The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014-15 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Prince Ibeh
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 260
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Garland, Texas
- High School:
- Naaman Forest
- Major:
- Applied Learning and Development with a minor in Education Psychology
Pronuciation: E-bay
Returns for his fourth season in the frontcourt rotation … has played in all 103 career games (six starts) in his first three years … ranks eighth on the UT career blocked shots list (148) … has reached double figures in scoring four times and in rebounds once … two-time Academic All-Big 12 choice … two-time Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection.
As a Junior in 2014-15:
Played in all 34 games (two starts) … shared the team’s Outstanding Defensive Player honor with Demarcus Holland … ranked third on the team in blocks (47) while playing just 10.6 minutes per contest … blocked at least three shots in six games on the year … recorded six points (2-of-3 FG) and four rebounds in 17 minutes at No. 1/1 Kentucky (Dec. 5) … recorded a season-high seven rebounds in 13 minutes at TCU (Jan. 19) … tied his season high with four blocks and added four points and four boards in 20 minutes at Kansas State (Feb. 7) … his solid defense on Thomas Gipson (0-of-7 FG) forced a Gipson miss in the final 10 seconds, and Ibeh then grabbed the defensive rebound (forced a jump ball, possession arrow to Texas) to seal the victory … tied his season high with four blocks and added five rebounds in 17 minutes at No. 8/9 Kansas (Feb. 28) … recorded three blocks and three boards in 20 minutes against No. 14/16 Baylor (March 2) … had a game-saving rejection at the end of regulation in Baylor’s final possession … earned a spot on the Fall 2014 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA).
As a Sophomore in 2013-14:
Played in all 35 games … ranked second on the team in blocks (61) and fifth in rebounding (3.4 rpg) while averaging just 13.6 minutes per contest … blocked at least three shots in a game six times on the season … Academic All-Big 12 Second Team choice … earned the Jay Arnette Award (selfless contributions to the program) at the team’s end-of-the-year banquet … posted a season-high 11 points while setting a career high in field goals made (5-of-9) and added six rebounds and two steals in just 12 minutes against BYU (Nov. 25) … tied a season high with 11 points and set a career high in blocks (five) in 25 minutes against UT Arlington (Nov. 29) … tied his season high with 11 points, six boards and four blocks in the overtime victory at Temple (Dec. 7) … three of his four blocks against Temple came in the overtime period … had eight points and eight rebounds in the home win against Texas Tech (Jan. 11) … also recorded eight boards in the victory at TCU (Feb. 4) … registered eight rebounds in 16 minutes at No. 8/8 Kansas (Feb. 22) … earned a spot on the Spring 2014 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (minimum 3.0 GPA).
As a Freshman in 2012-13:
Played in all 34 games (four starts) … voted the team’s Most Improved Player at the end of the season … led the squad in field goal percentage (.588, 30-of-51) … second on the team in blocked shots (40) and ranked ninth in the Big 12 Conference in blocks per game (1.2 bpg) … recorded three or more blocks in six games … tied for the team lead in rebounds (nine) and paced the squad in blocks (three) in 20 minutes against Coppin State (Nov. 12) … made first career start against Chaminade (Nov. 19) in the EA SPORTS Maui Invitational … registered four blocks in a season-high 24 minutes against USC (Nov. 20) in Maui … blocked three shots in six minutes against UCLA (Dec. 8) … scored seven points (3-of-5 FT) in 15 minutes against West Virginia (Jan. 9) … scored eight points on four dunks (4-of-4 FG) and grabbed four rebounds in 16 minutes at Oklahoma (Jan. 21) … scored four points (2-of-4 FG) with four rebounds in 19 minutes at TCU (Feb. 19) … started first career Big 12 game against No. 22/24 Oklahoma State (Feb. 9), grabbing six rebounds in nine minutes … set season highs in points (12), rebounds (11), blocks (five) and free throws made (4-of-8) in 23 minutes at Houston (March 20) in the College Basketball Invitational … recorded his first collegiate double-double in the season finale against Houston … in three postseason games, he averaged 6.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg and 3.0 bpg while hitting 7-of-9 FG (.778).
High School:
Naaman Forest High School in Garland, Texas (head coach Jeff Clarkson) … ranked as the No. 55 prospect nationally by Rivals.com and the No. 59 prospect nationally in the ESPN100 following his senior season … averaged 8.5 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.9 blocks per game while leading Naaman Forest to a 29-8 mark and the Class 5A state semifinals as a senior … averaged 6.5 points, 9.3 rebounds and 5.2 blocks per contest during his junior season … played alongside UT teammate Demarcus Holland in high school for three years.
Personal:
Full name is Prince Chinenye (pronounced KEN-yay) Ibeh … “Chinenye” in Nigerian means “god’s gift” … son of Francis (father) and Charity (mother) Ibeh … his parents lived in Mbaise, Nigeria before moving to London in 1987 … born June 3, 1994 in London, England … lived in London for his first five years … moved with his family to Amarillo, Texas at age five and lived there until he was 10 years old … family moved to Dallas when Prince was 10 … has three older brothers, Jason (26), Gavin (25) and Daniel (23) and one younger sister, Kristina (13) … majoring in Applied Learning and Development with a minor in Eduational Psychology and on pace to graduate in May 2016.
