The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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NOVEMBER 2016 THE WOLVERINE 55 2016-17 BASKETBALL PREVIEW game on the year … Recorded 10 blocks, good for second best on the team … Played in five games as a freshman in 2014‑15, but missed the rest of the season with a knee injury and was granted a medical redshirt … Made col‑ legiate debut against Hillsdale Nov. 15, 2014, finishing with two points and four rebounds … Scored two points for the season. Career Stats Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2015‑16 6.1 2.7 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.4 .474 2014‑15 4.8 0.4 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.6 .250 Career 5.9 2.3 0.77 0.3 0.2 0.5 .459 Sophomores G • CHARLES MATTHEWS 6-5 • 180 • Chicago (St. Rita H.S.) U-M Career Highlights: Transferred to Mich‑ igan after playing at Kentucky as a freshman in 2015‑16 … Will have to sit out the 2016‑17 season due to NCAA rules … At Kentucky, he averaged 10.4 minutes, 1.7 points and 1.6 re‑ bounds per game … The prep four‑star pros‑ pect appeared in 36 games with three starts for the SEC cham‑ pions who reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. F • MORITZ WAGNER 6-11 • 240 • Berlin, Germany (Alba Berlin) U-M Career Highlights: Played in 30 games (no starts) last season, averaging 2.9 points and 1.6 rebounds per contest … Made his collegiate debut in the season opener against Northern Michigan Nov. 13, scoring two points … Tallied a career‑best 19 points on 8‑of‑9 shooting against Charlotte Nov. 26 in the Battle 4 At‑ lantis … Grabbed a career‑high eight rebounds against Tulsa in the NCAA First Four game March 16 … Finished a perfect 9 of 9 from the floor in postseason play. Career Stats Year MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 2015‑16 8.6 2.9 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 .607 Career 8.6 2.9 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 .607 G • FRED WRIGHT-JONES 5-11 • 170 • Detroit (East English Village Prep) U-M Career Highlights: Began the 2015‑16 season as a team manager before receiving clearance from both U‑M and the NCAA to become a practice player … Dressed for the Iowa game March 5, but did not play. Redshirt Freshman F • BRENT HIBBITS 6-8 • 210 • Hudsonville, Mich. (Hudsonville H.S.) U-M Career Highlights: Redshirted the 2015‑16 season. Honors & Awards: Associated Press Class A All‑State honorable mention in 2014 and 2015 … Detroit Free Press Class A All‑State first team in 2015, and third team in 2014 … Four‑year varsity team member, starting three of those years … Hudsonville High School's all‑time leading scorer with 1,047 points. Freshmen F • AUSTIN DAVIS 6-10 • 240 • Onsted, Mich. (Onsted Comm. H.S.) Honors & Awards: Played at Onsted Com‑ munity High School and was runner‑up for the Hal Schram Mr. Basketball Award in 2016 … Finalist for the 2016 McDonald's All‑Amer‑ ican Game … Associated Press Class B Player of the Year in his final two seasons … Made the Dream Team (all classifications) as a senior, according to the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press … Two‑time first‑team all‑state Class B pick … The Rivals.com three‑star recruit fin‑ ished his prep career with Onsted's school record for points (1,687), rebounds (1,087) and blocks (297). G • XAVIER SIMPSON 6-0 • 180 • Lima, Ohio (Lima Senior H.S.) Honors & Awards: Began career at Lima Central Catholic before transferring as a junior to Lima Senior High School … The four‑star prospect rated ESPN's No. 48 overall player in the class of 2016 and No. 65 by Ri‑ vals … Awarded Ohio Mr. Basketball in 2016 by the Associated Press … Associated Press Division I Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016 … Helped lead Lima Senior to s 2016 OHSAA Division I runner‑up finish … Led Lima Central Catholic to the 2014 OHSAA Division III title and a 25‑4 record … Broke the Lima Senior single‑game scoring record twice as a senior with 59 and 65 points, both coming against Fremont Ross. C • JON TESKE 7-0 • 245 • Medina, Ohio (Medina H.S.) Honors & Awards: Played at Medina High School and was named to the Associated Press Division I All‑Ohio first team in 2016 … A finalist for the Associated Press Ohio Mr. Basketball Award in 2016 … All‑North‑ east Ohio Conference, Valley Division first‑ team member in 2015 and 2016 … Inland All‑District Player of the Year in 2016, and a first‑teamer in 2015 and 2016 … Finished career with 1,130 points … Averaged a double‑ double his senior season with 16.4 points and 10 rebounds … A four‑star and the No. 108 overall player in the country according to Rivals.com. G/F • IBI WATSON 6-5 • 190 • Pickerington, Ohio (Central H.S.) Honors & Awards: Began his career at Ath‑ ens High School before transferring to Pick‑ erington Central High School as a junior … Named Associated Press Division I All‑Ohio first‑team member in 2016 and honorable mention in 2015 … Was also selected to the Columbus Dispatch All‑Metro team in 2016 … Averaged 19.2 points per game at Pickerington Central, finishing with a 2016 Ohio Capital Conference title … The three‑star prospect aver‑ aged 17.5 points at Athens High School, en route to back‑to‑ back Tri‑Valley Conference titles. ❏