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November 2018

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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NOVEMBER 2018 THE WOLVERINE 55 2018-19 BASKETBALL PREVIEW F • ISAIAH LIVERS 6-7 • 235 • Kalamazoo, Mich. (Kalamazoo Central) U-M Career Highlights: Played in 40 games in 2017-18, including 22 starts … Averaged 3.4 points per game … Scored a career-high 13 points at Iowa … Averaged 2.3 rebounds per game … R e c o r d e d n i n e games with four-plus rebounds. Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2017-18 15.1 3.4 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 .474 Career 15.1 3.4 2.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 .474 G • JORDAN POOLE 6-5 • 195 • Milwaukee (La Lumiere School) U-M Career Highlights: Made dra- matic last-second shot versus Hous- ton to send U-M to the Sweet 16 … Played in 39 games as a fresh- man … Averaged 6.0 points per game and scored a career-best 19 points against In- diana … Averaged 1.4 rebounds per contest and had 50 of his 53 rebounds of the defensive end … Fourth on the Wolverines with 40 three-pointers made … Shot 37.0 percent from behind the arc — 40 of his 75 baskets were from three. Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2017-18 12.2 6.0 1.4 0.6 0.5 0.2 .429 Career 12.2 6.0 1.4 0.6 0.5 0.2 .429 G • LUKE WILSON 6-0 • 170 • Boulder, Colo. (Boulder) U-M Career High- lights: Joined the team as a preferred walk-on in 2017-18 … Played in two games off the bench last season. Freshmen F • IGNAS BRAZDEIKIS 6-7 • 215 • Mono, Ontario (Orangeville Prep) Prep Career High- lights: Was the On- tario Scholastic Bas- ketball Association Tournament MVP in 2017 and League MVP in 2017 and 2018 … As a senior, averaged 28.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game … As a junior, averaged 30.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per contest … Scored 31 points in upset victory over No. 1-ranked Oak Hill at the 2017 Jordan Brand Invitational … Posted two 50-point games in 2017 … Played in the 2018 Nike Hoop Summit with the World Team … At the U17 FIBA World Championships, helped Team Canada to a fifth-place finish aver- aging 14.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists per outing … Ranked by Rivals.com as a five-star recruit (but not given a numerical ranking due to being from Canada). F • COLIN CASTLETON 6-11 • 210 • Daytona Beach, Fla. (Father Lopez Catholic) Prep Career Highlights: Played three years of varsity basketball at Father Lopez Catholic … Fi- nalist for Florida Dairy Famers Mr. Basketball Award in 2018, finish- ing eighth … Florida Association of Basket- ball Coaches 7A Player of the Year in 2018 … The Orlando Sentinel 7A Player of the Year in 2018 … All-USA Today Florida Boys Basketball second team in 2018 … Nominee for the Mc- Donald's All-American game … As a senior, led his team to a 11-win im- provement and averaged 24.5 points, 11.7 rebounds and 5.6 blocks per game … As a junior, averaged 23.3 points, 11.0 rebounds and 5.4 blocks per contest … As a sophomore, aver- aged 15.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per outing … The four-star recruit was ranked No. 89 nationally by Rivals.com. G • DAVID DEJULIUS 6-0 • 190 • Detroit (East English Village) Prep Career Highlights: Played first two years at De- troit Edison Public School Academy be- fore finishing career at East English Village … Was a finalist for the state of Michigan's Hal Schram Mr. Basketball award and finished third … Associ- ated Press Class A first team in 2017 and 2018 … Detroit News Dream Team in 2018 … Detroit News All- Detroit first team in 2017 and 2018 … As a senior, averaged 26.3 points, 8.1 assists and 7.7 rebounds per game … Scored school-record 49 points in one game … As a junior, averaged 25.0 points, 6.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds per contest, making 76 three-point field goals while leading his team to Class A District semifinal … As a sophomore, guided Edison to Class C District semifinal … The four-star recruit was ranked No. 97 nationally by Rivals.com. F • BRANDON JOHNS JR. 6-8 • 225 • East Lansing, Mich. (East Lansing) Prep Career Highlights: Finalist for the state of Michi- gan's Hal Schram Mr. Basketball award, fin- ishing second … As- sociated Press Class A Player of the Year in 2017 … Detroit News Dream Team in 2017 and 2018 … The Lan- sing State Journal Player of the Year in 2016, 2017 and 2018 … Four-year varsity starter at East Lansing who compiled an 81-15 prep record and guided team to three straight Class A district titles … As a senior, aver- aged 28.1 points, 11.3 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, and scored 51 points against Lansing Sexton … As a junior, led his team to 24 straight wins while he averaged 20.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks … As a sophomore, led his team to 23 straight wins and averaged 19.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.9 blocks … The four-star recruit was ranked No. 60 nationally by Rivals.com. G • ADRIEN NUÑEZ 6-6 • 205 • Brooklyn, N.Y. (St. Thomas More Prep) Prep Career Highlights: Played a postgraduate year at St. Thomas More P r e p … Av e r a g e d 15.5 points and 5.0 re- bounds per game … Earned All-NEPSAC AAA first-team honors in 2018 and team MVP honors in 2018 … A Rivals.com three- star prospect who was ranked as the No. 44 small forward nationally. ❏ On The Web For regular reports on Michigan basketball visit TheWolverine.com.

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