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  Andy Polka

Andy Polka

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Oshkosh, Wis.

High School:
Oshkosh West

Height / Weight:
6-7 / 240

Position:
F

2006-07: Made an immediate impact as a freshman, leading the team with 7.2 rpg to become the second straight rookie to pace the club in rebounding...his 230 rebounds are the second-most ever by a Loyola true freshman, behind only Kenny Miller's 395, which led the nation in 1987-88...was the leading rebounder among Horizon League freshmen and ranked third overall in the circuit...scored in double digits on eight occasions and grabbed 10 or more rebounds four times...ripped down eight or more rebounds on 13 occasions...recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and 10 boards in a home victory versus Milwaukee...in the season opener versus Princeton at the BCA Classic, poured in 10 points and hauled in seven rebounds in 17 minutes despite coming off the bench...accounted for seven points and eight boards at No. 7 Ohio State...narrowly missed a double-double with 10 points and nine caroms in a home win over Green Bay...poured in a season-high 15 points and corralled seven rebounds to go with a pair of steals and assists in a victory over Northern Iowa...followed up that performance with 12 points, six boards and three assists at Bradley for his first back-to-back double-figure scoring outputs...registered 14 points and seven rebounds at UIC...notched 13 points and eight boards at Milwaukee and 10 points and eight rebounds versus Eastern Illinois...in two games at the Horizon League Championship, averaged 7.5 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 2.0 apg and 1.0 bpg...had seven points, a season-best 12 caroms, two assists and a pair of blocks against UIC at the Horizon League Championship...scored eight points, hitting his first-ever three-point field goal, and contributed 10 rebounds and two assists versus Butler in the Horizon League semifinals.

High School: Earned Mr. Basketball Award in Wisconsin after leading Oshkosh West to an undefeated season (26-0) and the Division I state title in 2005-06...averaged 14.9 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, while also hitting 59 percent of his shots from the field, as a senior...earned First Team Milwaukee Journal Sentinel All-State honors...as a junior, posted 14.2 ppg and 11.3 rpg en route to first team all-conference accolades...attended the same high school as current Loyola forward Tom Levin and was coached as a junior and senior by current Loyola assistant Lance Randall...is the second Rambler recruit in as many seasons to have led his team to an undefeated season and a state championship, joining J.R. Blount as the other LU player to achieve that milestone...competed for the United States and averaged 4.6 ppg and 6.6 rpg in five contests at the Global Games in Dallas in the summer of 2006...helped the U.S. to a third-place finish at the 2006 Global Games.

 

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