabbed a season-high eight rebounds twice, once against Mississippi State and the other against Gonzaga on Feb. 3...recorded five or more rebounds in eight games...played a career-high 27 minutes against Mississippi State in the final game of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic...only other 20 minute game was against Portland on Feb. 5 when he played 21 minutes, was 4-for-5 from the floor and grabbed six rebounds...had seven games where he converted 75 percent or more of his shots from the floor.

2003-04: Played in 25-of-31 games as a redshirt freshman...averaged 1.7 points and 1.2 rebounds per game...had season-highs with 11 points and seven rebounds in 18 minutes against UC Santa Cruz on December 14th...hit his only 3-point attempt of the season against Santa Clara on January 22... had a season-high two blocks against Rice, Notre Dame de Namur, and San Francisco...shot 52.9 percent (18-34) from the field on the season...converted a season-high five field goals on seven attempts against UC Santa Cruz...was 3-for-3 from the field against Santa Clara on January 22...played double-digits in minutes in six games...made 6-of-10 attempts from the free throw line...totaled nine blocks, four assists and one steal.

2002-03: Redshirted the season.

High School: Played one year at MCI Prep School in Maine before coming to Saint Mary's...was a 2001 graduate of Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville, CA where he lettered two years in basketball...averaged 16 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks and two assists per game as a senior...was a First Team All-MEL selection in 2001...finished 12th in Northern California in rebounds...was voted the team's Most Improved Player as a senior...also lettered two years in water polo...was recruited by Cal, Boise State and Southern Illinois.

Blake Sholberg Career Stats

Total 3-Point Rebounds Year GP-GS Min/Avg FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off-Def Tot Avg PF-FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts/Avg 2003-04 25-0 139/5.6 18-34 .529 1-1 1.000 6-10 .600 14-15 29 1.2 31-0 4 11 9 1 43/1.7 2004-05 32-7 402/12.6 46-78 .590 0-1 .000 14-31 .452 45-54 99 3.1 49-0 6 23 14 6 106/3.3 2005-06 28-10 383/13.7 47-74 .635 1-1 1.000 18-32 .563 32-44 76 2.7 49-1 13 28 18 6 113/4.0 TOTAL 85-17 924/10.9 111-186 .597 2-3 .667 38-73 .521 91-113 204 2.4 129-1 23 62 41 13 262/3.1