The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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56 THE WOLVERINE ❱ MAY 2023 ❱ MICHIGAN IN THE PROS 18 games … Named to the G League All- Rookie Team. • Tim Hardaway Jr. (2010-13), G, Dallas Mavericks: Opened 45 of his 71 games, averaging 30.3 minutes per night … Recorded 14.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per outing, while shoot- ing 40.1 percent from the field and 38.5 percent from three-point range for the 38-44 Mavericks. • Caleb Houstan, (2021-22), G, Orlando Magic: Played in 51 games with four starts for the 34-48 Magic … Averaged 3.8 points and 1.9 rebounds per clash, while shooting 36.3 percent overall and 33.8 percent from beyond the arc. • Caris LeVert (2012-16), G, Cleve- land Cavaliers: Recorded 12.1 points, 3.9 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game, while connecting on 43.1 percent of his field goal attempts and a career-best 39.2 percent of his three-point tries in 74 appearances with 30 starts during the regular season … The 51-31 Cava- liers are the East's No. 4 seed playing the New York Knicks in the first round … Put up 3 points on 1-of-7 shooting in 18 minutes in a Game 1 loss. • Isaiah Livers (2017-21), F, De- troit Pistons: Averaged 6.7 points and 2.8 rebounds per tilt, while shooting 41.7 percent overall and 36.5 percent on three-pointers … Played 23.1 min- utes per game in 52 appearances with 22 starts … The Pistons finished with the worst record in the NBA, 17-65. • Jo rd a n Po o l e ( 2 0 17-19) , G, Golden State Warriors: Played in all 82 games with 43 starts, averaging 20.4 points, 4.5 assists and 2.7 rebounds per night … Shot 43 percent from the field and 33.6 percent from three-point range … The Warriors, 44-38, are the No. 6 seed in the West and down 1-0 to the Sacramento Kings … Poole posted 17 points, 3 assists and 1 rebound in a Game 1 setback. • Duncan Robinson (2014-18), F, Miami Heat: Averaged 6.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game — all of those marks are the lowest of his career since his 2018-19 rookie season — in 42 regular-season games with one start … Shot 37.1 percent from the field and 32.8 percent from three-point range … The eighth-seeded Heat won Game 1 over the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks, with Robinson scoring 3 points in six minutes. • Franz Wagner (2019-21), F, Or- lando Magic: Appeared in and started in 80 games for the Magic … Averaged 18.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 32.6 minutes per game, while shoot- ing 48.5 percent from the field and 36.1 percent from three-point range. • Moritz Wagner (2015-18), F/C, O rl a n d o M a g i c : Re g i s te re d 1 0. 5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 19.5 minutes per regular-season game with 57 outings and 18 starts. FORMER WOLVERINES IN THE NHL: FIVE STARS OF THE MONTH Through April 16 1. Kyle Connor (played at U-M in 2016), LW, Winnipeg Jets: Recorded 31 goals and 49 assists in 82 games, marking his second straight season with 80 points (he had 93 in 2021-22) … Led the 46-33-3 Jets to the postseason, where they'll take on the Las Vegas Golden Knights. 2. Quinn Hughes (2017-19), D, Van- couver Canucks: Tied for second among the league's defensemen with 76 points (7 goals, 69 assists) in 78 outings … The 23-year-old is the first defenseman to re- cord consecutive 60-assist seasons since Paul Coffey and Ray Bourque in 1993-94 … The Canucks missed the playoffs at 38-37-7. 3. Dylan Larkin (2015), C, Detroit Red Wings: Equaled his career highs in both goals (32) and assists (47), with a career-best 79 points … Ended the year with 23 more points than the next- highest Red Wing skater … His team finished 35-37-10. 4. Matty Beniers (2021-22), C, Se- attle Kraken: Paced all rookies with 57 points (24 goals, 33 assists) and topped NHL.com's Calder Trophy contender rankings as voted on by a panel of 16 of the site's writers April 10 … The 46- 28-8 Kraken face the Colorado Ava- lanche in the first round of the playoffs. 5. Jacob Trouba (2013), D, New York Rangers: Tallied 8 goals and 22 assists in 82 clashes for the 47-22-13 Rangers, who take on the New Jersey Devils in the first round … Was called the "perfect captain" in a recent article by The Hockey News' Jonny Lazarus. FORMER WOLVERINES IN MLB Through April 16 • Jake Cronenworth (played at U-M from 2013-15), IF, San Diego Padres: Batting .222 with 12 hits, 3 home runs, 8 RBI and 10 runs in 54 at- bats for the 8-9 Padres. • Rich Hill (2000-02), LHP, Pitts- burgh Pirates: Started three games and has an 0-2 record for the 9-7 Pirates … Recorded a 7.20 ERA in 15 innings pitched. ❏ Leigha Brown • WNBA The former Michigan guard was picked No. 15 overall (second round) by the At- lanta Dream, the same selection by the same organization as former U-M forward Naz Hillmon last season. The two are tied for being the highest draft picks in program history. The WNBA season begins May 19. Luke Hughes • NHL The former Michigan defenseman, the No. 4 pick to the New Jersey Devils in the 2021 draft, finished up his college career with a loss in the Frozen Four April 6, signed his contract and made his NHL debut April 11. He appeared in two regular-season tilts, including when he scored the winning goal and recorded an assist in a 5-4 over- time triumph over the Washington Capitals April 13. Josh Bartelstein • NBA The former Michigan guard (2009-13) was named the new CEO of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury April 10. He spent the previous eight years with the Detroit Pistons, most recently serving as executive vice president of business and basketball operations. — Clayton Sayfie HEADLINERS Former Michigan athletes in the news this month