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November 2018

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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54 THE WOLVERINE NOVEMBER 2018 2018-19 BASKETBALL PREVIEW Redshirt Junior G • CHARLES MATTHEWS 6-6 • 205 • Chicago (St. Rita) U-M Career Highlights: Trans‑ ferred to Michigan after playing one sea‑ son at Kentucky as a freshman in 2015‑16 … Sat out the 2016‑17 season due to NCAA transfer rules and was a member of U‑M's practice/scout team … In 2017‑18, he started in all 41 games, one of two Wolverines to do so … Av‑ eraged 13.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game; both clips ranked second on the team … Recorded 31 games with 10 or more points … Finished the season with 98 assists … Tied for U‑M lead with 26 blocks … Boasted four double‑doubles, all came in U‑M victories … In 2015‑16 at Kentucky, he played in 36 games with three starts … Averaged 1.7 points and 1.6 rebounds per contest. Honors & Awards: Won the NCAA West Regional Most Outstanding Player award and was named to the NCAA All‑Regional squad. Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2015-16* 10.4 1.7 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 .442 2017-18 30.1 13.0 5.5 2.4 0.7 0.6 .495 Career 20.8 7.7 3.7 1.4 0.6 0.4 .489 * at Kentucky Juniors G • ZAVIER SIMPSON 6-0 • 190 • Lima, Ohio (Lima Senior) U-M Career Highlights: Played in all 41 games in 2017‑18 and started 29 times … Closed the season by starting the final 25 games … Aver‑ aged 7.3 points per game and scored a career‑best 16 points twice … Averaged 3.2 rebounds per contest and grabbed 115 of his 133 total on the defen‑ sive end … Led U‑M with 150 assists … Led the Wolverines with 53 steals … In 2016‑17, played in all 38 games … Recorded 37 assists and 20 steals … Averaged 8.7 minutes per game. Honors & Awards: U‑M's Way‑ man Britt Outstanding Defensive Player in 2018 … U‑M's Rudy Tom‑ janovich Most Improved Player in 2018 … U‑M's Gary Grant Award for Most Assists in 2018 … U‑M's Steve Grote Hustle Award in 2017 and 2018. Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2016-17 8.7 1.6 0.6 1.0 0.5 0.1 .372 2017-18 26.5 7.3 3.2 3.7 1.3 0.0 .467 Career 17.9 4.6 2.0 2.4 0.9 0.0 .453 C • JON TESKE 7-1 • 260 • Medina, Ohio (Medina) U-M Career Highlights: In 2017‑18, played in all 41 games … Started twice in replacement of Moritz Wagner … Av‑ eraged 3.4 points per game and tied his ca‑ reer best with 14 points in the Big Ten Tourna‑ ment championship game against Purdue … Averaged 3.3 rebounds per game and had a career‑best 11 rebounds against Southern Miss … Recorded two double‑doubles … Tied for U‑M lead in blocks with 26 … In 2016‑17, played in 20 games off the bench and averaged 3.1 minutes per game. Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2016-17 3.1 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.2 0.4 .143 2017-18 12.3 3.4 3.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 .541 Career 9.3 2.4 2.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 .514 Redshirt Sophomores F • AUSTIN DAVIS 6-10 • 245 • Onstead, Mich. (Onstead Community) U - M C a r e e r H i g h l i g h t s : I n 2016‑17, redshirted his freshman season … In 2017‑18, played in 16 games off the bench and av‑ eraged 3.1 minutes … Averaged 1.2 points and scored a career‑ best four points three times … Averaged 1.4 rebounds per game and grabbed a career‑best five rebounds twice. Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2017-18 3.1 1.2 1.4 0 0 0.4 .643 Career 3.1 1.2 1.4 0 0 0.4 .643 Sophomores F • C.J. BAIRD 6-5 • 220 • Novi, Mich. (Detroit Central Catholic) U-M Career High- l i g h t s : S t a r t e d t h e 2017‑18 season as a student manager be‑ fore moving to walk‑ on status at the begin‑ ning of the season … Played in five games off the bench … Finished the season with five points, one assist, a block and one rebound. G • ELI BROOKS 6-1 • 185 • Spring Grove, Pa. (Spring Grove Senior) U-M Career Highlights: Played in 31 games with 12 starts … Averaged 1.8 points per game … Scored a career‑best e i g h t p o i n t s t w i c e … Averaged 1.1 re‑ bounds per game … Had 30 assists and 12 steals. Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2017-18 10.0 1.8 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.1 .302 Career 10.0 1.8 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.1 .302 F • JARON FAULDS 6-10 • 225 • Holt, Mich. (Holt) U-M Career Highlights: Trans‑ ferred to Michigan from Columbia as a preferred walk‑ on and will sit out t h e s e a s o n d u e t o NCAA transfer rules … In 2017‑18 at Co‑ lumbia, played in 26 g a m e s a n d s t a r t e d once … Averaged 4.5 points per game with two double‑figure scoring games … Scored a career‑best 17 points at Albany … Averaged 3.2 rebounds per game and grabbed a career‑best seven rebounds at Boston College … Had 26 blocks. Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2017-18* 14.2 4.5 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 .596 Career 14.2 4.5 3.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 .596 * at Columbia Meet The Wolverines Player Bios Of The 2018-19 Men's Basketball Team

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