Caleb Houstan

Class:
Freshman
Position:
G/F
Height:
6-8
Weight:
205
Hometown:
Mississauga, Ontario
High School:
Montverde Academy (Fla.)

Pronunciation: "houston" like the city

Who is Caleb Houstan …
• Good length with a tremendous shooting range with reliable handles and rebounding skills
• High basketball IQ; student of the game
• Highest rated recruit committed to Michigan since Glenn Robinson III (No. 18, 2012)
• As a youth attended Michigan Basketball Summer Camps
• Third U-M recruit from the Mississauga area in last 10 years -- former Big Ten Player of the Year and All-American Nik Stauskas (2012-14) and All-American Ignas Brazdeikis (2018-19) -- both early NBA Draft selections

Michigan Career
• Helped U-M advance to the 2022 NCAA Sweet 16; U-M's fifth consecutive trip
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan. 24, 2022)

Freshman (2021-22)
• One of two Wolverines to start all 34 games (Eli Brooks, GS)
   • First freshman to start every game since Franz Wagner (27; 2019-20)
   • First freshman with 30+ starts since Ignas Brazdeikis (37; 2018-19)
   • Made collegiate debut, and first career start, against Buffalo (Nov. 10); 11 points, six rebounds, one steal
• Averaged 10.1 points per game (343 points); fourth on the Wolverines
   • Posted 17 double figure games, with two of 20+
   • Had a career-high 21 points, 2x -- back-to-back games against Rutgers (Feb. 23) and Illinois (Feb. 27)
• Led U-M with 60 three-point field goals (1.7 per game)
   • Shot 35.5 percent (60-for-169); third on the Wolverines
   • Posted 10 games with 3+ three-pointers, with four games of 4+
   • Had a career-best five three-pointers, 2x -- at Indiana (Jan. 23) and Rutgers (Feb. 23)
• Averaged 4.0 rebounds per game; fourth on the Wolverines
   • Posted 11 games of 5+ rebounds, with two of 10+
   • Had a career-high 10 rebounds 2x -- Tarleton State (Nov. 24) and at Wisconsin (Feb. 20)
• Posted one double-double
   • Tarleton State (14 points, 10 rebounds; Nov. 24)
• Had 46 assists (1.4 apg); fourth on the Wolverines
   • Posted seven games of 3+ assists
   • Had a career-best four assists, 3x -- vs. UNLV (Nov. 19), at Rutgers (Jan. 4) and at Iowa (Feb. 17)
• Had 25 steals; third on the Wolverines
   • Posted seven games of 2+ steals
   • Had a career-best three steals against Iowa (March 3)
• Had eight blocks with a career-high two blocks against Tarleton State (Nov. 24)
• Averaged 32.0 minutes per game
   • Posted 34 games with 20+ minutes, with 23 of 30+
   • Had a career-high 39 against Seton Hall (Nov. 16)

Prep Career
• Consensus five-star recruit, rated 6th (ESPN), 6th (Rivals) and 7th (247 Sports)
• Highest rated U-M recruit since Glenn Robinson III (No. 18, 2012)
• Gatorade Florida Boys Basketball Player of the Year (2021)
• McDonald's All-American, East Team (2021)
• Jersey Mike’s Naismith High School All-American second team (2021)
• Spalding All-American first team (2021)
• Sports Illustrated All-American third team (2021)
• MaxPreps All-American honorable mention (2021)
• As a junior (2020-21), averaged 13.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, shot 53 percent from the field and 40 percent from long range, helping the Eagles to a 24-1 record, the No. 1 prep ranking and the second straight Geico Prep Nationals title; scored a game-high 16 points in championship win over Sunrise Christian
• As a sophomore (2019-20), averaged 10.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists while shooting 53.1 percent on 3-pointers, helping Eagles to a perfect 25-0 record, the No. 1 prep ranking and declared the Geico Prep Nationals champions after the postseason was cancelled due to the global coronavirus pandemic
• As a freshman (2018-19), helped the Eagles to a 22-3 record and semifinal of the Geico Prep Nationals
• Played with UPlay Canada and CIA Bounce on AAU/EYBL circuits
• Led CIA Bounce to the 2019 PIT U16 Championship, winning six straight games; scoring 27 points in both the semifinal & championship games; added five rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal in both games
• With CIA Bounce in 2019, led team in scoring in every session averaging 24.5 points
• During 2019 EYBL season, averaged 25.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists, shot 61.0 percent (2FG), 42.5 percent (3FG), 78.4 percent (FT)

Canadian National Team
• Led Team Canada to the bronze medal (6-1) in the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup (Latvia)
• Canada's second medal in its World Cup history
• Started all seven games, led Team Canada with 17.0 points per game, adding 5.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.3 steals; posted six double figure games with two 20+ point -- 25 vs. Spain (Canada's first ever win against) and 23 against the United States in the semifinal
• Led Team Canada to the silver medal (5-1) in the 2019 FIBA U16 Americas Championships (Brazil)
• Named to the championship 2019 FIBA U16 Americas All-Star Five as well as All-Tournament team
• Started all six games; led Team Canada and was second overall scorer in tournament averaging 23.0 points while adding 5.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.7 steals
• Guided Team Canada to wins over Uruguay (W, 101-63; 17 points, five rebounds), Brazil (W, 90-67; 28 points, 10 rebounds), Puerto Rico (W, 76-96; 17 points, five rebounds, five assists) in Group B play; defeated Mexico (W, 95-78; 21 points, four rebounds) in quarterfinal and the Dominican Republic (W, 97-81; 29 points, five rebounds) in semifinal to reach the championship game against the United States (L, 94-77; 25 points, three rebounds)
• With his 29 points against the Dominican Republic, broke a nine-year old Canadian single game scoring record
• At age 15, helped Team Canada to a fourth place finish in the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup (Argentina)
• In four games off the bench, averaged 5.5 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists

Personal
• Born January 9, 2003 in Mississauga, Canada
• Son of Andrea and David Houstan; Brother, Devan
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and Arts
• Undecided major

Player Notables
• Reclassified from the Class of 2022 to 2021, foregoing his senior season to head to Michigan
• Played with former U-M guard Zeb Jackson at Montverde Academy (2019-20), winning prep national title