The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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APRIL 2020 THE WOLVERINE 29 MICHIGAN BASKETBALL with Jon Teske and Zavier Simpson. Instead, Davis was among those say- ing goodbye to the seniors while pre- paring for a fifth year. He's going to begin work on a master's degree, and physical therapy and anatomy are options. On the court, he's continued to thrive through adversity. "There have definitely been some discouraging times," Davis admit- ted. "My teammates have been ex- tremely supportive. I've really relied on them to keep my spirits up, and they've gotten me through a lot. A lot of credit has to go to them and then my family as well. "It's definitely been a transition. Obviously, I haven't had anything like a role like that in the past, but I just tried my best to step in and do what my team needed of me." There was no "light bulb moment," he said — more a gradual process of earning his playing time — and his constant effort in practice and im- proved defense (though he still has a way to go) have put him in position for an even better performance in his fifth year. — Chris Balas THIRD FAB FIVER PAYS HOWARD A VISIT Michigan's Senior Night March 5 featured some special visitors. For- mer U-M head coach John Beilein was in the stands to see seniors Jon Teske and Zavier Simpson, two play- ers he brought to U-M, in their last home game as Wolverines, staying until both left the court for the last time to standing ovations. On the other side of the court, for- mer Fab Five member and Juwan Howard teammate Ray Jackson re- ceived an ovation of his own when shown on the big screen. Jackson became the third Fab Fiver to support U-M's first-year head coach in person. Jalen Rose saw U-M at Rutgers and Jimmy King has been to a number of home games — all but Chris Webber have seen the Wolver- ines live this year. "Oh wow — Ray surprised me to- day," Howard said with a grin after- wards. "Someone just knocked on my [office] door really hard. I'm pre- paring to get game prep, and all of a sudden, [administrative assistant] Lisa [Nicholson] barged in the door, and who's walking in behind her? "'What's up, baby?!' That's how he said it. And to see Ray, man, I just jumped out of my chair and I was so happy. I'm still happy, because Ray and I, we've been through a lot. Our college experience was beauti- ful, and he was one of my favorite teammates. "I've enjoyed the brotherhood that we shared. I enjoy the relationship we've embarked on and the families that we've created. His family and my family, to come here the last reg- ular-season home game and surprise me like that, I told him, 'I'm getting too old for that now! I don't need a heart attack!'" Jackson stayed all four years at U-M and averaged 10.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, while shooting 49.3 percent in 125 games played. He and his team- mates played in back-to-back na- tional championship games his first two seasons (1992-93) and made the Elite Eight the following year minus Webber. — Chris Balas DID YOU KNOW... Your home address will be automatically changed to the mailing address on file with the US Postal Service? ALL addresses are cross-referenced with the USPS National Change of Address database. It can take up to 7 days for the USPS to update your address in their database? To prevent missed issues, please notify the US Postal Service ASAP. Your postal forwarding order expires in 60 days or less? Most forwarding requests expire in 60 days and DO NOT always include periodical mail. Issues are discarded at their discretion. You should call your local post office to verify your delivery address? Don't assume the post office knows your vacation or moving schedule. AVOID COSTLY DELAYS & REPLACEMENTS! Wolverine Customer Service: 1–800–421–7751 We are happy to assist, but due to privacy laws all postal address changes must be completed by you. MICHIGAN'S 2019-20 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Result Nov. 5 Appalachian State W, 79-71 Nov. 12 Creighton# W, 79-69 Nov. 15 Elon^ W, 70-50 Nov. 22 Houston Baptist W, 111-68 Nov. 27 vs. Iowa State& W, 83-76 Nov. 28 vs. North Carolina& W, 73-64 Nov. 29 vs. Gonzaga& W, 82-64 Dec. 3 at Louisville! L, 58-43 Dec. 6 Iowa W, 103-91 Dec. 11 at Illinois L, 71-62 Dec. 14 Oregon L, 71-70 (OT) Dec. 21 Presbyterian W, 86-44 Dec. 29 UMass Lowell W, 86-60 Jan. 5 at Michigan State L, 87-69 Jan. 9 Purdue W, 84-78 (2OT) Jan. 12 at Minnesota L, 75-67 Jan. 17 at Iowa L, 90-83 Jan. 22 Penn State L, 72-63 Jan. 25 Illinois L, 64-62 Jan. 28 at Nebraska W, 79-68 Feb. 1 vs. Rutgers@ W, 69-63 Feb. 4 Ohio State L, 61-58 Feb. 8 Michigan State W, 77-68 Feb. 12 at Northwestern W, 79-54 Feb. 16 Indiana W, 89-65 Feb. 19 at Rutgers W, 60-52 Feb. 22 at Purdue W, 71-63 Feb. 27 Wisconsin L, 81-74 Mar. 1 at Ohio State L, 77-63 Mar. 5 Nebraska W, 82-58 Mar. 8 at Maryland L, 83-70 # Gavitt Tipoff Games; ^ Battle 4 Atlantis/Mainland Bracket; & Battle 4 Atlantis/Championship Bracket in Paradise Island, Bahamas; ! ACC/Big Ten Challenge; @ at Madison Square Garden in New York City