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  Otis Polk
Otis Polk

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.

High School:
Consortium Prep

Height / Weight:
6-9 / 285

Position:
Center

Birthdate:
01/21/1988

Experience:
2L



2007-08
Played in all 30 games off the bench ... averaged 5.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game, leading the team and ranking second in the MAC in the latter category ... his 51 blocks marks the second-highest single-season total in BGSU history (just eight shy of the school record) ... had at least three blocks in a game 11 times ... exploded for 17 points, tying his career high, in MAC Tournament game vs. Toledo ... was 7-for-10 from the floor and 3-of-4 from the line vs. the Rockets, adding six boards and three blocks ... had four blocks at Buffalo, tying his career best ... eight points and four boards in win over nationally-ranked Kent State ... five points and three blocks in win over Detroit in his hometown ... nine points at EMU, going 3-for-3 from the field and 3-of-4 from the line ... had a huge game in regular-season meeting vs. Toledo, with 12 points and four blocks ... eight points came during a key 10-0 run late in the second half, including an emphatic dunk ... six points vs. both CMU and WMU, adding three blocks vs. the Chippewas ... eight points and four rebounds at Ball State, going 4-of-6 from the field ... had three blocked shots vs. NIU ... had his first career double-double, with 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. Buffalo ... three points and team-best totals of seven rebounds and four blocks (a career high) at Kent State ... had two points and a then career-high nine rebounds vs. Ohio ... had six offensive boards, and hit the ground twice to grab a loose ball during that win ... exploded for a career-high 17 points vs. Duquesne ... had established a new career best by halftime of that game, with 11 points (5-of-7 shooting) in the opening period ... tied his then-career best with seven rebounds in 31 minutes in the DU game, also a career standard ... had six points and five rebounds -- all offensive -- in just nine minutes vs. Eastern Illinois ... had five points, seven rebounds and two blocks in 25 minutes at Indiana State ... four of the seven boards came at the offensive end ... scored four points and added an assist and a block vs. Illinois State ... four rebounds, a steal and a nifty assist at Northern Colorado ... had nine points and six rebounds, tying his career rebounding high at the time, in the win at Furman ... four points, on 2-of-2 shooting, and four rebounds vs. Temple ... eight points vs. Belmont ... had a then career-high 10 points in the season opener vs. Western Carolina, going a perfect 4-for-4 from the field ... blocked three shots against both WCU and Belmont.

2006-07
Played in 28 games, with three starts ... averaged 1.5 points and 2.0 rebounds ... in just 8.6 minutes per contest, finished seventh in the MAC in blocks, at 1.07 per game... ranked fifth in league games only at 1.38 blocks per game... made 60.0% of his shots ... had three blocks against Miami, his fifth game of the season with three swats ... had a career-high seven points against Eastern Michigan ... had a career-high six rebounds along with two points and two blocks against Toledo ... scored a then career-high six points, blocking three shots, in a season-high 22 minutes at Miami ... scored two points and added a rebound, a blocked shot and a steal against Akron ... two points, two blocks and four rebounds at Ohio ... had three blocks and three rebounds late in the game against Buffalo, helping the Falcons come back from an 11-point deficit ... scored four points in the Jacksonville State contest ... two points and four rebounds in his BGSU debut, against Denison ... had two blocked shots against Michigan Tech and Wright State.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2006 graduate of Consortium College Prep in Detroit ... averaged 17 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks as a senior ... named All-Michigan Class C ... helped team to 2006 PSAL title and was named league MVP ... averaged 24 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks for the Cougars as a junior ... coached by Lionel Williams.

PERSONAL
Son of Otis Wooten and Michelle Polk ... born January 21, 1988.


POLK - 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
2006-07   28-3    241/8.6    18-31   .581    0-0    .000    5-11   .455  24-31    55  2.0  67-3    4  16  30   3   41/1.5
2007-08   30-0    567/18.9   60-111  .541    0-0    .000   48-81   .593  60-71   131  4.4 105-6   11  35  51  11  168/5.6
TOTAL     58-3    808/13.9   78-142  .549    0-0    .000   53-92   .576  84-102  186  3.2 172-9   15  51  81  14  209/3.6


GAME-BY-GAME STATS
2006-07

                                         |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---|             |----REBOUNDS----|
Opponent               Date     GS  Min   FG-FGA   Pct 3FG-FGA   Pct  FT-FTA  Pct Off Def  Tot  Avg  PF FO   A  TO Blk Stl  Pts  Avg
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DENISON                11/11/06      11    1-3    .333   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   1   3    4  4.0   4  0   2   2   0   1    2  2.0
SOUTH ALABAMA          11/25/06       5    1-2    .500   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   1    1  2.5   2  0   0   1   1   0    2  2.0
TROY                   12/2/06        1    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.7   1  0   0   0   0   0    0  1.3
CENTRAL ARKANSAS       12/9/06   *    4    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.3   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  1.0
at Wright State        12/16/06      10    1-2    .500   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.0   3  0   0   1   2   0    2  1.2
NORTHERN COLORADO      12/19/06       7    1-1   1.000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   1   1    2  1.2   3  0   0   2   0   0    2  1.3
at MARSHALL            12/22/06       5    0-1    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   1   0    1  1.1   3  0   0   1   1   0    0  1.1
vs Michigan Tech       12/27/06       7    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.0   2  0   0   0   2   0    0  1.0
vs Jacksonville State  12/29/06       8    2-2   1.000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   1   2    3  1.2   3  0   0   2   0   0    4  1.3
at UW-Green Bay        12/30/06      10    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   1    1  1.2   1  0   0   0   0   0    0  1.2
BUFFALO                1/7/07        14    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-1   .000   0   3    3  1.4   1  0   1   0   3   0    0  1.1
at Ohio                1/11/07       18    1-1   1.000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   2   2    4  1.6   4  0   0   2   2   0    2  1.2
AKRON                  1/14/07        7    1-1   1.000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   1   0    1  1.5   0  0   0   0   1   1    2  1.2
at Miami               1/17/07   *   22    3-3   1.000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   3    3  1.6   3  0   0   0   3   0    6  1.6
at Kent State          1/20/07        2    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.5   2  0   0   0   0   0    0  1.5
WESTERN MICHIGAN       1/24/07        6    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   1-2   .500   1   0    1  1.5   4  0   0   1   1   0    1  1.4
at Central Michigan    1/27/07        6    1-2    .500   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   3    3  1.6   2  0   0   0   0   0    2  1.5
BALL STATE             1/31/07        4    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   1-2   .500   1   1    2  1.6   2  0   0   1   0   0    1  1.4
at Toledo              2/3/07         7    1-2    .500   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   2   4    6  1.8   2  0   0   1   2   0    2  1.5
at Northern Illinois   2/7/07    *   16    1-2    .500   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   3   1    4  2.0   1  0   0   0   3   1    2  1.5
EASTERN MICHIGAN       2/10/07       14    2-3    .667   0-0    .000   3-6   .500   4   1    5  2.1   2  0   0   0   0   0    7  1.8
at Buffalo             2/13/07       10    0-1    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   1   1    2  2.1   5  1   0   1   3   0    0  1.7
at Morehead State      2/17/07        1    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  2.0   0  0   0   0   0   0    0  1.6
OHIO                   2/21/07        7    1-1   1.000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   0   0    0  1.9   5  1   0   0   0   0    2  1.6
at Akron               02/24/07       8    1-2    .500   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   2   1    3  2.0   2  0   1   0   1   0    2  1.6
KENT STATE             3/1/07         3    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   1   0    1  1.9   1  0   0   0   0   0    0  1.6
MIAMI                  3/4/07        19    0-1    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   1   3    4  2.0   4  0   0   0   3   0    0  1.5
vs Ohio                3/7/07         9    0-1    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   1   0    1  2.0   5  1   0   1   2   0    0  1.5
Totals.........................  3  241   18-31   .581   0-0    .000   5-11  .455  24  31   55  2.0  67  3   4  16  30   3   41  1.5

2007-08

                                         |---TOTAL---| |---3-PTS---|             |----REBOUNDS----|
Opponent               Date     GS  Min   FG-FGA   Pct 3FG-FGA   Pct  FT-FTA  Pct Off Def  Tot  Avg  PF FO   A  TO Blk Stl  Pts  Avg
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vs Western Carolina    11/9/07       25    4-4   1.000   0-0    .000   2-2  1.000   1   4    5  5.0   4  0   0   3   3   0   10 10.0
vs Belmont             11/10/07      11    3-4    .750   0-0    .000   2-3   .667   1   2    3  4.0   4  0   0   0   3   0    8  9.0
at Cincinnati          11/11/07      18    2-3    .667   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   1   2    3  3.7   5  1   0   0   0   0    4  7.3
MOREHEAD STATE         11/17/07       6    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-2   .000   1   0    1  3.0   3  0   0   0   1   0    0  5.5
TEMPLE                 11/24/07      10    2-2   1.000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   1   3    4  3.2   1  0   0   0   0   0    4  5.2
at Furman              11/27/07      15    4-6    .667   0-0    .000   1-2   .500   2   4    6  3.7   3  0   0   0   2   1    9  5.8
at Oakland             12/1/07        8    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   1   2    3  3.6   4  0   0   0   0   1    0  5.0
at Northern Colorado   12/6/07       16    0-1    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   1   3    4  3.6   5  1   1   2   0   1    0  4.4
ILLINOIS STATE         12/16/07      22    2-3    .667   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   2   0    2  3.4   3  0   1   2   1   0    4  4.3
at Indiana State       12/22/07      25    2-6    .333   0-0    .000   1-6   .167   4   3    7  3.8   3  0   0   2   2   0    5  4.4
EASTERN ILLINOIS       12/29/07       9    1-4    .250   0-0    .000   4-8   .500   5   0    5  3.9   4  0   1   1   0   0    6  4.5
DUQUESNE               1/2/08        31    6-10   .600   0-0    .000   5-7   .714   3   4    7  4.2   4  0   0   1   2   1   17  5.6
OHIO                   1/5/08        24    0-5    .000   0-0    .000   2-2  1.000   6   3    9  4.5   4  0   0   0   1   0    2  5.3
at Kent State          1/12/08       24    1-4    .250   0-0    .000   1-4   .250   3   4    7  4.7   2  0   2   2   4   1    3  5.1
BUFFALO                1/17/08       25    3-5    .600   0-0    .000   7-12  .583   4   6   10  5.1   3  0   1   2   1   1   13  5.7
at Akron               1/20/08       24    1-5    .200   0-0    .000   2-3   .667   3   2    5  5.1   3  0   1   3   0   1    4  5.6
MIAMI                  1/23/08       17    0-2    .000   0-0    .000   2-2  1.000   1   2    3  4.9   3  0   0   3   1   0    2  5.4
NORTHERN ILLINOIS      1/27/08       16    0-3    .000   0-0    .000   1-2   .500   2   1    3  4.8   1  0   0   0   3   1    1  5.1
at Ball State          1/30/08       22    4-6    .667   0-0    .000   0-1   .000   1   3    4  4.8   3  0   1   4   1   0    8  5.3
at Western Michigan    2/2/08        16    2-4    .500   0-0    .000   2-2  1.000   3   0    3  4.7   5  1   0   0   1   0    6  5.3
CENTRAL MICHIGAN       2/6/08        26    2-2   1.000   0-0    .000   2-2  1.000   0   4    4  4.7   4  0   1   1   3   0    6  5.3
TOLEDO                 2/10/08       23    5-7    .714   0-0    .000   2-3   .667   1   4    5  4.7   2  0   1   1   4   1   12  5.6
at Eastern Michigan    2/13/08       17    3-3   1.000   0-0    .000   3-4   .750   1   1    2  4.6   4  0   0   0   0   0    9  5.8
AKRON                  2/16/08       17    1-2    .500   0-0    .000   0-2   .000   1   1    2  4.5   4  0   0   1   3   0    2  5.6
at Ohio                2/19/08       24    0-0    .000   0-0    .000   1-2   .500   0   1    1  4.3   4  0   0   1   4   0    1  5.4
at Detroit             2/23/08       18    2-2   1.000   0-0    .000   1-1  1.000   3   2    5  4.3   5  1   1   1   3   0    5  5.4
KENT STATE             3/1/08        14    2-3    .667   0-0    .000   4-5   .800   3   1    4  4.3   5  1   0   0   1   0    8  5.5
at Buffalo             3/4/08        18    0-2    .000   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   1   2    3  4.3   1  0   0   1   4   0    0  5.3
at Miami               3/9/08        19    1-3    .333   0-0    .000   0-0   .000   1   4    5  4.3   5  1   0   1   0   1    2  5.2
vs Toledo              3/12/08       27    7-10   .700   0-0    .000   3-4   .750   3   3    6  4.4   4  0   0   3   3   1   17  5.6
Totals.........................  0  567   60-111  .541   0-0    .000  48-81  .593  60  71  131  4.4 105  6  11  35  51  11  168  5.6