The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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72 THE WOLVERINE ❱ MARCH 2026 ❱ MICHIGAN IN THE PROS cording 184 carries for 730 yards and a team-best 12 rushing touchdowns. He also reeled in 20 receptions for 144 yards and 7 first downs. Onwenu started at right guard for the Patriots and came into the game as the New England offensive line's leader with a 76.8 overall PFF rating, having allowed only 23 pressures and 2 sacks through 20 contests. FORMER WOLVERINES IN THE NBA Through Feb. 8 • Kobe Bufkin (2021-23), G, Los Angeles Lakers: Signed from the South Bay Lakers to the NBA squad Feb. 8, after impressing at the lower level and earning January playing time in Los Angeles while on a 10-day contract … Appeared in four contests with the Lakers, totaling 12 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal in 45 minutes. • Colin Castleton (2018-20), C, Orlando Magic: No NBA appearances yet this season. • Moussa Diabaté (2021-22), F, Charlotte Hornets: Appeared in 49 games with 23 starts for the 25-28 Hornets, averaging 8.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1 block per game … Shooting 63.5 percent from the field, including 1-of-2 on three-point tries. • Hunter Dickinson (2020-23), C, New Or- leans Pelicans: Played in one game, totaling 2 points and 1 block. • Vladislav Goldin (2024-25), C, Miami Heat: Scored his first career points in the NBA in a 134-91 win over the Chicago Bulls Feb. 1, with a pair of two-point buckets in seven minutes … Added 1 board, 1 assist and 1 block. • Tim Hardaway Jr. (2010-13), G, Denver Nuggets: Registering 15 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 27.5 minutes per game in 52 contests with five starts for the 34-19 Nuggets … Connecting on a career-high 40.5 percent of his three-point shot attempts, with 2.8 makes per game, and is shooting 44.8 percent overall. • Caleb Houstan (2021-22), G, Atlanta Hawks: Appeared in 10 games off the bench, averaging 4.9 minutes … Recording 2.3 points per contest while shooting 46.7 percent from the field and 50 percent from beyond the arc (6-of-12) for the 26-28 Hawks. • Jett Howard (2022-23), G, Orlando Magic: Posting 4.8 points and 1.3 rebounds in 10.6 minutes per game in 32 outings with the 27-24 Magic … Shooting career- best marks on field goals (39.3 percent) and three-pointers (34.1). • Caris LeVert (2012-16), G, Detroit Pis- tons: Averaging 7.8 points, 2.9 assists and 1.8 rebounds in 19.6 minutes per contest with 34 appearances for the 38-13 Pistons, who stand atop the Eastern Conference … Shoot- ing 43.2 percent overall and 33.3 percent from three-point distance. • Isaiah Livers (2017-21), F, Phoenix Suns: Currently out with a shoulder injury and will be reevaluated after the Feb. 15-19 All-Star break … Played in 29 games for the 31-22 Suns, registering 2.2 points and 1.9 rebounds in 10.1 minutes on average … Made 42.3 per- cent of his field goal attempts, including 34.3 percent of his triggers from beyond the arc. • Jordan Poole (2017-19), G, New Orleans Pelicans: Amid rumors that New Orleans has put Poole on the trading block, the former Michigan standout has been logging DNPs and hasn't taken the floor since Jan. 23 … Played in 28 games with six starts for the 14- 40 Pelicans, averaging 14.5 points, 3.1 assists and 1.8 rebounds per outing. • Duncan Robinson (2014-18), F, Detroit Pistons: Putting up 12.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest, starting all 49 games in which he's played … Connecting on 40.1 percent of his 7.4 three-point at- tempts per game, his best three-point field goal shooting percentage since 2020-21 with the Miami Heat (40.8). • Franz Wagner (2019-21), F, Orlando Magic: Cleared to return to action after miss- ing time with an ankle injury … Played in and started 26 games, averaging 22.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.1 steals … Shoot- ing 48.2 percent overall and a career-best 36.8 percent from three-point land. • Moritz Wagner (2015-18), F, Orlando Magic: Putting up 8.5 points and 3.2 re- bounds in 11.1 minutes per game in 11 con- tests since returning from a knee injury suf- fered last season. • Danny Wolf (2024-25), F, Brooklyn Nets: Competed in 37 games with seven starts, averaging 8.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2 as- sists per night … Connecting on 40.1 percent of his overall shots, including 31.8 percent of his threes. ❑ Zach Werenski • NHL With 62 points (20 goals, 42 assists), the Columbus Blue Jackets standout is the only defenseman in the league to lead his team in scoring. He has 446 career points (133 goals, 313 assists) in 619 games over his 10-year pro career. He is one of four former Wolverines on Team USA in the Olympics. Kobe Bufkin • NBA The No. 15 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, Bufkin was signed to a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers Feb. 8, with a team option for the 2026-27 campaign. He averaged 24.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1 steal per game for the G League's South Bay Lakers this season. Kyle Connor • NHL The Winnipeg Jets forward scored his 25th goal of the season in a 5-1 loss to Montreal Feb. 4, marking the ninth straight year he's reached that total. Connor now has the second-longest active 25-goal season streak in the NHL, sitting behind Toronto's Auston Matthews (10). — Clayton Sayfie HEADLINERS Former Michigan athletes in the news this month Rookie forward Danny Wolf racked up 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists during the Brooklyn Nets' 127-113 win against the Washington Wizards Feb. 7 and followed that up two days later with 13 points and 6 rebounds against the Chicago Bulls. PHOTO COURTESY BROOKLYN NETS