born august college basketball player play 5th year graduate transfer student team played high school basketball hometown crown point indiana played college career known point half performance bench team championship game ncaa men early life age son received baseball spikes refused earning famous nickname runs summer basketball camp spike assists attended crown point attending crown point high school averaged points assists steals rebounds senior committed michigan april led class aaa boys basketball tournament defeating future michigan teammate semifinals awarded valuable player mvp tournament teammate future michigan teammate father college teammates father generation later incoming freshman michigan captain season college career michigan men basketball team champions big conference lost captains graduation players transfers team returning nucleus big players role team scored points game regional finals march florida michigan built lead led rest game players career highs game including points steals national championship rounds held georgia dome atlanta georgia april national semifinal syracuse michigan emerged thirty victory team went bench contributed points including raised ncaa tournament total point shots michigan advanced april championship game team lost midwest number seed louisville margin despite points including point shooting game scored half points point shooting seven man tournament team revised multiple times teammates page year review picture appeared feature story point performance journalist described performance arguably memorable half basketball end half game tied making point shots ncaa tournament games season usa_today described place history unexpected ncaa heroes history following championship game gained notoriety reigning sports_illustrated issue cover model michigan fan thanked attendance georgia dome established career high assists michigan defeated points december january poll coaches poll iowa career start posting new career highs assists steals tying career high rebounds helping michigan defeated consecutive ranked opponents time team started place flu michigan rivalry game january center michigan state fans shot free throws chants team advanced elite round ncaa men division basketball tournament eliminated kentucky named captain team november contributed career high assists december posted new career high assists broke seconds remaining lead michigan victory syracuse december upset loss raised streak assists turnover december january tied career high points february tallied career high points rivalry game march double overtime loss northwestern marked 8th consecutive double digit scoring game picked scoring absence missed 11th 9th consecutive games march streak ended posted career high assists april offseason surgery right hip correct genetic condition left hip surgery december named nominee december announced sit rest season team injuries concentrate continued recovery rehabilitation process following hip surgery past summer career michigan played career games named michigan mvp season starting games posting career best points game battling hip problems march announced use graduate transfer option play fifth year school april head coach decided restrict teammate transferring schools big desired april considering interest home state big programs indiana syracuse michigan assistant coach taken head coach announced play final year collegiate basketball
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