University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

2009-10
A key reserve upfront, Blue missed the season opener at No. 12 California with a hand injury but played all 33 games after that with four starts…Averaged 3.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game, while connecting on 57 percent of his field goals (47-of-82)…Had his best game filling in at center for an injured Eli Holman finishing with a career-high 15 points, on 6-of-7 from the field, in just 16 minutes of action against Youngstown State…Scored six points in the HL’s second round win over Green Bay after collecting a season-best five rebounds and career-high two blocks in the first round victory over Valparaiso…Also made all three of his field goal attempts for six points in the semi-finals loss against Wright State…Had four points and three rebounds at Youngstown State in the regular season finale...Netted six points and two rebounds off the bench against UIC…Had eight points and four rebounds, all on the offensive glass, against Bowling Green…Appeared in 55 games with nine starts in his Titan career hitting 88-of-153 (.575) from the field.

2008-09
A pleasant surprise for the Titans, Blue played in 22 games earning five starts on the season…His 22 games played came after not seeing any action in the first seven games of the season as he was being counting on to redshirt until injuries forced him into the rotation…Averaged 4.6 points, while shooting 57-percent from the field (41-of-71)…In fact, Blue never missed more then three shots in a game and that only occurred three times…Saw his first collegiate action at Bowling Green, ending the night with three points and a rebound, while he started his first game three days later against Aquinas…Had four points versus Cleveland State…Pulled down five rebounds at Valparaiso in just 11 minutes of court time and came back the next game with eight points and three boards in 15 minutes at Butler…Came up with his first block against Loyola and matched that with a swat at Chicago State…Netted a season-high 10 points on a 4-of-6 effort from the field in a home contest against Butler…Matched his career-high of 10 points on a career best 5-of-6 shooting against Green Bay, while grabbing a personal best seven rebounds…Received the Frank R. Gerbig Sr. Sportsmanship award at the annual men’s basketball banquet.

COLLEGE
Spent last season at Pensacola (FL) Community College, where he was coached by former Titan assistant coach Paul Swanson… That’s the same junior college where former Titan Elijah Warren first played, and Warren is now on Swanson’s coaching staff, completing the Pensacola-Detroit circle… Blue played in 29 games with nine starts with the Pirates… Averaged 7.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game… Hit on 57 percent from the field… Prior to Pensacola, he attended Neosho County (KS) Community College for a year… Averaged 11 points on the year, including a season-high of 30 points…

PERSONAL
A two-year letterwinner in basketball at Flint Northern under head coach Darnell Hughley…Named MVP as a senior after leading the Vikings in scoring at 14 points a night…Chose to come back to Detroit to be closer to his family… Signed with UDM in November of 2007 as his season at Pensacloa CC was just unfolding… Enjoys watching television and sleeping in his spare time…Lists Tim Duncan as his favorite NBA player… Majoring in communications.