The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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58 THE WOLVERINE NOVEMBER 2017 2017-18 BASKETBALL PREVIEW Junior F • MORITZ WAGNER 6-11 • 245 • Berlin, Germany (Alba Berlin) U-M Career Highlights: Started all 38 games last season … Was third on the team in scoring with 12.1 points per game … Also averaged 4.2 rebounds per game, which ranked fourth but is tops among returners … Scored in double figures in 23 contests, includ- ing a career-high 26 points against Louis- ville in the NCAA Tournament … Played in 30 games off the bench as a freshman in 2015-16, and contributed 2.9 points and 1.6 rebounds per contest. Honors & Awards: All-Big Ten honorable mention by both the coaches and media in 2017 … Academic All-Big Ten in 2017 … Was named U-M's Rudy Tomjanovich Most Improved Player in 2017 … Received U-M's Morgan/Bodnar Award for Academic Achievement in 2017. Prep Career Highlights: Helped Alba Berlin win the 2014 NBBL German Championship … Made the 2015 NBBL All- Star Game … Suited up for the German National Team at the 2014 European Under-18 Division B Championships, helping his country win gold … Also played in the 2015 Belgrade adidas Next Generations Tournament … An unranked four- star recruit per Rivals.com. Career Stats Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2015-16 8.6 2.9 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 .607 2016-17 23.9 12.1 4.2 0.5 1.0 0.4 .560 Career 17.1 8.0 3.0 0.4 0.7 0.3 .568 Redshirt Sophomores G • CHARLES MATTHEWS 6-6 • 200 • Chicago (St. Rita) College Career Highlights: Transferred to Michigan after playing at Kentucky as a freshman in 2015-16 … Sat out the 2016-17 season due to NCAA rules and was a member of U-M's practice/scout team … In his lone season at Kentucky, he averaged 10.3 minutes, 1.7 points and 1.6 rebounds per game … The prep four-star prospect appeared in 36 games with three starts for the SEC champions, who reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Prep Career Highlights: A first-team selection on the Class 4A All-State team chosen by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, AP and Chicago Tribune as a senior … Led his team to three division titles and a pair of regional crowns … Ri- vals.com listed him as a four-star prospect and the nation's No. 48 overall player. Career Stats Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2015-16* 10.3 1.7 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 .442 Career 10.3 1.7 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 .442 * at Kentucky F • BRENT HIBBITS 6-8 • 220 • Hudsonville, Mich. (Hudsonville) U-M Career Highlights: Played in 10 games last season … Scored three points and pulled down four rebounds … Red- shirted the 2015-16 season. Honors & Awards: Academic All-Big Ten in 2017 … Received U-M's Academic Achievement Award in 2017. Prep Career Highlights: An AP Class A All-State honorable mention in 2014 and 2015 … A three-year starter who finished with a school-record 1,047 points. Career Stats Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2016-17 2.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 .500 Career 2.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 .500 Sophomores G • ZAVIER SIMPSON 6-0 • 185 • Lima, Ohio (Lima Senior) U-M Career Highlights: Played in all 38 games … Averaged 8.7 minutes, 1.6 points and 1.0 assist per game while backing up Derrick Walton Jr. … Changed the spelling of his name from Xavier to Zavier (his birth name) on the official roster this offseason. Honors & Awards: Received U-M's Steve Grote Hustle Award in 2017. Prep Career Highlights: Named Ohio Mr. Basketball in 2016 by the AP … AP Division I Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016 … Ranked as a four-star prospect and the No. 48 overall recruit nationally by ESPN. Career Stats Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2016-17 8.7 1.6 0.6 1.0 0.5 0.1 .372 Career 8.7 1.6 0.6 1.0 0.5 0.1 .372 C • JON TESKE 7-1 • 255 • Medina, Ohio (Medina) U-M Career Highlights: Played in 20 games last season … Scored five points and grabbed 12 rebounds … Averaged 3.1 minutes per game. Prep Career Highlights: An AP Division I All-Ohio choice in 2016 … Was a finalist for the organization's Mr. Basketball award, 2017-18 MICHIGAN ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year 0 Brent Hibbitts F 6-8 220 R-So. 1 Charles Matthews G 6-6 200 R-So. 2 Jordan Poole G 6-4 190 Fr. 3 Zavier Simpson G 6-0 185 So. 4 Isaiah Livers F 6-7 230 Fr. 5 Jaaron Simmons G 6-1 185 5th-Sr. 11 Luke Wilson G 6-0 165 Fr. 12 Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman G 6-4 190 Sr. 13 Moritz Wagner F 6-11 245 Jr. 15 Jon Teske C 7-1 255 So. 22 Duncan Robinson G/F 6-8 215 5th-Sr. 23 Ibi Watson G/F 6-5 200 So. 25 Naji Ozeir F 6-8 225 Fr. 51 Austin Davis F 6-10 245 R-Fr. 55 Eli Brooks G 6-0 170 Fr.