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Pronunciation, last name: "muh-CLIMB-enz"
Sophomore (2010-11) ... U-M Academic Athletic Achievement ... Played in 25 games ... Helped U-M to 21-14 overall record ... After starting season 1-6 in Big Ten, closed with a 9-9 record to tie for fourth ... Helped U-M to No. 4 seed at Big Ten Tournament ... Eliminated in semifinal to No. 1 seed Ohio State, 68-61 ... Helped U-M to No. 8 seed at NCAA Tournament ... Fell in third round to No. 1 seed Duke, 73-71 ... Averaged 1.2 points and 0.8 rebounds per game ... Scored 29 total points ... Scored a career-high four points, three times -- Bowling Green (Nov. 18), Gardner-Webb (Nov. 21) and Harvard (Dec. 4) ... Grabbed 20 total rebounds -- nine offensive and 11 defensive ... Grabbed a career-high three rebounds, three times -- Bowling Green, vs. Syracuse (Nov. 26) and Concordia (Dec. 6) ... Shot 31.7 percent (13-for-41) from the field ... Recorded four assists ... Recorded three steals ... Recorded eight blocks ... Recorded a career-high two blocks, twice -- USC-Upstate (Nov. 13) and Utah (Dec. 10) ... Averaged 5.4 minutes per game ... Played 135 total minutes ... Played 10-or-more minutes in four games ... Played a career-high 13 minutes against USC-Upstate (Nov. 13).
Freshman (2009-10) ... U-M's Rudy Tomjanovich Most Improved Player Award ... Contributed during practice and on scout team ... Helped U-M to a 15-17 overall record ... Helped U-M to a 7-11 Big Ten record to tie for seventh ... Helped U-M to No. 8 seed in Big Ten Tournament ... Eliminated in quarterfinal by No. 1 seed Ohio State, 69-66.
Prep Career ... Prep School: Worcester Academy (2009) ... Coached by Ed Reilly ... Averaged 8.0 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks ... Helped Worcester Academy to a 18-8 record ... Lost in NEPSAC Class A quarterfinal against Winchendon Academy ... High School: Hamburg High School (2008) ... Coached by Pat Cauley ... Averaged 16.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks ...Three-year varsity letterwinner ... Three-year starter ... Led Hamburg to a 35-24 record ... Hamburg's all-time leader in blocked shots (208), fourth all-time in scoring (968) and fifth in rebounding (553) ... All Western New York, fourth team (2007) and honorable mention (2006) ... ECIC Division II, Player of the Year (2007) ... ECIC Division II, first team (2006) ... Directors Keys for Basketball (2007) ... As a senior (2007-08): Averaged 19.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, 4.7 blocks and 4.0 assists ... Led Hamburg to a 14-6 record ... Helped Hamburg to ECIC Division II conference title -- first in 15 years ... Lost in first round of state playoffs ... Set Hamburg records with 12 blocks against Sweet Home and season blocks record (94) ... Set Hamburg school record going 12-for-12 from the free throw line against Sweet Home ... As a junior (2006-07): Averaged 18.0 points, 9.0 rebounds 3.5 blocks, 3.0 assists per game ... Led Hamburg to 12-8 record ... Lost in second round of state playoffs ... As a sophomore (2005-06): Averaged 11.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and 2.0 assists ... Led Hamburg to a 9-10 record ... Lost in second round of state playoffs ... As a freshman (2004-05): Played with junior varsity program ... Coached by Chris Mucica ... Averaged 14.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 3.0 blocks and 1.0 assist ... Led Hamburg JV to 17-3 record ... Other: Three-sport star at Hamburg, lettering in basketball, baseball and volleyball ... Played as an outside hitter in volleyball ... Led Hamburg to two New York State Championships ... 2007 All Western New York second team ... 2007 ECIC Division II conference title ... Right-handed pitcher in baseball with an average fastball of 85-90 mph.
Personal ... Given name is Blake Jeffrey McLimans ... Born on May 1, 1990 in Buffalo, N.Y. ... Son of Christine and Jeffrey McLimans ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... Economics major ... Right-handed ... Committed to Michigan (Oct. 28, 2008) ... Signed with Michigan (Nov. 12, 2008) ... Personal Notes ... Father, Jeffrey, was a pitcher in the Detroit Tigers farm system.
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