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November 2016

The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports

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54 THE WOLVERINE NOVEMBER 2016 2016-17 BASKETBALL PREVIEW Big Ten coaches in 2016, along with an honorable mention from the media … Earned numerous U-M awards in 2016, including Wayman Britt Outstanding Defensive Player, Gary Grant Award for Most Assists and Loy Vaught Rebounding Award … Named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in 2014 … Recognized as Big Ten Freshman of the Week Jan. 27, 2014 … Won the U-M Athletic Academic Achievement in 2014. Career Stats Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2015-16 33.6 11.6 5.4 4.5 1.8 0.1 .377 2014-15 33.3 10.7 4.7 3.0 1.2 0.1 .346 2013-14 26.7 7.9 3.0 2.9 0.6 0.0 .429 Career 30.7 9.9 4.3 3.5 1.2 0.1 .386 Redshirt Juniors F • MARK DONNAL 6-9 • 240 • Monclova, Ohio (Anthony Wayne H.S.) U-M Career Highlights: Has played in 63 games dur- ing his Wolverine career with 35 starts … Appeared in 34 games last year, starting 25 … Averaged 7.8 points per game and scored in double figures nine times … Racked up a career-best 26 points at Illinois Dec. 30 while shooting 11 of 15 from the field … Pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds against Iowa March 5 … Led the Wolverines with 25 blocks … Shot 57.5 percent from the floor, which was third best on the team … Made collegiate debut and first career start against Hillsdale Nov. 15, 2014, and finished with nine points and four rebounds … Appeared in 29 games and started the first 10 … Averaged 3.4 points per game … Tallied a season-best 13 points against Coppin State Dec. 22, 2014 and grabbed a season-high seven rebounds against Rutgers Jan. 20, 2015 … Shot 52.2 percent for the season, good for second on the team … Redshirted the 2013-14 season. Career Stats Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2015-16 19.4 7.8 3.7 0.4 0.4 0.7 .575 2014-15 10.7 3.4 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 .522 Career 15.4 5.8 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.6 .560 F • SEAN LONERGAN 6-5 • 210 • Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern H.S.) U-M Career Highlights: Has played in 28 games off the bench during his Michigan career … Redshirted last season, but ap- peared in 17 contests in 2014-15 … Played a career-high 13 minutes at Rutgers Jan. 20, 2015 … Finished the campaign with four points … Appeared in 11 games off the bench as a fresh- man in 2013-14 … Tallied his first career points on a pair of free throws against Coppin State Nov. 29, 2013, and scored six points on the year. Honors & Awards: Earned Academic All- Big Ten honors in 2015 and 2016 … A three-time recipient of the U-M Academic Achievement Award in 2014, 2015 and 2016 … A recipient of the U-M Morgan/Bodnar Award for Aca- demic Achievement in 2015 and 2016 … Won the U-M Travis Conlan Sportsmanship Award in 2016. G/F • DUNCAN ROBINSON 6-8 • 215 • New Castle, N.H. (Phillips Exeter Academy [N.H.]) U-M Career Highlights: Played in all 36 games last year, after transferring in from Williams College, a Division III school, and sitting out the 2014-15 season … Came off the bench in the first nine games, but then started the final 27 … Shot 45.0 percent from three-point range, which ranked sec- ond in the Big Ten and ninth in the country … Ranked 33rd nationally with 211 three- pointers … Made a season-high six three- pointers against Northern Kentucky Dec. 15 … Averaged 11.2 points per game … Recorded a double- double against Tulsa in the NCAA First Four game March 16, with 13 points and a season-best 11 rebounds … Scored his first U-M points against Elon Nov. 16, leading to a career-best performance of 19 points on 6-of-6 shooting. Honors & Awards: Won U-M's Outstanding Free Throw Shooting Award in 2016. Career Stats Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2015-16 28.9 11.2 3.5 1.8 0.6 0.2 .457 Career 28.9 11.2 3.5 1.8 0.6 0.2 .457 Juniors G • MUHAMMAD-ALI ABDUR-RAHKMAN 6-4 • 190 • Allentown, Pa. (Catholic Central H.S.) U-M Career Highlights: Has played in 65 games during his career with 38 starts … Was one of four Wolverines to play in all 36 games (25 starts) last season … Averaged 8.6 points per game, including a career-best 25 in a loss at Purdue Jan. 7 … Scored 16 points while go- ing 5 of 5 from the floor against Minnesota Feb. 10, including 3 of 3 from three-point range and 3 of 3 from the free throw line … Pulled down a career-best eight rebounds in a Big Ten Tournament victory over North- western March 10 … Racked up a career-best nine assists in a loss at Maryland Feb. 21 … Reached double- digit points in 14 games, including all five postseason contests … Played in 29 games (13 starts) as a freshman in 2014-15 … Earned his first career start against Northwestern Jan. 17, 2015, finishing with nine points, five rebounds and two assists … Averaged 4.5 points per game, including a season-best 18 at Michigan State Feb. 1, 2015 … Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in a victory over Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament March 12, 2015. Honors & Awards: Earned U-M's Rudy Tomjanovich Most Improved Player Award and U-M's Steve Grote Hustle Award in 2016 … Won U-M's Award for Outstanding Free Throws in 2015. Career Stats Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2015-16 27.8 8.6 2.7 1.7 0.6 0.3 .458 2014-15 19.0 4.5 1.7 0.9 0.6 0.0 .419 Career 23.9 6.8 2.3 1.4 0.6 0.1 .446 Redshirt Sophomores F • D.J. WILSON 6-10 • 240 • Sacramento, Calif. (Capital Christian School) U-M Career Highlights: Has played in 31 games (no starts) during his career in Ann Arbor … Appeared in 26 games last sea- son, missing two with injury … Scored a career-best 12 points against Youngstown State Dec. 19, and averaged 2.7 points per

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