Luke Wilson

Class:
Senior
Position:
G
Height:
6-0
Weight:
175
Hometown:
Boulder, Colo.
High School:
Boulder

Who is Luke Wilson ...
• Joined the team as a preferred walk-on after growing up as a lifelong Michigan fan
• Known for bench celebrations following big plays
• Left-handed guard, who has long-range shooting ability
• Brother, Zach, graduated from Michigan in 2015 with a major in economics
• Changed jersey number from No. 11 to No. 32, which was his older brother’s (Zach) former jersey number

Michigan Career
• Reached 100+ career wins (105-32)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2019, ‘20, ‘21)
• Michigan Academic Achievement (2018, ‘19, ‘20)
• Helped U-M to back-to-back 30+ win seasons -- U-M record 33-8 (2017-18) & 30-7 (2018-19)
   • Fourth & fifth 30+ win seasons all-time at Michigan
• Helped U-M win the 2021 Big Ten regular season title
• Helped U-M win the 2018 Big Ten Tournament title
   • U-M’s second straight title; third Big Ten team to win back-to-back titles (2017, ‘18)
• Helped U-M advance to 2018 Final Four (San Antonio) & national title game (vs. Villanova)
• Helped U-M advance to two NCAA Elite Eights (2018, ‘21)
• Helped U-M advance to three straight NCAA Sweet 16s (2018, ‘19, 21)
   • Overall it was the fourth straight for U-M (2017, ‘18, ‘19, ‘21)
   • Note: 2020 NCAA Tournament was cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
• Helped U-M to the 2020 Battle 4 Atlantis title, winning three games in three days -- Iowa State, No. 6 North Carolina and No. 8 Gonzaga at the Atlantis Resort
• Helped U-M to the 2018 Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off title, defeating George Washington and Providence at the Mohegan Sun Resort

Senior (2020-21)
• Played in two games; all off the bench
• Played in three minutes against Maryland (Jan. 19); drew a offensive charge
• Played in two minutes against Michigan State (March 4); one assist

Junior (2019-20)
• Played in six games; all off the bench
• Had season cut short after postseason was cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
• Scored first career points with a 3-pointer against UMass-Lowell (Dec. 29)
• Had first career assist against Houston Baptist (Nov. 22), on a cross court pass to a streaking Rico Ozuna-Harrison, who laid it in for his first career points
• Played a career-high five minutes against Presbyterian College (Dec. 21)

Sophomore (2018-19)
• Played in 10 games; all off the bench
• Grabbed first collegiate & career-high two rebounds against Northwestern (Jan. 13)
• Played a season-best four minutes vs. George Washington (Nov. 17)

Freshman (2017-18)
• Joined the team as a preferred walk-on
• Played in two games; all off the bench
• Made collegiate debut against UC Riverside (Nov. 26); playing four minutes and attempting first career free throw (0-for-1)
• Played final three minutes against Alabama A&M (Dec. 21), attempting first career 3-pointer (0-for-1)

Prep Career
• Played two seasons of varsity basketball at Boulder High School under Jack Clarke
• 2x Front Range League All-Conference first team (2016, '17)
• All-Region first team (2017) and 2x Team Captain (2016, '17)
• Ranked fifth in the nation in free throw percentage shooting 91.8% (169-for-184) during 2017 season
• As a senior (2016-17), averaged 19.2 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game -- second leading scorer in 5A Front Range and led Boulder to a 15-10 record, a runner-up finish 5A Front Range Conference (9-3) as well as a Sweet 16 appearance in the 2017 CHSAA State Playoffs
• As a junior (2015-16), averaged 12.0 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game and led Boulder to an 18-7 record and the 5A Front Range league title (11-1) as well as a Sweet 16 appearance in the 2016 CHSAA State Playoffs
• Scored in double figures in 37 of 50 games over two seasons with 16 games of 20-plus pints including two 30-plus point games; scored a career-best 38 points vs. Rocky Mountain (Jan. 20, 2017), going 8-for-14 from the field and 22-for-23 from the free throw line
• Played AAU for Colorado Titans under Rick Jimenez for five years

Personal
• Born on June 24, 1999 in Denver, Colorado
• Son of Sandra and Michael Wilson
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology & Stephen M. Ross School of Business
• Sport Management & Business Administration major