The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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michigan basketball ing shots, averaging 2.9 per game compared to league-leader Purdue's 6.0. Michigan also ranked no better than eighth in the conference in average steals at 5.8 per game, compared to Minnesota's Big Ten-best 8.3. But the Wolverines remained solid in categories of traditional strength under Beilein. His crew stood third in the league in average assists at 15.6, behind only Michigan State (18.0) and Iowa (17.1). It was second in the conference in turnover margin (plus-2.82), behind only Ohio State (plus-3.67). The Wolverines led the league in assist-toturnover ratio at 1.7. Meanwhile, U-M also paced the Big Ten in defensive rebounding percentage (73.3) and three-pointers made per game (8.5). The Wolverines also show up all over the individual statistical categories in the Big Ten, with sophomore guard Nik Stauskas atop the list of Big Ten scoring leaders. His 18.0 points per game through Jan. 20 kept him just ahead of Michigan State's Gary Harris (17.9). Sophomore Glenn Robinson III stood 15th in the league (13.9), and yet another sophomore, Caris LeVert, was tied for 22nd (12.0). Robinson checked in at No. 11 in the league in field goal percentage (52.1) Getting To Know Michigan Fifth-Year Senior Center Jordan Morgan Nickname: "I've had a few nicknames over the past few years. Earlier in my career, they just called me 'Showtime.' That was a funny one. Now it's pretty much just J-Mo. I don't even go by Jordan. Nobody calls me Jordan. They just all me J-Mo." Favorite Class At Michigan: "It was probably my management class this past spring. It was about positively deviant organizations, how the positive environments through any type of organization work. That one was specifically focused on business, but it showed how it affects an organization's performance. Morgan cited making last season's It was great, because I saw a lot of similarities national championship game as his between what we do as a program and what greatest accomplishment in sports. photo by per kjeldsen some of the most successful companies in