2011–12 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
Michigan basketball team in gold (maize) uniforms during the national anthem
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 13
Record24–10 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaCrisler Center
2011–12 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State†13–5 .72229–8  .784
No. 13 Michigan13–5 .72224–10  .706
No. 7 Ohio State13–5 .72231–8  .795
No. 14 Wisconsin12–6 .66726–10  .722
No. 16 Indiana11–7 .61127–9  .750
Purdue10–8 .55622–13  .629
Northwestern8–10 .44419–14  .576
Iowa8–10 .44418–17  .514
Illinois6–12 .33317–15  .531
Minnesota6–12 .33323–15  .605
Nebraska4–14 .22212–18  .400
Penn State4–14 .22212–20  .375
† 2012 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2011–12 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Ann Arbor, Michigan at Crisler Center for the 45th consecutive year.[1] It had a seating capacity of 12,721.[1] It was also the team's 95th straight season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Fifth-year head coach John Beilein led the team, alongside All-Big Ten players Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Zack Novak. Burke was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and was Michigan's first Associated Press All-American honoree since 1998.

The team's season began with a preseason media day and practices in October 2011.[2] In February 2012, Michigan hosted ESPN's College GameDay for the first time in a game against Ohio State. It was the eighth time a Big Ten team hosted the show, which began in 2005.[3][4]

The team was in the national rankings all season and ended as the 2011–12 Big Ten co-champion with Michigan State and Ohio State. It had three victories over teams ranked in the top 10 at the time of the meeting (eighth-ranked Memphis, ninth-ranked Michigan State and sixth-ranked Ohio State). The team was undefeated at home until its last home game of the season. Michigan lost in the semifinals of the 2012 Big Ten Conference tournament and bowed out in the second round of the 2012 NCAA tournament to end the season with a 24–10 record. The team won the school's first Big Ten Conference Championship since the 1985–86 season and had the school's best Big Ten record (13–5) since the 1993–94 season.

Preseason

2011–12 incoming team members

Before the season began, point guard Darius Morris, the Big Ten assists leader in the 2010–11 season, left the team after being drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers.[5] The incoming class included Carlton Brundidge and 2011 Ohio Mr. Basketball point guard Trey Burke.[6][7][8] Both Brundidge and Burke were among Scout.com's top 100 players of the 2011 class; Brundidge ranked 98th and Burke ranked 94th.[9] Max Bielfeldt committed to Michigan in April despite his family's ties to the Illinois Fighting Illini. Illinois University's Bielfeldt Athletic Administration Building was endowed by his family.[10][11] Sai Tummala, who along with Bielfeldt was recruited by Ivy League schools, rounded out the incoming class. Tummala earned an academic scholarship and was considered a walk-on candidate for the basketball team.[12]

Tim Hardaway Jr., son of former NBA All-Star Tim Hardaway, returned to the team. He was coming off a freshman season in which he was a unanimous Big Ten All-Freshman, All-Big Ten honorable mention,[13] Collegeinsider.com Freshmen All-America[14] and Team USA FIBA U19 honoree.[15][16] Jordan Dumars, the son of Detroit Pistons All-Star Joe Dumars, left the team, citing nagging knee issues.[17]

2011–12 team recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trey Burke
PG		 Columbus, Ohio Northland High School (OH) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 24, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 93
Carlton Brundidge
SG/PG		 Southfield, Michigan Southfield High School (MI) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 21, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Max Bielfeldt
PF		 Peoria, Illinois Notre Dame High School (IL) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Mar 25, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 87
Sai Tummala
SF		 Phoenix, AZ Brophy Prep School (AZ) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Michigan 2011 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  • "2011 Michigan Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
  • "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 3, 2010.

Roster

2011–12 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Zack Novak (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Chesterton, IN
G 1 Stu Douglass (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Carmel, IN
G 2 Carlton Brundidge 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Southfield, MI
G 3 Trey Burke 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Columbus, OH
G 5 Eso Akunne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Ann Arbor, MI
G 10 Tim Hardaway Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Miami, FL
G 13 Matt Vogrich 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lake Forest, IL
F 15 Jon Horford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) So Grand Ledge, MI
G 20 Josh Bartelstein 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Highland Park, IL
F 22 Blake McLimans 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Hamburg, NY
F 23 Evan Smotrycz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) So Reading, MA
F 24 Sai Tummala 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Phoenix, AZ
G 32 Corey Person 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Kalamazoo, MI
F 44 Max Bielfeldt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) Fr Peoria, IL
F 45 Colton Christian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Bellevue, WA
C 52 Jordan Morgan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS So Detroit, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Former team captains Travis Conlan (1996–97 and 1997–98) and C.J. Lee (2008–09) served as director of basketball operations and administrative specialist, respectively.[18][19] Peter Kahler was the team's video coordinator.[20]

Schedule

Trey Burke (above against Jordan Hulls) and Tim Hardaway Jr. (below against Victor Oladipo) for the 2011–12 team against Indiana on January 5, 2012

Michigan announced its 14-game non-conference schedule on August 1, 2011.[21] The team began the season in a renovated Crisler Arena: new seats and a high-definition scoreboard were added,[22] but seating capacity was reduced to 12,721 from 13,751 in the previous 10 seasons.[23]

Michigan came in third place in the three-game 2011 Maui Invitational Tournament between November 21–23. The team defeated the eighth-ranked Memphis Tigers 73–61,[24] lost to the sixth-ranked Duke Blue Devils 82–75,[25] and defeated the Pac-12 favorite UCLA Bruins 79–63.[26][27][28] Tim Hardaway Jr. was named the Big Ten Player of the Week, and Trey Burke was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week.[29] In an ACC–Big Ten Challenge game in late November, Michigan lost to Virginia 70–58.[30] In its next game, Michigan defeated Iowa State 76–66.[31] On December 10, 2011, Michigan beat Oakland 90–80, its highest-scoring game since beating Northern Michigan 97–50 on November 14, 2009. It was also Michigan's first game since 2002 with three 20-point scorers (Hardaway, Burke and Evan Smotrycz).[32] Burke earned his second Freshman of the Week honor on December 12 after scoring a season-high 20 points and nine assists in the game.[33] On the same day, Michigan was the highest-rated Big Ten team in the Ratings Percentage Index, although the team trailed several schools in the national polls.[34] In the final two non-conference games of the season, Smotrycz scored his first two double-doubles against Alabama A&M and Bradley on December 17 and 22.[35][36]

Heading into the Big Ten Conference schedule, both of the teams Michigan had lost to were ranked (Duke was 7th and 5th in the AP and Coaches' polls and Virginia was 23rd and 24th).[37] On December 29, Michigan won its first Big Ten Conference opener since 2006–07, beating Penn State as Smotrycz extended his double-double streak to three games.[38][39] On January 2, Burke earned his first Big Ten Conference Player of the Week honor and his third Freshman of the Week honor for his 40 points in Michigan's first two conference games.[40][41] On December 29 against Penn State he posted 13 points, seven assists, five rebounds and no turnovers.[42] On January 1, 2012, he added a career-high 27 points on 8-for-11 shooting with three rebounds and three assists against Minnesota to earn Big Ten Conference Player of the Week the following day.[43]

On January 19, Michigan became the leader in the conference with a 5–2 record,[44] thanks to conference wins over ranked Wisconsin and Michigan State teams.[45][46] Michigan remained in first place until losing to Ohio State ten days later.[47] The team went 5–2 in conference in February, including wins over ranked Indiana and Ohio State teams.[48][49] Michigan lost its final home game of the season to Purdue on February 25 to finish with a 15–1 home record.[50] On March 1, the team defeated Illinois for their first road win in Illinois since 1995.[51] During the game, Michigan's 30th of the season, Trey Burke broke Gary Grant's school freshman assists record, set over the course of 30 games in the 1984–85 season, by pushing his total to 143.[52] The March 4 victory over Penn State clinched a share of the 2011–12 Big Ten Conference season regular season championship.[53]

In the first game of the 2012 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament against Minnesota, Burke led the team to victory with a career-high 30 points.[54][55] Burke's total was a school record for the Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament.[56] In the semifinal contest, however, Michigan was eliminated by Ohio State for the third year in a row.[57] Michigan entered the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament seeded fourth, but lost to the thirteenth-seeded Ohio Bobcats 65–60.[58] Burke became Michigan's first Associated Press All-American honoree since Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock in 1998.[59]

Stu Douglass concluded the season as the school's all-time leader in games played, with 136. He surpassed Loy Vaught, who played in 135 games. Novak set the school record in career minutes played with 4,357, surpassing Louis Bullock, who played 4,356 minutes.[60] Burke had a school record-setting freshman season in assists, ending the year with 156.[61]

Results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
April 11, 2011*
7:00 pm		 No. 18 Wayne State W 47–39  –
  20 – Tim Hardaway Jr.  9 – Hardaway  4 – Trey Burke  Crisler Arena (9,259)
Ann Arbor, MI
Non-conference Regular Season
November 11, 2011*
7:00 pm		 No. 18 Ferris State W 59–33  1–0
  14 – Evan Smotrycz (1)/ Stu Douglass (1)  6 – Jordan Morgan (1)  4 – Douglass (1)  Crisler Arena (11,029)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 14, 2011*
8:30 pm		 No. 17 Towson W 64–47  2–0
  15 – Hardaway (1)  7 – Jon Horford (1)  4 – Douglass (2)  Crisler Arena (7,901)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 17, 2011*
8:30 pm		 No. 17 Western Illinois W 59–55  3–0
  16 – Hardaway (2)  5 – Morgan (2)  5 – Burke (1)  Crisler Arena (8,026)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 21, 2011*
3:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 15 vs. No. 8 Memphis
2011 Maui Invitational		 W 73–61  4–0
  21 – Hardaway (3)  8 – Smotrycz (1)  5 – Hardaway (1)  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 22, 2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 15 vs. No. 6 Duke
Maui Invitational Semifinals/Duke–Michigan rivalry		 L 75–82  4–1
  19 – Hardaway (4)  6 – Morgan (3)  9 – Burke (2)  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 23, 2011*
7:30 pm, ESPN		 No. 15 vs. UCLA
Maui Invitational Third Place		 W 79–63  5–1
  22 – Zack Novak (1)  8 – Smotrycz (2)  5 – Burke (3)  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
November 29, 2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 14 at Virginia
ACC–Big Ten Challenge		 L 58–70  5–2
  12 – Novak (2)  5 – Smotrycz (3)/Morgan (4)/Douglass (1)  4 – Burke (4)  John Paul Jones Arena (10,564)
Charlottesville, VA
December 3, 2011*
12:00 pm, BTN		 No. 14 Iowa State W 76–66  6–2
  19 – Hardaway (5)  11 – Novak (1)  3 – Burke (5)/Hardaway (2)/Smotrycz (1)  Crisler Arena (10,845)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 10, 2011*
4:00 pm, FSDET		 No. 20 vs. Oakland W 90–80  7–2
  21 – Hardaway (6)  9 – Smotrycz (4)  9 – Burke (6)  The Palace of Auburn Hills (17,118)
Auburn Hills, MI
December 13, 2011*
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 20 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 63–50  8–2
  16 – Smotrycz (2)  8 – Smotrycz (5)  7 – Burke (7)  Crisler Arena (9,005)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 17, 2011*
12:00 pm, BTN		 No. 20 Alabama A&M W 87–57  9–2
  19 – Burke (1)  11 – Smotrycz (6)  4 – Burke (8)/ Hardaway (3)/ Novak (1)  Crisler Arena (10,497)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 22, 2011*
6:30 pm, BTN		 No. 20 Bradley W 77–66  10–2
  20 – Smotrycz (3)  10 – Smotrycz (7)  8 – Burke (9)  Crisler Arena (11,298)
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Regular Season
December 29, 2011
7:30 pm, BTN		 No. 18 Penn State W 71–53  11–2 (1–0)
  26 – Hardaway (7)  11 – Smotrycz (8)  7 – Burke (10)  Crisler Arena (12,751)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 1, 2012
4:00 pm, BTN		 No. 18 Minnesota W 61–56  12–2 (2–0)
  27 – Burke (2)  12 – Morgan (5)  3 – Burke (11)  Crisler Arena (12,721)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 5, 2012
9:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 16 at No. 12 Indiana L 71–73  12–3 (2–1)
  19 – Hardaway (8)  9 – Morgan (6)  8 – Burke (12)  Assembly Hall (16,020)
Bloomington, IN
January 8, 2012
1:30 pm, CBS		 No. 16 No. 18 Wisconsin W 59–41  13–3 (3–1)
  17 – Hardaway (9)  11 – Morgan (7)  2 – Burke (13)/Hardaway (4)  Crisler Arena (12,721)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 11, 2012
6:30 pm, BTN		 No. 13 Northwestern W 66–64 OT 14–3 (4–1)
  19 – Hardaway (10)/Burke (3)  8 – Morgan (8)  7 – Burke (14)  Crisler Arena (12,605)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 14, 2012
1:00 pm, BTN		 No. 13 at Iowa L 59–75  14–4 (4–2)
  19 – Burke (4)  8 – Novak (2)  2 – Burke (15)/Hardaway (5)/Smotrycz (2)  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,366)
Iowa City, IA
January 17, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 20 No. 9 Michigan State
Rivalry		 W 60–59  15–4 (5–2)
  20 – Burke (5)  4 – Trey Burke (1)/Douglass (2)  3 – Burke (16)  Crisler Arena (12,721)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 21, 2012*
2:00 pm, CBS		 No. 20 at Arkansas L 64–66  15–5 (5–2)
  17 – Novak (3)  8 – Novak (3)  6 – Burke (17)  Bud Walton Arena (19,050)
Fayetteville, AR
January 24, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 20 at Purdue W 66–64  16–5 (6–2)
  19 – Hardaway (11)  8 – Novak (4)  6 – Burke (18)  Mackey Arena (14,533)
West Lafayette, IN
January 29, 2012
1:00 pm, CBS		 No. 20 at No. 4 Ohio State L 49–64  16–6 (6–3)
  15 – Hardaway (12)  5 – Morgan (9)/Hardaway (1)  5 – Burke (19)  Value City Arena (18,809)
Columbus, OH
February 1, 2012
6:30 pm, BTN		 No. 23 No. 20 Indiana W 68–56  17–6 (7–3)
  18 – Burke (6)  5 – Morgan (10)/Novak (5)  4 – Burke (20)/Douglass (3)  Crisler Arena (12,721)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 5, 2012
1:00 pm, CBS		 No. 23 at No. 9 Michigan State
Rivalry		 L 54–64  17–7 (7–4)
  14 – Novak (4)  4 – Smotrycz (9)  5 – Douglass (4)  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
February 8, 2012
8:30 pm, BTN		 No. 22 at Nebraska W 62–46  18–7 (8–4)
  14 – Novak (5)  6 – Morgan (11)  5 – Burke (21)  Bob Devaney Sports Center (9.533)
Lincoln, NE
February 12, 2012
1:00 pm, CBS		 No. 22 Illinois W 70–61  19–7 (9–4)
  15 – Hardaway (13)  9 – Novak (6)  3 – Burke (22)/Hardaway (6)/Novak (2)  Crisler Arena (12,721)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 18, 2012
9:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 17 No. 6 Ohio State
ESPN College GameDay		 W 56–51  20–7 (10–4)
  17 – Burke (7)  11 – Morgan (12)  5 – Burke (23)  Crisler Arena (12,721)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 21, 2012
8:00 pm, BTN		 No. 11 at Northwestern W 67–55 OT 21–7 (11–4)
  19 – Burke (8)  7 – Morgan (13)  5 – Douglass (5)  Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
February 25, 2012
6:00 pm, BTN		 No. 11 Purdue L 61–75  21–8 (11–5)
  12 – Burke (9)/Novak (6)  6 – Morgan (14)/Novak (7)/Hardaway (2)  5 – Douglass (6)  Crisler Arena (12,721)
Ann Arbor, MI
March 1, 2012
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 13 at Illinois W 72–61  22–8 (12–5)
  25 – Hardaway (14)  11 – Hardaway (3)  5 – Burke (24)  Assembly Hall (15,244)
Champaign, IL
March 4, 2012
1:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 13 at Penn State W 71–65  23–8 (13–5)
  19 – Burke (10)  5 – Morgan (15)  6 – Douglass (7)  Bryce Jordan Center (9,354)
University Park, PA
Big Ten tournament
March 9, 2012
6:30 pm, BTN		 No. 10 vs. Minnesota
Quarterfinals		 W 73–69 OT 24–8
  30 – Burke (11)  5 – Smotrycz (10)/Hardaway (4)  3 – Burke (25)  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,484)
Indianapolis, IN
March 10, 2012
4:10 pm, CBS		 No. 10 vs. No. 7 Ohio State
Semifinals		 L 55–77  24–9
  13 – Hardaway (15)  7 – Burke (2)  4 – Burke (26)  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,451)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 16*
7:20 p.m., TNT		 No. 13 (MW 4) vs. (MW 13) Ohio
Second round		 L 60–65  24–10
  16 – Burke (12)  7 – Smotrycz (11)  5 – Burke (27)  Bridgestone Arena (14,557)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistics

Trey Burke led the team in points, assists, steals and blocks.

The team posted the following statistics:[62]

Name GP GS Min Avg FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% OR DR RB Avg Ast Avg PF DQ TO Stl Blk Pts Avg
Trey Burke3433122736.11774090.433571640.348931250.74422961183.51564.653094311350414.8
Tim Hardaway Jr.3434116234.21674000.417531870.2831081510.715261041303.8732.171066161149514.6
Zack Novak3434114533.71102310.476521270.40942490.857421121544.5611.8934332633149.2
Evan Smotrycz341871621.1891850.48140920.43545580.776451201654.8300.910464627112637.7
Stu Douglass3417103730.5912240.406481420.33826310.839780872.6782.3571342642567.5
Jordan Morgan333280624.41021650.6180029590.492721131855.6110.3770522292337.1
Matt Vogrich34036510.729760.38216530.302460.6671033431.3130.43209132782.3
Blake McLimans3001274.210210.4765120.41700714210.710.090508250.8
Jon Horford919710.89170.52900670.8571319323.610.1100539242.7
Colton Christian200763.810210.47600360.50066120.610.1110512231.1
Eso Akunne120484.0780.875450.800221.0000880.710.160400201.7
Corey Person100111.1580.625010.000111.0003030.300.010200111.1
Carlton Brundidge150442.9180.125020.000480.5000880.520.12051060.4
Josh Bartelstein110141.3140.250130.333000110.130.33012030.3
TEAM343842802.419
Season Total3480817770.4552767880.3503635030.722291756104730.843112.75301137016872225566.3
Opponents3475617680.4282035880.3453755260.713329747107631.638411.353942418984209061.5

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP[63]18171514202020181613202023221711131013Not released
Coaches'[63]1817151519181916131319222225191316131422

Watchlists and awards

Preseason

Wooden Top 50[64] Naismith Top 50[64]
Tim Hardaway Jr. UM Green tick Green tick

Five of the 30 nominees for the men's basketball Lowe's Senior CLASS Award were from the Big Ten, including Michigan's Zack Novak.[64]

In-season

Big Ten Player of the Week Big Ten Freshman of the Week
Date Name Class Position Name Position
November 28, 2011[29]Tim Hardaway Jr.So.SGTrey BurkePG
December 12, 2011[33]Trey BurkePG
January 2, 2012[40][41]Trey BurkeFr.PGTrey BurkePG
January 23, 2012[65]Trey BurkePG
February 20, 2012[66]Trey BurkePG
February 27, 2012[67][68]Trey BurkePG
March 5, 2012[69]Trey BurkePG

Trey Burke was one of nearly 60 Bob Cousy Award candidates named in December 2011.[70] On January 4, Burke was one of 20 finalists.[71] On January 25, Novak was named one of ten finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award along with three other Big Ten athletes.[72] He was also one of four Big Ten men's basketball players named Academic All-District, putting him among the 40 finalists for the 15-man Academic All-America team.[73] Novak was named a third team Academic All-American.[74][75]

Accolades and honors

Trey Burke (left) and Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting a free throws for the 2011–12 team on November 17, 2011
Trey Burke
Tim Hardaway
  • All-Big Ten (third team, coaches and media)[77]
Zack Novak
  • Academic All-District
  • Academic All-American (third team)
  • All-Big Ten (honorable mention, media)[77]
  • Academic All-Big Ten[80]
Josh Bartelstein
  • Academic All-Big Ten[80]
Matt Vogrich
  • Academic All-Big Ten[80]

Roster changes

The team lost senior captains Stu Douglass and Zack Novak as well as senior reserve Corey Person to graduation following the season.[81] Person was later granted an extra year of eligibility to return to the team.[82] At the end of the season, three players (Evan Smotrycz, Carlton Brundidge and Colton Christian) decided to leave the program. Smotrycz, who had started in 42 of the 69 games he played in during his first two years, left the program as the program's fifth all-time three-point shooter with a percentage of 40.5.[83] Smotrycz transferred to Maryland, Brundidge transferred to Detroit and Christian transferred to Florida International.[84]

Following the season, Trey Burke first said he was not inclined to enter the 2012 NBA draft.[85] A few days later, however, the realization that the pool of point guards in the 2012 draft was shallow and Burke's stock was high led to some deliberation for him and his family: "When you have a season as a freshman like he did, the NBA, they like them young," Trey's father, Benji Burke said. "They think their ceiling is higher when they're young. Trey had ... a solid season for a freshman. It's going to be one of the weaker point guard drafts in years."[86] Some observers thought Burke was at his peak in terms of NBA potential.[87] Eventually, he decided to return to play for Michigan for another year.[88]

2012–13 team recruits

The team announced in September 2010 that Glenn Robinson III, son of former first overall NBA draft pick Glenn Robinson, verbally agreed to attend Michigan, making him the first commitment in the school's class of 2012.[89] Canadian wing guard Nik Stauskas gave Michigan its second verbal commitment for the class of 2012 on March 26, 2011.[90] On November 3, Mitch McGary, who was ranked as the number-two prospect in the nation at the time, announced his verbal commitment to Michigan.[91][92][93] Within hours of the commitment, ESPN said that Michigan's ranked as the fifth-best class in the nation.[94] All three signed a National Letter of Intent with the team on November 9.[95][96][97] After several other schools announced their commitments, the McGary's commitment moved Michigan from outside the top 25 to the seventh-best class in the nation, according to ESPN.[98][99] Michael "Spike" Albrecht committed to Michigan on April 6, 2012.[100]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mitch McGary
PF		 Chesterton, Indiana Brewster Academy (NH) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 247.5 lb (112.3 kg) Mar 11, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 96
Glenn Robinson III
SF		 Saint John, Indiana Lake Central High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 183.5 lb (83.2 kg) Sep 14, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Nik Stauskas
SF/SG		 Mississauga, Ontario St. Mark's School (MA) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192.5 lb (87.3 kg) Mar 26, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Caris LeVert
SG		 Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington Central High School (OH) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 5, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 87
Spike Albrecht
PG		 Crown Point, Indiana Crown Point High School (IN)/
Northfield Mount Hermon School (MA)		 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 4, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 9   Rivals: 7  ESPN: 14
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Team Players Drafted into the NBA

YearRoundPickOverallPlayerNBA club
2013199Trey BurkeMinnesota Timberwolves
201312424Tim Hardaway Jr.New York Knicks

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