The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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michigan basketball State came in No. 2 with 22. Louisville, Duke, Kansas, Arizona and Michigan followed. The coaches' poll also went with Kentucky at No. 1, followed by Michigan State, Louisville, Duke, Arizona, Kansas, Syracuse, Florida and Michigan. Ohio State rounded out the top 10 of the coaches' poll. • McGary has been named one of 15 players on the watch list for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, an annual award presented by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). McGary joins fellow Big Ten members Harris and Payne of Michigan State and Craft of Ohio State on the list. This adds to the growing catalog of accolades for McGary, which involves inclusion on five preseason Sophomore forward Mitch McGary was All-America teams. The Associated Press (first team), USA one of 15 players named to the watch list Today (first team), Sporting News (first for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, given to team), Athlon Sports (second team) the nation's top player, and he earned a squads. and Blue Ribbon College Basketball spot on five preseason All-America kjeldsen photo by per (second team) all singled out McGary as an All-American. The sophomore also made the preseason All-Big Ten squad. The Oscar Robertson Trophy is the oldest player of the year award given in college basketball. McGary and Robinson later made the watch list for the Wooden Award, presented annually to the top player in college basketball. They are among 10 Big Ten performers to make the watch list, for an award presented by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. • Sophomore guard Caris LeVert set career highs in points (17), field goals made (six) and rebounds (five) in Michigan's season-opening 69-42 win over UMass Lowell Nov. 8 at Crisler Center. LeVert topped those marks in U-M's next game, a 93-59 win over South Carolina State at Crisler Center Nov. 12. LeVert tossed in a career-high 24 points, shooting 7 of 11 from the field and 6 of 7 from three-point range. LeVert also established career highs in three-pointers, field goals made, free throws made (four) and blocks (two).