2006-07 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Joseph Iupe
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Madison, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Madison Central HS
Second-year walk-on guard from the Mississippi high school ranks... Earned status on the 2006-07 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll with a 3.30 grade point average in accounting... Saw limited action in 15 appearances for the Bulldogs as a true freshman a year ago... Member of three Class 5A state championship teams (two in golf and one in basketball) as a two-sport letterman at Madison Central High School... His father, Joe Iupe Jr., served as a golf team captain at Mississippi State in the 1970s and is a member of the MSU Athletic and Mississippi Sports Halls of Fame.
2006-07:
Made 15 brief appearances as a true freshman walk-on for the Bulldogs, totalling five points (2-7 FGs), three rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes on the season... Scored his first collegiate basket in home victory over Arkansas... Connected on a driving layup to put MSU over the 100-point mark in the team’s second-round MasterCard NIT home win over Bradley... Credited with a pair of assists in his MState debut against Nicholls... Scored his first collegiate point by going 1-of-2 from the charity stripe versus Loyola Mary-mount... Tabbed to the 2006-07 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Three-year basketball letterman for coach Jeff Heath at Madison (Miss.) Central High School... Helped lead the Jaguars to a three-year composite record of 82-20 (.804)... Averaged 1.6 points per game in 23 appearances as a senior member of Madison Central’s 30-8 Class 5A state championship club... Scored six points on a pair of 3-pointers in first-round win over Southaven during the 2006 north state playoffs... Senior campaign was also highlighted by a notable defensive effort on all-state standout and Charlotte signee David Booker of Moss Point during the semifinals of the state tournament... Lettered three years in golf, earning second-team all-state honors as a senior by the Mississippi Association of Coaches... Competed on the links for coach Todd Beach... Also lettered in baseball as a ninth-grader... Graduated with honors from Madison Central.
PERSONAL:
Joseph Sam Iupe III was born April 6, 1988, in Flowood, Miss... Majoring in accounting... The son of Joe and Sheri Iupe.
