Michael Southall

Position:
C
Ht./Wt.:
6-10 / 236
Class:
Freshman
High School:
West Salem HS

2004-05: Did not compete (redshirt season).

2003-04: Did not compete (academically ineligible).

2002-03: Third on the team with a scoring average of 12.9 ppg...Averaged 7.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.5 blocks per game...Set the school career record for blocks in the Feb. 8 game against UNO, breaking the mark of 144 set by Reggie Poole (1994-98)…Had 68 blocks in 2002-03 to increase his career total to 165…Scored a season-high 24 points and tied a career-high with 16 rebounds in the Cajuns win over South Alabama on Feb. 6…From Jan. 25-Feb. 15, had a stretch of four straight games and six of seven where he had at least four blocks…Posted his third double-double of the season against Denver in the SBC Tournament (20 pts, 11 rebs)…Had double-digit rebounds six times…Led the team with 203 rebounds for an average of 7.5 rpg…Had a season-high six assists against UNO Feb. 8 and had 15 over a three-game stretch (Feb. 8-15)…Was held to just four points Feb. 15 at NMSU, but handed out five assists, had four blocks and 11 rebounds…Struggled at the free throw line making just 57 percent and was 13-for-29 in the last six games…Had a season-high five blocks in the Denver game on Feb. 11 including a key blocked shot with six seconds left in overtime to force a shot clock violation and help seal the win for the Cajuns.

2001-02: Had one of the best freshman seasons in recent school history...Shattered the single-season school record for blocks with 97 (previous mark was 69 set by Marvin Lancaster in the 1988-89 season)...Ended the season tied for 15th in the NCAA for blocks per game (3.13)...Block total also ranked second in the Sun Belt...Was named to the 2001-02 All-Sun Belt Conference Team...Also named the league’s Freshman of the Year...Team leader in rebounds (234) and field goal percentage (.544)...Second in points (402 total) and minutes played (889)...Set single-game school record with eight blocks against North Texas Jan. 24 and tied it Feb. 14 against Arkansas State...Scored in double-figures 22 times, including season-best 26 vs. North Texas Jan. 24...Also added 16 boards in that game...Had 26 points at Denver Feb. 18...Scored 20 or more points five times...Also had nine double-doubles, ramking him second in the Sun Belt behind UNO’s Hector Romero...Had three straight double-doubles from Jan. 24-31.

High School: Became the first player in Wisconsin history to be named two-time LaCrosse Tribune Player of the Year...McDonald’s All-American was also two-time Regional Player of the Year and Coulee Conference Player of the Year...As a senior, averaged 23 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocked shots...Scored 39 points against Mauston HS in one game.

Personal: Son of Ben and Lorna Southall...Has two older sisters and one older brother.