2016–17 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

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2016–17
2K Sports Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 23
Record26–12 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach (10th season)
Assistant coaches
MVPDerrick Walton (1st year)
Captains
Home arenaCrisler Center
Seasons
2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Purdue 14 4   .778 27 8   .771
No. 25 Wisconsin 12 6   .667 27 10   .730
Maryland 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
Minnesota 11 7   .611 24 10   .706
No. 23 Michigan 10 8   .556 26 12   .684
Northwestern 10 8   .556 24 12   .667
Michigan State 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Iowa 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
Illinois 8 10   .444 20 15   .571
Ohio State 7 11   .389 17 15   .531
Indiana 7 11   .389 18 16   .529
Penn State 6 12   .333 15 18   .455
Nebraska 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Rutgers 3 15   .167 15 18   .455
2017 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2016–17 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the

2017 Big Ten Conference tournament championship and reached the Sweet Sixteen round of the 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
.

The entering class included 2016 Ohio

Xavier Simpson. The departing class included graduating seniors Caris LeVert and Spike Albrecht who were both injured midway through the prior season. Sophomores Aubrey Dawkins, Kameron Chatman and Ricky Doyle transferred out of the program. The team also lost assistant coaches Bacari Alexander and LaVall Jordan
who had both been with the team for six seasons.

Senior co-captain Derrick Walton earned second-team All-Big Ten recognition during the 2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season. Moe Wagner and Zak Irvin were honorable mention All-Big Ten selections. The team enjoyed a healthy season in which its top 8 scorers played in all 38 games.

Departures

Detroit Titans men's basketball.[10][11] On May 3, 2016, Albrecht announced he would play his final year of collegiate basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers.[12] On that same day, Kameron Chatman announced his intention to transfer with two years of eligibility remaining.[13][14] On May 4, Billy Donlon and Saddi Washington were named assistant head coaches.[15] On May 17, Doyle announced his decision to play for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, which became official 2 days later.[16] On June 8, Chatman announced that he would transfer to play at Detroit under Alexander after sitting out one season.[17]

Preseason

On October 11, 2016, a panel of conference media selected a 10-member preseason All-Big Ten Team and

Muhammad Ali Abdur Rahkman (#23) were among the 25 best players entering the season in the Big Ten Conference.[22][23][24] On November 1, Michigan announced that the team would have an anthem buddy program for youth between age 8 and 11 to stand for the anthem with their favorite player.[25] Walton and Irvin served as co-captains.[26]

2016–17 recruits

On August 7, 2014, Jon Teske, who lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan suburb of Grandville until he was 10 and his family moved to Medina, Ohio, committed to Michigan via Twitter.[27][28][29] On April 16, 2015, Austin Davis of Onsted, Michigan committed to Michigan.[30][31] On May 11, Tyus Battle committed to Michigan.[32] At the time of Battle's signing, the entire set of scholarships for the class of 2016 seemed to be allocated.[33] On June 19, Battle decommitted from Michigan.[34] On July 28, Ibi Watson committed to Michigan from Caris LeVert's alma mater Pickerington High School Central.[35] On September 9, Xavier Simpson committed to the team. At the time he was ranked as the number 66 player and number 12 point guard by ESPN, number 55 and number 12 by Scout.com and number 87 player and number 44 guard by Rivals.com, making him the number 69 player and 13 point guard by 247Sports.com.[36][37] Davis, Teske, Watson and Simpson all signed their National Letters of Intent on November 11, 2015.[38] Michigan announced that sophomore Fred Wright-Jones (a team manager as a freshman and NCAA-recognized official practice player after injuries to LeVert and Albrecht) would join the team as a walk-on.[39]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Austin Davis
C
Onsted, MI Onsted High School (MI) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 241.3 lb (109.5 kg) Apr 16, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jon Teske
C
Medina, OH
Medina Senior High School
(OH)
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jul 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Ibi Watson
SG
Pickerington, OH Pickerington High School Central (OH) 6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jul 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Xavier Simpson
PG
Lima, OH Lima Senior High School (OH) 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 9, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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 2016 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  • "2016 Michigan Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  • "ESPN Recruiting Nation Basketball". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.

Among the accomplishments of the recruits are Simpson earning the 2015 Ohio Associated Press Division I Player of the Year and Davis earning the 2015 Michigan Associated Press Class B Player of the Year awards as juniors as well as Simpson's 2014 Ohio Division III state championship.[38][40][41]

Simpson was named 2016

Gatorade Player of the Year honor.[44] Michigan recruits Simpson, Ibi Watson and Jon Teske were all named to the 2015–16 Associated Press Ohio high school Division I boys basketball all-state 1st team.[45] ESPN's Jeff Borzello named Simpson as one of the top 25 entering freshman in the 2016–17 class on April 6, 2016.[46] Austin Davis finished second in the Mr. Basketball of Michigan voting to Michigan State commit Cassius Winston of University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy.[47] Davis repeated as Michigan Associated Press Class B Player of the Year.[48]

Future recruits

2017–18

On October 23, 2015, four-star recruit

defending national champion Villanova, Ohio State, N.C. State, Temple and Kansas State.[57] On August 7, Isaiah Livers committed to Michigan over contenders Michigan State, Butler, Minnesota, California and Boston College.[58][59]

Livers was named 2017 Michigan

Gatorade Player of the Year and Mr. Basketball of Michigan.[60] He is Michigan's 11th Mr. Basketball of Michigan, but the first since Manny Harris in 2007.[61] Poole was a member of the 2017 Dick's National High School Champion La Lumiere team.[62][63]

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Poole
SG
Milwaukee, WI
Rufus King High School (WI)/La Lumiere School
(IN)
6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 23, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Eli Brooks
PG
Spring Grove, PA Spring Grove High School (PA) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 19, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars
PF
Kalamazoo, MI Kalamazoo Central High School (MI) 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) 202.5 lb (91.9 kg) Jul 8, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:

2018–19

On December 22, 2016, junior recruit David DeJulius became the first commitment for the Class of 2018 after receiving a December 17 offer following his career-high 46-point, 7-rebound, 5-assist performance of December 17 in leading East English Village Preparatory Academy over Dakota High School and Michigan State signee Thomas Kithier.[64][65]

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
David DeJulius
PG
Detroit, MI East English Village Preparatory Academy (MI) 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 22, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
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:

Season summary

Moe Wagner

November

On November 4, the team played an exhibition game against

2K Sports Classic held at Madison Square Garden on November 17, Michigan defeated Marquette 79–61 behind a team-high 16 points from Irvin and 4 other double digit scoring efforts, including D. J. Wilson's first career double-double (10 points and 12 rebounds).[70][71] The following night, Michigan won the tournament by defeating SMU 76–54. Walton made seven three-point shots and scored 23, while Irvin added another 16 to earn tournament MVP.[72][73] On November 23, Michigan suffered its first loss of the season to South Carolina, 46–61. Michigan was led by Walton with a team-high 15 points. Michigan scored 24 of its 46 points from the free throw line, shooting just 19 percent (10-for-52) from the field, including 2-for-26 from three-point range.[74] On November 26, Michigan defeated Mount St. Mary's, 64–47. Michigan was led by Irvin with 14 points, as the Wolverines used a 25–4 run to turn a four-point deficit into a 17-point halftime lead.[75] On November 30, Michigan lost to Virginia Tech 70–73 in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge. Michigan was led by Irvin with a game-high 23 points, as the Hokies rallied from a nine-point deficit at halftime to take their first lead of the game with 1:46 remaining and hold on to win.[76]

December

On December 3, Michigan defeated

AP Poll/#2 Coaches Poll) UCLA 84–102. Michigan was led by Irvin with 18 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds. The two teams combined for 22 three-pointers in the first half, as Michigan's first 18 points of the game came from beyond the arc. The game was tied 50–50 at halftime, however, Michigan made just three field goals in the final seven minutes of the game, as UCLA pulled away with the victory. With nine points, Walton became the 51st Wolverine in program history to score 1,000 career points.[80] On December 13, Michigan defeated Central Arkansas by a 97–53 margin on the strength of a school record 19 three-point shots.[81][82] On December 17, Michigan defeated Maryland Eastern Shore 98–49. Michigan's 49-point victory was a season high and the 10th-largest margin of victory in program history. Michigan was led by Walton with a game-high 21 points, while Wilson scored a career-high 16 points. Michigan recorded a season-high 28 assists as a team, assisting on 28-of-34 made field goals, led by Abdur-Rahkman's career-high 10 assists. Fred Wright-Jones recorded his first career points on a three-pointer.[83] On December 22, Michigan defeated Furman 68–62. Michigan was led by Wagner with a game-high 18 points and six rebounds. Michigan was a perfect 16-for-16 from the free throw line, shooting 100 percent from the line for the first time since 2014–15. With the win, John Beilein earned his 750th career win.[84]

January

On January 1, Michigan lost to Iowa 83–86 in overtime in its Big Ten conference opener. Wilson posted his third career double-double of the season with a career-high 28 points and 14 rebounds.[85] On January 4, Michigan defeated Penn State 72–69. Michigan trailed 29–36, at halftime, and Penn State led by as many as 14 points in the second half, before the Wolverines outscored the Nittany Lions 32–15, over the final 12-plus minutes of the game for the comeback win. With the win, head coach John Beilein became the second coach in program history to reach 200 wins with the Wolverines, joining Johnny Orr, who is the all-time leader with 209.[86] On January 7, Michigan lost to Maryland 70–77. Michigan was led by Wagner who scored 15 of his team-high 17 points in the second half.[87] On January 11, Michigan lost to Illinois 69–85. Michigan was led by Wilson with a team-high 19 points.[88] On January 14, Michigan defeated Nebraska 91–85. Three Wolverines reached the 20-point mark, including a career-high 23 points from Wagner.[89] On January 17, Michigan lost to (#17/#17) Wisconsin 64–68. Michigan was led by Irvin with a game-high 20 points. After trailing by five points at halftime, Michigan used a 17–2 run to take an eight-point lead, with 12:40 left in the game. Wisconsin then went on a 15–0 run to regain the lead for good.[90] On January 21, Michigan defeated Illinois 66–57. Michigan was led by Wilson with a game-high 19 points, while Walton posted his first double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds.[91] On January 26, Michigan defeated Indiana 90–60. Michigan's 30-point win is the second-largest margin of victory over the Hoosiers in program history (+48, February 22, 1998, by the 1997–98 Wolverines over the 1997–98 Hoosiers). Six Wolverines scored in double figures, including all five starters, led by Walton with a game-high 21 points. It was the first time Michigan had six players in double digits since December 12, 2015, against Delaware State.[92] On January 29, Michigan lost their rivalry game to Michigan State 62–70. Michigan was led by Walton with a season-high 24 points.[93] The loss was Michigan's fifth straight loss to MSU.[94]

February

On February 4, Michigan lost to Ohio State 66–70. Walton posted his second double-double of the season with a season-high 25 points, and 10 rebounds.[95] On February 7, Michigan defeated rival Michigan State 86–57. The win snapped a five-game losing streak against Michigan State. With his 20 points, eight assists and five rebounds, Walton became the third player in Michigan program history to reach 1,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists, joining Gary Grant and Jalen Rose. Michigan's 29-point victory was the largest margin of victory in the series since 1996, when Michigan also won by 29-points, 75–46. The Wolverines forced the Spartans into 21 turnovers and outscoring them 30–7 in points off turnovers. The last time Michigan forced 20 or more turnovers was on November 14, 2011, against Towson. Michigan shot 60 percent from the field, the first time the Spartans defense allowed an opponent to shoot over 50 percent from the field all season.[96][97] On February 12, Michigan defeated Indiana 75–63. Michigan was led by Walton with a game-high 25 points, his fifth consecutive 20-plus point game. Wagner posted his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. The win marked the Wolverines first win at Assembly Hall since 2009, and the first time they defeated Indiana twice in the same Big Ten season since 1994–95.[98] It was the team's first road win.[99] Walton earned Co-Big Ten Player of the Week honors on February 13.[100] On February 16, Michigan defeated (#11/#10)[101] Wisconsin 64–58, earning their first win over a ranked opponent of the season. Michigan was led by Wagner with a team-high 21 points. With five rebounds in the game, Walton became the first player in program history to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 400 assists.[102] On February 19, Michigan lost to Minnesota 78–83 in overtime. Michigan was led by Walton and Wilson with 16 points each.[103] On February 22, Michigan defeated Rutgers 68–64. Michigan was led by Irvin with a game-high 16 points. With the win, Beilein earned his 500th career win in Division I play.[104] On February 25, Michigan defeated (#14/#14) Purdue 82–70. Michigan was led by Wagner with a career-high 24 points, including 22 points in the first half. Walton posted his third double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds.[105]

March

On March 1, Michigan lost to Northwestern 65–67, following a buzzer beater layup from Dererk Pardon. Michigan was led by Walton with a team-high 15 points.[106] On March 5, Michigan handed Nebraska its worst loss in program history (36-point margin) and set a record for opposition points scored (93) in Pinnacle Bank Arena in the final regular season contest of the year.[107] Walton posted his fourth double-double of the season with a game-high 18 points, and set a Michigan single-game record with 16 assists, surpassing Gary Grant. With the win, head coach John Beilein tied Johnny Orr for most wins in Michigan program history with 209.[108][109] Walton earned a second Co-Big Ten Player of the Week honors on March 6.[110]

Postseason

On March 8, the team plane

1998. Michigan was led by Walton with a game-high 22 points, and seven assists, and was named tournament MVP. Irvin recorded 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and was named to the All-Tournament Team. As the No. 8 seed, Michigan became the lowest-seeded team ever to win the Big Ten tournament.[117][118]

In the first round of the

2013 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game to advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014, and third time in the past five seasons. Michigan was led by Wagner with a career-high 26 points.[121][122] Wagner's 26 points were the most by a Wolverine in an NCAA Tournament game since Ray Jackson scored 28 points against Western Kentucky in the first round of the 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Michigan led the country in fewest turnovers per game with just 9.2 turnovers per contest. Michigan set a new program record with 350 made three-pointers this season.[123] After the first week of the tournament, the seventh seeded Wolverines were regarded by some media outlets as the "feel-good story of the NCAA tournament".[124] On March 23, Michigan lost to Oregon 68–69. Michigan was led by Walton with a game-high 20 points, as Walton and Irvin scored 26 of Michigan's 35 second-half points.[125]

Schedule and results

The 18-game set of games against Big Ten opponents was announced on June 20 without dates.[126] On July 27, the 14 game preconference schedule was announced including the first games of three home-and-home series against Texas, UCLA and South Carolina.[127] The final schedule was announced on August 25.[128]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN+
Armstrong State W 77–49 
 15  2 tied   9  Wilson   7  Walton  Crisler Center (10,720)
Ann Arbor, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016*
9:00 pm, BTN+
2K Sports Classic
regional round
W 76–58  1–0
 20  Walton   8  Wilson   3  2 tied  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 13, 2016*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
IUPUI
2K Sports Classic regional round
W 77–65  2–0
 15  Irvin   14  Wilson   3  2 tied  Crisler Center (10,812)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 17, 2016*
9:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Marquette
2K Sports Classic semifinals
W 79–61  3–0
 16  Irvin   12  Wilson   6  Irvin  Madison Square Garden (8,126)
Manhattan, NY
November 18, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. SMU
2K Sports Classic
W 76–54  4–0
 23  Walton   6  Irvin   6  Walton  Madison Square Garden (8,088)
Manhattan, NY
November 23, 2016*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 25-t at South Carolina L 46–61  4–1
 15  Walton   4  5 tied   1  2 tied  Colonial Life Arena (13,051)
Columbia, SC
November 26, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 25-t Mount St. Mary's W 64–47  5–1
 14  Irvin   7  Wilson   5  Walton  Crisler Center (9,410)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 30, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Virginia Tech
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 70–73  5–2
 23  Irvin   6  Abdur-Rahkman   5  Walton  Crisler Center (9,981)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 3, 2016*
1:00 pm, BTN+
Kennesaw State W 82–55  6–2
 20  Wagner   11  Wilson   8  Walton  Crisler Center (10,687)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 6, 2016*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
Texas W 53–50  7–2
 15  Wagner   6  Wilson   5  Irvin  Crisler Center (10,613)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 10, 2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 2 UCLA L 82–104  7–3
 18  Irvin   5  Irvin   7  Irvin  Pauley Pavilion (13,571)
Los Angeles, CA
December 13, 2016*
9:00 pm, BTN
Central Arkansas W 97–53  8–3
 18  Irvin   7  2 tied   6  Walton  Crisler Center (9,486)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 17, 2016*
3:00 pm, BTN
Maryland Eastern Shore W 98–49  9–3
 21  Walton   6  3 tied   10  Abdur-Rahkman  Crisler Center (12,020)
Ann Arbor, MI
December 22, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN
Furman W 68–62  10–3
 18  Wagner   6  Wagner   7  Irvin  Crisler Center (10,634)
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten Regular season
January 1, 2017
2:15 pm, BTN
at Iowa L 83–86 OT 10–4
(0–1)
 28  Wilson   14  Wilson   6  2 tied 
Iowa City, IA
January 4, 2017
8:30 pm, BTN
Penn State W 72–69  11–4
(1–1)
 14  2 tied   6  Walton   4  Irvin  Crisler Center (11,385)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 7, 2017
3:15 pm, ESPN2
Maryland L 70–77  11–5
(1–2)
 17  Wagner   6  Donnal   3  2 tied  Crisler Center (11,527)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 11, 2017
9:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois L 69–85  11–6
(1–3)
 19  Wilson   6  Irvin   7  Walton  State Farm Center (11,404)
Champaign, IL
January 14, 2017
2:00 pm, BTN
Nebraska W 91–85  12–6
(2–3)
 23  Wagner   6  Wagner   7  Irvin  Crisler Center (11,145)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 17, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 17 Wisconsin L 64–68  12–7
(2–4)
 20  Irvin   6  2 tied   3  Irvin  Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI
January 21, 2017
2:15 pm, BTN
Illinois W 66–57  13–7
(3–4)
 19  Wilson   11  Walton   5  Wilson  Crisler Center (12,234)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 26, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2
Indiana W 90–60  14–7
(4–4)
 21  Walton   5  Wilson   5  Walton  Crisler Center (11,267)
Ann Arbor, MI
January 29, 2017
1:00 pm, 
CBS
at Michigan State
Rivalry
L 62–70  14–8
(4–5)
 24  Walton   9  Walton   5  Walton 
East Lansing, MI
February 4, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Ohio State L 66–70  14–9
(4–6)
 25  Walton   10  Walton   3  2 tied  Crisler Center (12,196)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 7, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN
Michigan State W 86–57  15–9
(5–6)
 20  Walton   6  Wagner   8  Walton  Crisler Center (11,864)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 12, 2017
1:00 pm, CBS
at Indiana W 75–63  16–9
(6–6)
 25  Walton   10  Wagner   4  Walton 
Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
February 16, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN
No. 11 Wisconsin W 64–58  17–9
(7–6)
 21  Wagner   5  2 tied   8  Walton  Crisler Center (12,128)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 19, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN
at Minnesota L 78–83 OT 17–10
(7–7)
 16  2 tied   7  Wilson   5  2 tied  Williams Arena (12,091)
Minneapolis, MN
February 22, 2017
6:30 pm, BTN
at Rutgers W 68–64  18–10
(8–7)
 16  Irvin   11  Wilson   5  Walton 
The RAC (5,369)
Piscataway, NJ
February 25, 2017
4:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 14 Purdue W 82–70  19–10
(9–7)
 24  Wagner   11  Walton   5  Walton  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
March 1, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern L 65–67  19–11
(9–8)
 15  Walton   10  Wagner   6  Walton 
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
March 5, 2017
8:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska W 93–57  20–11
(10–8)
 18  Walton   3  4 tied   16  Walton  Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten tournament
March 9, 2017
12:00 pm, BTN
(8) vs. (9) Illinois
Second Round
W 75–55  21–11
 19  Walton   7  Irvin   5  Walton  Verizon Center (12,189)
Washington, D.C.
March 10, 2017
12:00 pm, ESPN
(8) vs. (1) No. 13 Purdue
Quarterfinals
W 74–70 OT 22–11
 26  Wilson   8  Wilson   4  Walton  Verizon Center (12,189)
Washington, D.C.
March 11, 2017
1:00 pm, CBS
(8) vs. (4) Minnesota
Semifinals
W 84–77  23–11
 29  Walton   5  2 tied   9  Walton  Verizon Center (13,984)
Washington, D.C.
March 12, 2017
3:00 pm, CBS
(8) vs. (2) No. 24 Wisconsin
Championship
W 71–56  24–11
 22  Walton   7  Irvin   7  Walton  Verizon Center (12,902)
Washington, D.C.
NCAA tournament
March 17, 2017
12:15 pm, CBS
(7 MW) No. 23 vs. (10 MW) Oklahoma State
First Round
W 92–91  25–11
 26  Walton   5  2 tied   11  Walton 
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,255)
Indianapolis, IN
March 19, 2017
12:10 pm, CBS
(7 MW) No. 23 vs. (2 MW) No. 10 Louisville
Second Round
W 73–69  26–11
 26  Wagner   7  Walton   6  Walton  Bankers Life Fieldhouse (18,293)
Indianapolis, IN
March 23, 2017
7:09 pm, CBS
(7 MW) No. 23 vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Oregon
Sweet Sixteen
L 68–69  26–12
 20  Walton   8  Irvin   8  Walton 
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Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time
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Roster

Welsh-Ryan Arena
2016–17 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F
0 Brent Hibbitts (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Hudsonville High School Hudsonville, Michigan
G
1 Charles Matthews (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Rita of Cascia High School Chicago, Illinois
G
3
Xavier Simpson
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lima Senior High School Lima, Ohio
F
5 D. J. Wilson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Capital Christian School Sacramento, California
G
10 Derrick Walton (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Chandler Park Academy Detroit, Michigan
G
11 Andrew Dakich 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Zionsville Community High School Zionsville, Indiana
G
12 Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Allentown Central Catholic High School Allentown, Pennsylvania
F
13 Moritz Wagner 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Alba Berlin Berlin, Germany
G
14 Fred Wright-Jones (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So East English Village Prep Detroit, Michigan
C 15 Jon Teske 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Medina High School (OH) Medina, Ohio
F
20 Sean Lonergan (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Fishers High School Fishers, Indiana
G/F 21 Zak Irvin (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Hamilton Southeastern High School Fishers, Indiana
G/F 22
Duncan Robinson
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Phillips Exeter Academy New Castle, New Hampshire
G/F 23 Ibi Watson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Pickerington High School Central Pickerington, Ohio
F
34 Mark Donnal 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Anthony Wayne High School Monclova, Ohio
F
51 Austin Davis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Onsted High School Onsted, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Coaching Staff

(first row: left to right) John Beilein, Billy Donlon, Saddi Washington and Jeff Meyer (second row: includes Chris Hunter 2nd from the left).
Name Position Year at Michigan
Alma Mater
(year)
John Beilein Head coach 10th
Wheeling Jesuit
(1975)
Jeff Meyer Assistant coach 9th Taylor (1976)
Billy Donlon Assistant coach 1st
UNC Wilmington
(1999)
Saddi Washington Assistant coach 1st Western Michigan (1998)
Support Staff
Waleed Samaha – Director of Basketball Operations
Chris Hunter – Director of Player Personnel
Bryan Smothers – Video Analyst
Devon Mulry – Graduate Manager

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'
RVRV24RVRVRVRVRV17

Statistics

The team posted the following statistics:[129][130]

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.
Derrick Walton Jr.
38 38 1323 34.8 171 392 0.436 98 232 0.422 149 170 0.876 17 165 182 4.8 189 5.0 65 1 66 43 1 589 15.5
Zak Irvin 38 38 1345 35.4 195 430 0.453 54 157 0.344 51 76 0.671 23 149 172 4.5 113 3.0 46 1 71 34 2 495 13.0
Moritz Wagner 38 38 908 23.9 168 300 0.560 45 114 0.395 77 106 0.726 51 107 158 4.2 20 0.5 102 4 54 39 14 458 12.1
D. J. Wilson 38 36 1155 30.4 164 305 0.538 41 110 0.373 50 60 0.833 57 146 203 5.3 50 1.3 72 2 42 19 57 419 11.0
M-A Abdur-Rahkman 38 37 1164 30.6 120 259 0.463 42 111 0.378 62 81 0.765 27 78 105 2.8 75 2.0 83 0 40 35 4 344 9.1
Duncan Robinson
38 3 764 20.1 101 215 0.470 64 151 0.424 25 32 0.781 11 55 66 1.7 33 0.9 70 2 19 15 9 291 7.7
Mark Donnal 38 0 464 12.2 50 81 0.617 9 18 0.500 39 50 0.780 35 41 76 2.0 4 0.1 57 0 15 9 12 148 3.9
Xavier Simpson
38 0 332 8.7 16 43 0.372 5 19 0.263 22 31 0.710 4 20 24 0.6 37 1.0 47 0 19 20 2 59 1.6
Ibi Watson 19 0 83 4.4 10 29 0.345 1 18 0.056 3 4 0.750 0 8 8 0.4 1 0.1 5 0 3 2 0 24 1.3
Sean Lonergan 17 0 36 2.1 4 9 0.444 0 2 0.000 3 6 0.500 1 6 7 0.4 3 0.2 11 0 2 0 1 11 0.6
Jon Teske 20 0 61 3.0 1 7 0.143 0 1 0.000 3 6 0.500 7 5 12 0.6 2 0.1 10 0 1 3 7 5 0.2
Fred Wright-Jones 13 0 18 1.4 1 4 0.250 1 2 0.500 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 0.1 0 0.0 2 0 1 0 0 5 0.4
Brent Hibbitts 10 0 22 2.2 1 2 0.500 1 2 0.500 0 0 2 2 4 0.4 2 0.2 2 0 2 0 0 3 0.3
TEAM 37 45 48 93 2.5 2 13
Season Total 38 1002 2076 0.483 361 937 0.385 486 624 0.779 280 831 1111 29.2 529 13.9 574 10 348 219 109 2851 75.0
Opponents 38 958 2062 0.465 224 593 0.378 383 561 0.683 356 854 1210 31.8 439 11.6 650 478 162 95 2523 66.4

Honors

Moe Wagner, hon. mention

On December 5, 2016, Irvin was named as a nominee for the Allstate Good Works Team in honor of his volunteerism and civic involvement.

2017 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament and was joined on the All-tournament team by Irvin.[139] Walton was included on the National Association of Basketball Coaches Division I All‐District 7 second-team on March 22.[140]

Irvin (35.4) and Walton (34.8) finished first and second in minutes played in the Big Ten for the season. Walton also finished second in free throw percentage (87.6%) and assists/turnover ration (2.9).[141] Irvin finished his career tied for first in career games played in school history (142), third in career three-point shots made (241) and fourth in career minutes played (4,225).[142] Walton finished his career second in career free throw percentage (83.67%), third in career games started (126) fourth in career assists (499) and fourth in career three-point field goals made (233).[143] Following the season, Walton was named team MVP.[144]

The 2013–14 team had set a Big Ten free throw percentage record by shooting 76.2% for the season.[145] The 2016–17 Michigan Wolverines eclipsed that record by shooting 77.9%. Michigan also led the Big Ten in field goal percentage 48.3%, +3.4 turnover margin per game, 1.5 assist/turnover ratio and 9.5 three-point field goals made per game.[citation needed] Their 9.4 turnovers per game led the nation going into the NCAA Tournament.[145]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Wilson became the eighth NBA draft selection during the John Beilein era when the Milwaukee Bucks made him the 17th selection.[146][147] He was the first of four 2016–17 Big Ten Conference players selected in the 2017 NBA draft.[148][149]

Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club
2017
1 17 17 D. J. Wilson Milwaukee Bucks
2018
1 25 25 Moritz Wagner Los Angeles Lakers

Sources:[150][151]

Post season

Following the season on March 28, both Andrew Dakich and Mark Donnal announced that they would graduate and transfer to other programs as 5th-year graduate transfers.

Moe Wagner declared for the 2017 NBA draft, but did not hire agents, which gave them until May 24 to withdraw their names and retain their athletic eligibility to return to Michigan.[154] 57 of the 78 players who declared for the 2016 NBA draft without hiring an agent withdrew their names.[155] On May 1, Donnal announced that he would use his final year of eligibility to play with the 2017–18 Clemson Tigers.[156] On May 24, Wagner withdrew his name from the NBA draft and Wilson did not.[157]

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