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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 represents the University of Michigan during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolverines, led by head coach John Beilein in his tenth year, will play their home games for the 50th consecutive year at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This season marks the program's 101st season and its 100th consecutive year as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The entering class included 2016 Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year and Ohio Mr. Basketball 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.

Departures

Caris LeVert and Spike Albrecht graduated during their senior seasons for the 2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. Albrecht will use the graduate transfer option to play a fifth year at another school.[1] Ricky Doyle announced he would transfer to another program for his final two seasons of eligibility. Due to NCAA transfer rules, he will have to sit out the 2016–17 season before becoming eligible.[2][3] On April 1, Beilein decided not to restrict Doyle or Albrecht from transferring to schools within the Big Ten if they desired to do so.[4] On April 6, 2016, Aubrey Dawkins transferred to play for the UCF Knights,[5][6] where his father, Johnny Dawkins, had been named head coach two weeks prior.[7] The following day, assistant coach LaVall Jordan, who had spent the prior 6 seasons with Michigan, was hired as the head coach of Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball.[8] On April 20, the story broke that assistant coach Bacari Alexander, who had spent the prior 6 seasons with Michigan, would leave to be hired as the head coach of Detroit Titans men's basketball.[9][10] On May 3, 2016, Albrecht announced he would play his final year of collegiate basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers.[11] On that same day, Kameron Chatman announced his intention to transfer with two years of eligibility remaining.[12][13] On May 4, Billy Donlon and Saddi Washington were named assistant head coaches.[14] On May 17, Doyle announced his decision to play for the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, which became official 2 days later.[15] On June 8, Chatman announced that he would transfer to play at Detroit under Alexander after sitting out one season.[16]

Preseason

On October 11, 2016, a panel of conference media selected a 10-member preseason All-Big Ten Team and Derrick Walton was among the honorees.[17] Zak Irvin and Walton represented the team at the October 13 Big Ten Basketball Media Day held in Washington, D.C..[18] Michigan began the season unranked, but receiving votes in the preseason Coaches' Poll.[19] The team scheduled its third annual Open Practice, Selfie Promotion day for October 25.[20] According to SB Nation Irvin (#11), Walton (#16) and Muhammad Ali Abdur Rahkman (#23) are among the 25 best players entering the season in the Big Ten Conference.[21][22][23] 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.[24]

2016–17 recruits

On August 7, 2014, Jon Teske, who lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan suburb Grandville until he was 10 and his family moved to Medina, Ohio, committed to Michigan via Twitter.[25][26][27] On April 16, 2015, Austin Davis of Onsted, Michigan committed to Michigan.[28][29] On May 11, Tyus Battle committed to Michigan.[30] At the time of Battle's signing, the entire set of scholarships for the class of 2016 seemed to be allocated.[31] On June 19, Battle decommitted from Michigan.[32] On July 28, Ibi Watson committed to Michigan from Caris LeVert's alma mater Pickerington High School Central.[33] 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.[34][35] Davis, Teske, Watson and Simpson all signed their National Letters of Intent on November 11, 2015.[36] 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.[37]

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.[36][38][39]

Simpson was named 2016 Ohio Mr. Basketball by the Associated Press.[40] Simpson's Lima Senior High School was undefeated until losing in the OHSAA Division I championship game to Westerville South High School, finishing the season 29–1.[41] Simpson also earned the Ohio Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year honor.[42] 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.[43] ESPN's Jeff Borzello named Simpson as one of the top 25 entering freshman in the 2016–17 class on April 6, 2016.[44] 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.[45] Davis repeated as Michigan Associated Press Class B Player of the Year.[46]

Future recruits

2017–18

On October 23, 2015, four-star recruit Jordan Poole became the first commitment for the Class of 2017 after home gym visit from Beilein and assistant coach Jordan and multiple Michigan campus visits. Poole had several competing offers including Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Memphis, Marquette, and Auburn.[47][48][49] As a junior, Poole was a 2016 WBCA All-State Boys Basketball first team selection.[50] On June 20, 2016, reports confirmed that Michigan had recruited Kentucky transfer Charles Matthews, who played his freshman season for the 2015–16 Kentucky Wildcats. Matthews would have to sit out the 2016–17 season.[51][52] Michigan confirmed the story on July 1.[37] The same day, Poole announced that he would transfer from Rufus King High School in Wisconsin to La Lumiere School in Indiana where he would experience a campus lifestyle, play a schedule with several ESPN broadcasts, and be teamed up with unsigned class of 2017 prospects Brian Bowen and Jeremiah Tilmon.[53][54] On July 19, Spring Grove Area High School point guard Eli Brooks, committed to Michigan over offers such as defending national champion Villanova, Ohio State, N.C. State, Temple and Kansas State.[55] On August 7, Isaiah Livers committed to Michigan over contenders Michigan State, Butler, Minnesota, California and Boston College.[56][57]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Isaiah Livers
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:

Schedule

The 18-game set of games against Big Ten opponents was announced on June 20 without dates.[58] 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.[59] The final schedule was announced on August 25.[60]

On November 4, the team played an exhibition game against Armstrong State, winning 77–49. Wagner and Irvin led the team with scoring in the exhibition with 15 points each.[61] Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman sat out the exhibition with an ankle injury.[62] Michigan opened the season on November 11 against Howard, winning 76–58. Derrick Walton led the team in scoring with 20 points, including four three pointers, while D.J. Wilson led the team in rebounding with eight rebounds to go along with nine points playing in 20 minutes off the bench. Additionally, Rahkman returned from his ankle injury reclaiming his spot in the starting line-up.[63] On November 13, Michigan defeated IUPUI, 77–65. Zak Irvin led the team in scoring with 15 points, as four Wolverines finished the game with double-digit points, while Wilson led the team in rebounds with 14, to go along with seven points and five blocks playing in 30 minutes off the bench.[64] In the semifinal round of the 2016 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).[65][66] 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.[67][68] 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.[69] 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.[70] 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 win.[71] On December 3, Michigan defeated Kennesaw State 82–55. Michigan was led by Moritz Wagner with a career-high 20 points, while D.J. Wilson posted his second double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Michigan used a 19–4 run to end the first half to take an 18-point lead into the halftime break.[72]

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+
Howard
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. 25T 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. 25T 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       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
December 10, 2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
at UCLA       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 13, 2016*
9:00 pm, BTN
Central Arkansas       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
December 17, 2016*
3:00 pm, BTN
Maryland Eastern Shore       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
December 22, 2016*
7:00 pm, BTN
Furman       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
Big Ten regular season
January 1, 2017
TBA, BTN
at Iowa       Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
January 4, 2017
8:30 pm, BTN
Penn State       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 7, 2017
3:15 pm, ESPN2
Maryland       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 11, 2017
9:00 pm, BTN
at Illinois       State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL
January 14, 2017
2:00 pm, BTN
Nebraska       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 17, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN
at Wisconsin       Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
January 21, 2017
2:15 pm, BTN
Illinois       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 26, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2
Indiana       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
January 29, 2017
1:00 pm, CBS
at Michigan State       Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
February 4, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Ohio State       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 7, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
Michigan State       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 12, 2017
1:00 pm, CBS
at Indiana       Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
February 16, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2
Wisconsin       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
February 19, 2017
1:00 pm/TBA, CBS/BTN
at Minnesota       Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
February 22, 2017
6:30 pm, BTN
at Rutgers       The RAC 
Piscataway, NJ
February 25, 2017
TBA, ESPN/ESPN2
Purdue       Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
March 1, 2017
7:00 pm, BTN
at Northwestern       Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
March 5, 2017
8:00 pm, BTN
at Nebraska       Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 8–12, 2017
vs.        Verizon Center 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

2016–17 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Brent Hibbits (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Hudsonville, MI
G 1 Charles Matthews (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Chicago, IL
G 3 Xavier Simpson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lima, OH
F 5 D.J. Wilson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Sacramento, CA
G 10 Derrick Walton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Detroit, MI
G 11 Andrew Dakich (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Zionsville, IN
G 12 Muhammad Ali Abdur-Rahkman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Allentown, PA
F 13 Moritz Wagner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 234 lb (106 kg) So Berlin, Germany
G 14 Fred Wright-Jones (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Detroit, MI
C 15 Jon Teske 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Detroit, MI
F 20 Sean Lonergan (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Fishers, IN
G/F 21 Zak Irvin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Fishers, IN
G/F 22 Duncan Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr New Castle, NH
G/F 23 Ibi Watson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Pickerington, OH
F 34 Mark Donnal 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Monclova, OH
F 51 Austin Davis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Onsted, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 09/23/16

Coaching staff

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)

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRV25TRVNot released
Coaches'RVRV24RV

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