The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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have really good lives in the future. At the same time, we really could have done even better had we had them healthy." Beilein shared a favorite on-court memory of each, reliving a taste of what they were able to provide with the bright lights on. "Caris drove baseline late in the Illinois game and threw a wrap-around pass with his left hand, underneath the basket, back over his shoulder to Mark Don- nal, who put it in," Beilein recalled. "I don't know that I'd ever seen a pass like that. "My favorite one with Spike was one that I did not actually see until it was on videotape. It was the VCU game [in the 2013 NCAA Tournament], where he saw Glenn [Robinson III] streaking down the left side. "A ref went right in front of me as soon as he threw the pass. But he threw this left-handed, no-look, bounce pass from 30 feet, and Glenn put it in. "Those are two plays, both left-handed, that you just don't see. When Caris made that play, I said to myself, 'he can grow to be a point guard in the NBA.' A couple of minutes later, he was injured and that was it." — John Borton LeVert was limited to 15 games during his final campaign, while Albrecht played in just eight. PHOTO BY PER KJELDSEN