Caleb Houstan
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| Michigan Wolverines | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| League | Big Ten | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 9, 2003 Mississauga, Ontario | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Montverde Academy (Montverde, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Michigan (commit) | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Caleb Houstan (born January 9, 2003) is a Canadian basketball player who attends Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida. He is a consensus five-star recruit and one of the highest ranked players in the 2021 class. Houstan is committed to play college basketball for Michigan. He won a silver medal with Canada at the 2019 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship.
High school career
For his first three years, Houstan attended Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida. On July 17, 2020, Houstan announced he would forgo his senior year, graduate from high school early, and reclassify to class of 2021.[1] As a freshman, he helped lead the Eagles to a 22–3 record and the semifinal of the prep national championship. As a sophomore, he averaged 10.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists while shooting 53.1 percent on 3-pointers, helping lead the Eagles to a perfect 25–0 record, and ranked No. 1 in the country, before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Despite the season being cut short, Montverde was declared the prep national champions.[3] He was the only non-senior to start on a roster with talented players such as Scottie Barnes, Cade Cunningham, Moses Moody, Day'Ron Sharpe, and Zeb Jackson.[4]
As a junior, he helped lead the Eagles to a 21–1 record, and the No. 1 seed in the inaugural NIBC tournament. Montverde Academy defeated Sunrise Christian Academy 61–57 to win the NIBC championship.[5] On February 5, 2021, Sunrise Christian Academy defeated Montverde Academy 66–69 in overtime, ending high school basketball's longest win streak at 44 games. Houstan led Montverde with 19 points and 10 rebounds.[6]
Houstan was named to the 2021 McDonald's All-American Boys Game, becoming the first Michigan signee to earn the distinction since Daniel Horton in 2002. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the McDonald's All-American Game will not be played for the second consecutive year.[7]
Recruiting
On October 30, 2020, Houstan announced his commitment to playing college basketball for Michigan over offers from Alabama, Duke and Virginia. He was the No. 1 rated player in the state of Florida, and was ranked the No. 6 overall prospect in the nation according to 247Sports.com, and No. 2 power forward, becoming Michigan's highest-rated recruit in the modern recruiting era.[4] Michigan's 2021 recruiting class is ranked No. 1 in the nation by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals.[8]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Caleb Houstan SF / PF |
Mississauga, Ontario | Montverde Academy (FL) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 30, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 8 247Sports: 6 ESPN: 6 | ||||||
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National team career
Houstan represented Canada at the 2019 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Belém, Brazil. He started all six games and led Team Canada in scoring, and ranked second overall in the tournament, averaging 22.8 points while adding 5.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.7 steals, and helped his team win the silver medal. In the semifinals against Dominican Republic, Houstan led Canada with 29 points, breaking the record for most points in a game by a Canadian at the FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship.[9] Following his outstanding performance, Houstan was named to the All-Star Five as well as All-Tournament team.[10]
Houstan was scheduled to represent Canada at the 2020 U17 World Cup and U18 FIBA Americas Championship, however, both events were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][11]
References
- ^ a b Givony, Jonathan (July 17, 2020). "Caleb Houstan, No. 3 recruit in 2022, reclassifies to 2021". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Kahn, Andrew (November 4, 2020). "Michigan commit Caleb Houstan scouting report: one of best shooters in country". MLive.com. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Wywrot, Tom (November 13, 2020). "Howard Signs Six to Early National Letters of Intent". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ a b Hawkins, James (October 30, 2020). "Five-star Caleb Houstan, No. 8 in 2021 class, commits to Michigan". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Divens, Jordan (March 12, 2021). "High school basketball: No. 1 Montverde Academy defeats No. 3 Sunrise Christian Academy 61-57 to win inaugural NIBC championship". MaxPreps. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Divens, Jordan (February 5, 2021). "High school basketball: No. 3 Sunrise Christian Academy stuns No. 1 Montverde Academy, ends 44-game win streak". MaxPreps. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Sang, Orion (February 23, 2021). "Michigan basketball breaks McDonald's All-American game drought". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Hawkins, James (November 13, 2020). "'Welcome to the family': Michigan basketball signs top-ranked recruiting class". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Caleb Houstan named to McDonald's All American team". basketball.ca. February 24, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "USA claim FIBA U16 Americas 2019 title in Belem". FIBA. October 6, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "FIBA's Executive Committee confirms global calendar update". FIBA. April 9, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2021.