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02/10/2012
Point Taken
Udofia continues to work through transformation from score-first to pass-first
02/08/2012
Tech Hosts NC State Looking to Build Momentum
Yellow Jackets (9-14, 2-7 ACC) and Wolfpack (17-7, 6-3) tip at 7 p.m. Thursday
02/07/2012
Starting Five: North Carolina State (17-7, 6-3) at Georgia Tech (9-14, 2-7)
Wolfpack vs. Yellow Jackets, Feb. 9, 7 p.m, ESPNU
02/04/2012
Georgia Tech Beats Boston College in Final Minute 51-47
Glen Rice Jr. scored three points in the final minute and Brandon Reed hit a pair of free throws in the closing seconds.
02/04/2012
Post-Game Quotes
Georgia Tech 51, Boston College 47
02/09/2012
Georgia Tech vs. NC State - AP Photo Gallery
Georgia Tech vs. NC State - AP Photo Gallery
02/04/2012
Georgia Tech vs. Boston College
Georgia Tech vs. Boston College
01/24/2012
Georgia Tech vs. Miami
Georgia Tech vs. Miami
01/11/2012
Men's Basketball vs. NC State - AP Photos
1/11/12
01/03/2012
Alabama vs. Georgia Tech
Alabama vs. Georgia Tech - AP Photo Gallery
Career Notes
Point guard known for his toughness and basketball IQ ... Excellent speed and quickness with or without the ball ... Can change speed and direction well and dribble with either hand, though is predominantly left-handed ... Reads defenses well ... Good on-ball defender ... Higher scoring games typically come when he is able to get to the free throw line ... Attempted 52 FT in his first 16 games as a freshman, only 9 in his last 19 games.
2011-12 - Game-by-Game Statistics
Tough-minded player who is playing point guard full-time for the first time in his career...Started all but 1 game this season. Leads team in minutes (30.8 all games, 32.3 vs. ACC)... Tech's 2nd leading scorer at 10.5 ppg (10.9 vs. the ACC); has shot 40.5 pct. FG in ACC games (33.3 pct. on 3s)... Played one of his best games Saturday vs. BC depsite not scoring - 6 ast and 0 turnovers in 36 min. Went 0-7 from the floor, but made good decisions with the ball... Set a career-high for an ACC game with 19 pts vs. Duke, followed with 17 at NC State (11-17 FG, 5-7 on 3s, 9-14 FT, 3.5 rpg, 7 ast, 4 TO, 2 steals)... Has scored in double digits 12 times this season, 5 in ACC games... Averaged 2.4 apg in all games with season high of 6 against FAMU, Fordham and BC... Season shooting percentages are the best of his career across the board... Been to the FT line 93 teams this season, 36 more than the next player, 14 more than his 2010-11 total)... Began the year in fine fashion, averaging 12.5 pts and 5.5 ast with just 5 total turnovers while hitting 46.7 pct. FG in wins over FAMU and Delaware State... His season high of 20 points came in a loss to St. Joseph's... Surpassed 600 career points vs. Virginia on J19, needs 46 to reach 700... Has 33 double-digit games in his career (12 in ACC play).
2010-11 - Game-by-Game Statistics
Started Tech's first 11 games, but came off the bench the rest of the season ... Five double-figure efforts in ACC games, including 10 against Clemson, 13 at Virginia Tech, 13 at NC State in his last 6 conference games ... Made a good start in ACC play, scoring 14 each against Boston College and the first meeting against Clemson (11-of-20 FG) ... Averaged 6.6 ppg in ACC games ... Tech's 4th-leading scorer, 5th in minutes ... 9 double figure games, same as his freshman season ... Just 12 turnovers in his last 14 games ... Zero turnovers 11 times during the season.
2009-10 - Game-by-Game Statistics
Started Tech's first 25 games at the point, but moved to the bench Feb. 16 against North Carolina in favor of Glen Rice, Jr. ... One of three primary ballhandlers the Jackets used along with Iman Shumpert and Moe Miller ... Endured a difficult stretch offensively to finish the year, scoring just 31 points in his last 20 games and hitting just 11-of-48 shots from the floor ... Did not score in the ACC Tournament.
Reached double digits in three ACC games, averaging 3.9 ppg while hitting 12-of-34 threes (35.3 pct.) ... Made just two threes in nine attempts after Jan. 24 ... Last scored in double digits against Duke on Jan. 9 (13) and Virginia (10) back-to-back ... Up through the Virginia game, had scored in double digits nine times ... Averaged 11.4 points through the end of December, 3.0 per game after.
Set a new scoring high in three straight games in late November/early December - 15 vs. Boston U., 16 vs. Mercer, 26 vs. Siena ... Part of a stretch in which he scored in double digits in five straight games ... Named ACC Rookie of the Week on Dec. 7 after scoring a career-best 26 points against Siena and 11 against USC ... His effort against Siena was the third-highest game by a freshman in the conference ... Set career highs in nearly every statistical category against Siena (9-16 FG, 5-8 on threes).
Averaged 9.3 points and 3.3 assists in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, and hit 45 percent of his field goal attempts ... Scored 15 with five rebounds and five assists against Boston U ... Attacked the basket often early in the season, but shot only seven free throws in his last 13 games, and he tried just 17 in ACC games ... Only two turnovers in his last 10 games ... Had 15 games with no turnovers, 21 with two or less.
High School
All-state guard who played four years at Miller Grove High School in Stone Mountain, Ga., for coach Sherman White, serving as team captain four years ... Third-team Parade All-American ... Led Miller Grove to the class AAAA state title in 2009, was named AAAA player of the year ... Also named DeKalb County player of the year ... Averaged 20.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists as a senior ... Shot 54 percent from three-point range, 48 percent from the floor overall ... Ranked as high as No. 36 among all prep seniors by Rivals, No. 48 by ESPN.com and No. 53 by Scout ... Ranked as high as ninth among senior point guards ... Played in the Reebok All-American All-Star Game ... Also played baseball at Miller Grove, was the first person to hit a home run in the history of the school ... Graduated in the top 10 percent of his class.
Personal
Full name is Mfon Kokoete Udofia ... Born August 1, 1990 ... Son of Kokoete Udofia and Glory Edem ... Says baseball was his favorite sport to play until he began playing basketball ... Majoring in Management.
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