The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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2015-16 BASKETBALL PREVIEW guards Derrick Walton and Caris LeVert to injuries … Played in 12 games as a freshman in 2013-14 … Scored first career points on a three-point field goal against Houston Baptist. Honors & Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten and U-M Academic Achieve- ment Award in 2014-15. G/F • Zak Irvin 6-6 • 215 • Fishers, Ind. U-M Career Highlights: Has ap - peared in all 69 of Michi- gan's games the past two seasons, starting 32, and averaged 10.2 points per game … Started 32 games in 2014-15, av- eraging a career-high 14.3 points per game with career-bests in rebounds (4.8 per game) and assists (49 total) … Scored in double figures in 28 of 32 contests, including five 20-point games … Had a career-high 28 points in an 82-78 loss to Northwestern March 3 … Grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in a 58-44 win over Nebraska Jan. 27 … Played in all 37 games off the bench in 2013- 14 … Scored in double figures in nine contests. Honors & Awards: Named the Bill Buntin Co-Most Valuable Player … Ad- ditionally received the Loy Vaught Re- bound Award, U-M's Iron Man Award and the Wayman Britt Outstanding De- fensive Player Award … Earned Aca- demic All-Big Ten and U-M Academic Achievement Award recognition in 2014-15 … Was U-M's Sixth Man Award recipient in 2013-14. Career Stats Year MIN PTS AST REB FG% 2013-14 15.4 6.7 0.4 1.3 .434 2014-15 36.2 14.2 1.5 4.8 .402 Career 25.1 10.2 0.9 2.9 .413 F • Sean Lonergan 6-5 • 210 • Fishers, Ind. U-M Career Highlights: Has played in 28 career games, averag- ing 2.9 minutes per game, with 10 career points … Saw action in 17 games last season, totaling 57 minutes (3.4 per game) and connecting on both of his field goal attempts … Appeared in 12 games in 2013-14 … Scored six points and grabbed four rebounds for the season. Honors & Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten and U-M Academic Achieve- ment Award recognition in 2014-15 … Also received Michigan's Bodnar Award for Academic Achievement last year. G • Derrick Walton Jr. 6-0 • 185 • Detroit U-M Career Highlights: Has appeared in 56 career games, mak- ing 55 starts … Has aver- aged 8.9 points and 2.9 assists for his career … Played in 19 games, start- ing all of them, before a season-ending foot injury in 2014-15 … Suffered an injured left toe against Villanova Nov. 25 and played in 14 more games before shutting it down for good following a