The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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MAY 2025 ❱ THE WOLVERINE 41 ❱ MICHIGAN BASKETBALL said. "But in the end, we'll be successful doing it." Seniors Hobbs and Kampschroeder capped off their final season by earn- ing Academic All-District honors from the College Sports Communicators. It was the third selection for Hobbs and Kampschroeder's first. Hobbs became the fifth player in program history to make four NCAA Tournament appear- ances and also finished her career with 972 points, nearly half of which (472) came during her final season. The Wolverines finished the season with a 23-11 record, the third-most victories in a single season in program history. For the fifth time in program history, Michigan was ranked in the final Associated Press poll of the sea- son — checking in at No. 25. It was also the 12th time Barnes Arico led U-M to a 20-win mark and the seventh time her squad won at least one NCAA Tourna- ment game. U-M ADDS TWO, LOSES ONE VIA TRANSFER PORTAL The Wolverines kicked off their off- season with a pair of additions in the transfer portal on April 10, landing for- mer UCLA forward Kendall Dudley and Bucknell forward Ashley Sofilkanich. Dudley is a familiar face, having played her freshman season at a Big Ten school with the Bruins. During her first collegiate campaign, she averaged 12.4 minutes per game with 1.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.8 assists, and she started one game for the Big Ten Tour- nament champions. "Kendall was arguably one of the best players coming out of high school last year, being named a McDonald's All-American," head coach Kim Barnes Arico said in a release. "She played with Olivia [Olson] with USA Basketball, played with Syla [Swords] in last year's All-America game. She gives us that po- sitionless player who can grab a rebound and lead the break. She can face up and knock down threes. She can take you off the bounce and is a phenomenal cutter. She does a little bit of everything, and her versatility is exactly what we are looking for." Sofilkanich spent the last two seasons at Bucknell and was the Patriot League Player of the Year this past season, av- eraging 19.7 points and 8.4 rebounds per contest. She was named USBWA National Player of the Week on Jan. 28 after scoring 44 points against Colgate on Jan. 22, tying her for the eighth-most points scored by a women's player this season. Sofilkanich is a two-time Pa- triot League all-defensive team mem- ber and was on the all-rookie team last season after averaging 12.5 points and 6.3 rebounds. "Ashley is coming off a phenomenal year where she did nearly everything for her team," Barnes Arico said. "She had a 40-point game, she gets double-dou- bles, she was the Patriot League Player of the Year. She gives us more depth in the post position, which is something we really need. She has the ability to score around the rim in a variety of ways with her length, giving us something we didn't have last year. I think she is someone who is just scratching the sur- face of what she can do and can't wait to see how she continues to grow as a player in our program." Dudley and Solfilkanich have three and two years remaining, respectively. "We are so excited with the year we had and the players who are return- ing, along with our incoming freshman class," Barnes Arico said. "We knew we needed to get some experience in a few different areas, so we were really able to target players who are a perfect fit for what we do. Kendall and Ashley both bring so much versatility with their skill sets, and they will allow us to keep play- ing how we want to play." U-M's transfer portal departure came in the form of junior center Yulia Grabovskaia, who committed to Wash- ington after entering when the spring window opened. She averaged 5.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in 13.5 min- utes per game this season after trans- ferring in from Middle Tennessee last spring. ❏ MCKENZIE MATHURIN WINS MISS BASKETBALL OKLAHOMA HONORS Michigan signee McKenzie Mathurin was named VYPE Magazine Miss Basket- ball Oklahoma 2025, she shared on social media on April 13. She was part of the program's signing class last November, along with Jessica Fields and Ciara Byars. All are top-100 recruits by ESPN. Mathurin (Broken Arrow, Okla.) is the first player out of the state to sign with the program and ranks No. 35 overall, per the On3 Industry Ranking. Mathurin led Broken Arrow High to a 26-3 record this season, losing 64-47 in the Class 6A state semifinals. She averaged 22.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.0 steals per game during her senior season. During her junior year, Mathurin av- eraged 21.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.1 steals, and 1.3 assists per game. She also played AAU ball for Team Trae Young. "It was their coaching staff and how much they reached out to me," Mathurin told Fox 23 in Oklahoma this spring, on choosing Michigan. "They talked to me, always checking up. And then I actually made it onto campus and I just feel like I fell in love with just the atmosphere. "I got to meet all the players. And it's also the recruiting class that's there right now, their freshmen that just re- cently played. … There's so much tal- ent on that team. I was so excited to be there." — Anthony Broome Mathurin was named as VYPE Magazine's Miss Basketball Oklahoma 2025, among other honors. She averaged 22.7 points, 5.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.0 steals per game during her senior season at Broken Arrow High. PHOTO COURTESY VYPE MAGAZINE