
He shot 38 percent last season and was second on the team in percentage but shot only 52 for the season. Williams just needs to be more consistent and continue to hit 3-pointers at a higher volume. Bufkin is one of the most important players on the roster and his leap from year one to year two will be vital as in he’s got to take one. It’s a good thing that those guys are back because the Wolverines are going to need them. No other players entered the transfer portal despite there being some rumblings about Kobe Bufkin and Terrance Williams and that’s where we start as we take a look at U-M’s roster following the transfer portal chaos, and now the NBA draft deadline (June 1) which looms large. However, the May 1 deadline came and went. The addition of Jaelin Llewellyn and rumors of other portal additions (Emoni Bates even though he’s now projected to Louisville), caused some tense moments this weekend as we waited to see how many departures there would be. There was some worry that Michigan basketball would lose more than one player to the transfer portal last week after Frankie Collins entered his name. The Hoosiers advanced to the Big Ten Tournament semifinals for the first time since 2013 after knocking off Michigan and top-seeded Illinois.Now that the transfer portal deadline has come and gone, here are some thoughts on the Michigan basketball roster in a state of flux. The Hoosiers finished 21-14 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016, defeating Wyoming before falling to Saint Mary's. He was named All-Tournament for his efforts. Jackson-Davis broke five program records during the tournament run, including: single game points (31), single game made field goals (15), total points (76), total made shots (34) and total rebounds (25). Jackson-Davis anchored a Hoosier defense that was ranked as the most efficient in the league by KenPom (24th in the nation) and held opponents to a league-low 39.6% shooting from the floor. Jackson-Davis has recorded 32 double-doubles and two 30-point/10-rebound performances in his career.ĭuring the 2022 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament, he averaged 25.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per contest on 34-of-51 shooting (66.7%) from the floor.
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The Center Grove product ranked among the Big Ten leaders in points per game (18.3 6th in the Big Ten), rebounds per game (8.1 6th), field goal percentage (58.9% 4th), free throws made (147 5th), free throws attempted (218 2nd) and total blocked shots (81, t-1st) in 35 starts for the Hoosiers in his third season on campus. “My teammates and I are looking forward to building off the momentum of the end of last season.” “I’m honored to receive this recognition and am excited about the possibilities that are in front of us,” said Jackson-Davis. He will be the third leading returning scorer in college basketball next season, behind Antoine Davis from Detroit and Max Abmas from Oral Roberts. He was named a third-team All-American as a sophomore, has earned All-District honors each of the last two seasons, and has been a third-team, first-team and second-team All-Big ten choice in his first three campaigns with the Hoosiers. Jackson-Davis enters his fourth season with the Hoosiers ranked 15th all-time at IU in scoring (1,565), 19th in scoring average (16.9), ninth in rebounds (797), seventh in blocked shots (178), and seventh in field goal percentage (55.8%). “He’s worked extremely hard this summer and we are counting on him to be a leader by example who sets the tone for everyone else on our team.” “Trayce has the opportunity to build quite a legacy for himself and our program,” said IU Coach Mike Woodson. He is the first Hoosier to earn the honor since Thomas Bryant prior to the 2016-17 season. – Indiana University men's basketball forward Trayce Jackson-Davis has been named Preseason All-American by Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook.
