General
Frontcourt reserve who provided size and physical play . . . Former walk-on who became a contributor as a junior and had been expected to be a major factor as a senior . . . Missed all of his senior year after being diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia prior to the beginning of the 2001-02 season . . . Began chemotherapy treatment in November of 2001, but graduated with his class in December … Died on June 13, 2002 after a nine-month battle with the illness . . . Transferred to Tech after one season at Air Force . . . Sat out the 1998-99 season but practiced with the team.
2000-01
Played in 27 games off the bench, averaging almost 10 minutes an outing . . . Averaged 0.9 points and 1.0 rebounds . . . Also contributed 11 assists, seven steals and three blocks . . . Scored a career-high six points against Harvard . . . Had five points, a steal and a block against Duke . . . Had two points and one rebound in the ACC Tournament semifinal against North Carolina.
1999-2000
Played in 12 games off the bench . . . Saw most of his action when Jon Babul was injured, scoring in five consecutive games . . . Averaged 1.2 points and 1.0 rebounds . . . Hit field goals against Grambling State, UNCG, NC State, Wake Forest, North Carolina and Clemson as well as a pair of free throws against Florida A&M . . . Career-best five rebounds against Clemson . . . Also had a blocked shot and an assist against North Carolina.
At Air Force
Played in 21 games in 1997-98 and started one . . . Averaged 1.2 points and 1.6 rebounds . . . Made his only start at nationally-ranked Utah and played a season-high 36 minutes . . . Scored one point and grabbed five rebounds against the Utes . . . Scored a season high seven points against Doane the first game of the season . . . Had four points and a season-best six rebounds against Denver . . . Also scored four points against BYU . . . Had two points, two rebounds and two blocked shots in nine minutes in game at Denver.
High School
Prepped at Shiloh High School in Lawrenceville, Ga. . . . Played for coach Denny Lytle . . . Named the school?s outstanding scholar-athlete.
Personal
Full name is Michael Isenhour (pronounced EYE-zen-how-er) . . . Born Feb. 9, 1979 in Springville, N.Y. . . . Died June 13, 2002 at Emory Hospital in Decatur, Ga., survived by his father, Charlie, his brother, Mark, and his fiance, Lori Pendergrass . . . A distant relative of President Dwight D. Eisenhower . . . Graduated in December, 2001 with a bachelor[apos]s degree in Mechanical Engineering . . . Basketball team representative on the Georgia Tech Student-Athlete Advisory Board.
Career Statistics
At Air Force
Year G-GS MP-Avg FG- FGA Pct 3P- 3PA Pct FT- FTA Pct. O-D Reb Avg As TO Bl St TP Avg
1998 21-1 174-8.3 8- 30 .267 0- 2 .000 10- 19 .526 0-2 34 1.6 5 11 6 1 26 1.2
At Georgia Tech
Year G-GS MP-Avg FG- FGA Pct 3P- 3PA Pct FT- FTA Pct. O-D Reb Avg As TO Bl St TP Avg
2000 12-0 55-4.6 6- 13 .462 0- 0 .000 2- 2 1.000 7-5 12 1.0 3 3 1 0 14 1.2
2001 24-0 226-9.4 7- 30 .233 0- 0 .000 7- 12 .583 6-17 23 1.0 10 26 3 7 21 0.9
Total 36-0 281-7.8 13- 43 .302 0- 0 .000 9- 14 .643 13-22 35 1.0 13 29 4 7 35 1.0
