• 2023-24 National Rankings: RV
  • 11 NCAA Tournament Appearances
  • NCAA Sweet 16: 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 1990
  • NCAA Elite Eight: 2014
  • 8 UAA Championships

Michael Friedberg

Michael Friedberg

Junior Michael Friedberg helped the No. 5-ranked Eagles to a pair of victories that saw the squad boost their record to 10-0.  The 6-foot-6 Friedberg averaged a team-leading 21.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game as Emory defeated Rhodes College on Dec. 29 and Guilford on Dec. 31.  He finished the two-game set knocking down 61.9 percent (13-of-21) of his field tries including 85.7 percent (6-of-7) from beyond the arc.  In an 84-66 decision over the Lynx of Rhodes, Friedberg topped the team’s scoring effort with 16 points, hitting five-of-10 from the floor, including both of his three-point opportunities, and sinking four free throws.  He pulled down five boards, second high on the squad, and blocked three shots.  Against Guilford, he exploded by leading all players with a career-high 26 points while grabbing a game-best eight caroms and rejecting three more opponent shot attempts.  He was successful on eight-of-11 from the floor, including four-of-five from three-point range, en route to his fifth double-figure scoring performance of the campaign.  Friedberg's three rejections during the 96-84 triumph over Guilford represented his fifth straight outing of two or more blocked shots.  In addition, it enabled him to move into third place on the school’s all-time list with 92 blocks.