2012-13/junior at Illinois State Played in 19
games, all as a reserve • Did not play in the Valley Tournament • Averaged 7.4 minutes per
game • Grabbed a career-best five rebounds, with seven points during a career-high 21
minutes of action in the loss at Evansville (Feb. 20) • Netted a career-high 11 points on
3-for-4 three-point shooting, and a career-best 4-for-5 performance from the field, plus
added his only career-block in the loss to No. 16 Creighton (Jan. 2) • Recorded nine points
on 3-for-5 three-point shooting in the loss at Indiana State (Dec. 30) • Scored his first
three-pointer of the season in the win over Austin Peay (Dec. 22) • Scored four points,
including one dunk, in the win over Delaware State (Nov. 18).
2011-12/sophomore at Illinois State
Switched his uniform number from No. 1 to No. 24 prior to the season • Played in 27 games,
all as a reserve • Tossed in two points in four minutes of action at Ole Miss (March 14) in
the first round of the NIT • Logged eight minutes combined over two Valley Tournament games
without scoring • Played a combined 43 minutes during the conference season • Scored two
points at Evansville (Jan. 21), which were his first since Dec. 18 • Sank both three-point
attempts, along with both free throw tries, and finished with eight points in 17 minutes of
play at Morehead State (Dec. 7) • Fired in a season-best eight points, on 3-for-4 shooting,
while grabbing a career-best four rebounds against Chicago State (Nov. 30) • Played less
than a minute against Illinois (Nov. 23), as a defensive substitution, but hit a critical
three-point field goal in the waning seconds to put the Redbirds in a position for the win
• Played 16 minutes off the bench against SIUE (Nov. 17) and finished with two points on
0-for-3 shooting • Did not travel with the team to Fresno State (Nov. 11) after injuring
his left foot.
2010-11/redshirt freshman at Illinois State
Played in 16 games, all as a reserve • Led the team in scoring against Evansville (Jan.
15) with nine points off the bench • Scored the first points of his carer with a pair of
free throws against South Dakota (Nov. 26).
2009-10/freshman at Illinois State
Redshirted.
at University (Chicago) High School
Scored a season-best 36 points in a game, during his senior season • Named first-team
all-conference and the league most valuable player in 2009 • The first player in the
history of the high school to receive an NCAA Division I basketball scholarship • Played
for the North team, in the 2009 Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Class 3A/4A
Senior All-Star Game • As a junior, averaged 24 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists per
game • Named first-team all-conference as a junior and was the Independent School League
(ISL) Player of the Year • Averaged 18 points, six rebounds and four assists as a sophomore
• Coached by Troy Caldwell • From the same high school as ISU women's basketball player
Alexis Jenkins.
Personal
Full name: Zena Ray Upshaw • Birthdate: May 27, 1991 • Birthplace: Chicago • Parents:
Jewel Upshaw and Zena Reynolds • Major: apparel, merchandising and design • Played on the
Mac Irvin Fire AAU team.
