The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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BASKETBALL14-15 F • Max Bielfeldt 6-7 • 245 Peoria, Ill. Assistant coach Ba- cari Alexander: "Max has done a really nice job of understanding his role. He didn't get reps with us in Italy [due to injury]. Now he has an opportunity to show the type of things he will bring to the table with regards to what kind of role he'll play for us this year." U-M Career Highlights: Has played in 39 games, including 19 last season … Posted a career-high-tying four points against Houston Baptist last year, matching the total he scored at Illinois and at Northwestern in the 2012-13 campaign … Grabbed a career-high six rebounds versus IUPUI in the opening round of the 2012 NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament. Career Stats Year MIN PTS REB BLK FG% 2012-13 5.3 1.2 1.6 1 .450 2013-14 4.7 0.8 1.1 2 .286 Career 5.0 1.0 1.3 3 .366 * Took a redshirt in 2011-12 G • Caris LeVert 6-7 • 200 Pickerington, Ohio Assistant coach LaVall Jordan: "It was good for him, in a different way, to have to sit [during the summer with a foot in- jury.] His role as a leader is going to be crucial for this group. For him to have to sit and kind of be another assistant coach, with new guys coming in, and helping them through it, was good." U-M Career Highlights: Started all 37 games in 2013-14, one of only two Wol- verines to do so last year (Glenn Robin- son III was the other) … Averaged 12.9 points per game with a career-high 25 against Wisconsin … Scored in double figures in 25 games … Grabbed a ca- reer-high 11 rebounds versus Purdue … Led the team with 44 steals for the sea- son … As a freshman in 2012-13, played in 33 games … Scored a season-high nine points versus Iowa … Chipped in eight points and a season-high four re- bounds in Michigan's 61-56 win over Syracuse in the Final Four. Honors & Awards: Was tabbed as a second-team All-Big Ten selection as a sophomore by both the coaches and the media … Named to the NCAA All- Midwest Regional Team in 2014 … Also honored with U-M's Rudy Tomjanovich Most Improved Player trophy and U-M's Steve Grote Hustle Award last season. Career Stats Year MIN PTS AST STL FG% 2012-13 10.8 2.3 0.8 6 .315 2013-14 34.0 12.9 2.9 44 .439 Career 23.1 7.9 1.9 50 .415 SOPHOMORES G • Andrew Dakich 6-2 • 190 Zionsville, Ind. U - M c o a c h J o h n Beilein: "Andrew Dakich has really been a great surprise in terms of how effective he is in all our practices. He's a very bright young man