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Isaiah Livers

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
F
Height:
6-7
Weight:
235
Hometown:
Kalamazoo, Mich.
High School:
Kalamazoo Central

Who is Isaiah Livers ...
• One of U-M’s most versatile players with ability to play up to three positions
• Constantly looking to learn as much as he can to improve his game
• Developing rebounder and defender
• Very skilled shooter with long range ability
• Athletic and exciting finisher
• Considered leaving early for the NBA, however, elected to come back for senior season

Career Notables
• Reached 100+ career wins (105-32)
• Played in 119 career games; 73rd Wolverines to play 100 career games
• Started 69 career games
• Scored 987 career point | Needed 13 for 1,000th point (56th Wolverine)
• Scored in double figures in 44 career games; with nine 20+ point games
• Four career double-doubles
   • 12 points, 10 rebounds against Nebraska (Feb. 28, 2019)
   • 18 points, 10 rebounds against Nebraska (March 5, 2020)
   • 22 points, 10 rebounds at Purdue (Jan. 22. 2021)
   • 16 points, 10 rebounds at Indiana (Feb. 27, 2021)

Michigan Career
• U-M Captain (Tri; 2020-21)
• All-Big Ten, second team (Coaches & Media, 2021), honorable mention (2020)
• Associated Press All-Big Ten, second team (2021)
• National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 7, second team (2021)
• United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) All-District V Team (2021)
• Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree (2019)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (Jan. 25, 2021)
• Battle 4 Atlantis All-Tournament team (2020)
• U-M’s Sixth Man Award (2019)
• U-M’s Travis Conlan Sportsmanship Award (2019)
• Finalist: Basketball Hall of Fame, Julius Erving Award for Top Small Forward (2021)
• Semifinalist: Senior CLASS Award (2021)
• 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)
• Started 23 games; missed final five games due to stress fracture in right foot
   • Had surgery on April 2; six month recovery
• Second on U-M with 13.1 points per game
   • Posted double figures in 16 games; with five 20+ performances
       • 22 points against Oakland (Nov. 29)
       • 21 points against Ball State (Dec. 2)
       • 20 points against Maryland (Jan. 19)
       • 22 points at Purdue (Jan. 22)
       • 20 points at Wisconsin (Feb. 14)
• Third on U-M with 6.0 rebounds per game
   • Had 5+ rebounds in 17 games
   • Had a career-best-tying 10 rebounds, 2x - at Purdue and at Indiana
• Shot 45.7 percent from the floor
   • Had a season-high eight field goals, 3x -- Oakland, Ball State and at Wisconsin
   • Had 11 games with 5+ field goals
• Shot U-M best 43.1 percent from long range
   • Led U-M with 50 3-pointers; third straight seasons of 30+ triples
   • Had career-high-tying five 3-pointers against Oakland
   • Posted four 3-pointers in four of his final 11 games
• Shot 87.0 percent on free throws (47-for-54)
   • Went a career-best 8-for-8 on free throws against Penn State (Dec. 13)
   • Finished 85-for-94 (90.4%) over her final two seasons
• Had a single season best 46 assists (25; 2018-19)
   • Averaged 2.0 assists per game
   • Posted 10 games of 3+ assists
   • Had a career-best four assists, 2x - at Nebraska (Dec. 25) and at Ohio State (Feb. 21)
• With 17 blocks posted fourth straight season of 10+ blocks,
   • Had a career-best four blocks against Oakland
• Played in 31.6 minutes per game

Junior (2019-20)
• Started 21 games; missing 10 games (groin/ankle)
• Had season cut short after postseason was cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
• Shared U-M lead with 12.9 points, posting 14 double figure games & three 20+
   • Scored a career-high 24 against Houston Baptist (Nov. 22) -- 9-for-10 FG, 4-for-5 3FG
   • 22 against Creighton (Nov. 12; Gavitt Games) making four 3-pointers
   • 21 vs. Gonzaga (Nov. 29; Battle 4 Atlantis) making career-high five 3-pointers
• Averaged 4.0 rebounds, with 10 games of 5+ rebounds
   • Had a season-high 10 against Nebraska (March 5); fourth on U-M
• Recorded one double-double
   • 18 points, 10 rebounds against Nebraska
• Shot a U-M best 40.2 percent on 3-pointers with 41 total triples; second on U-M
• Missed two free throws the entire season, shooting 95.7 percent (44-for-46)
   • Only two misses of the season were at the Battle 4 Atlantis -- vs. Iowa State (Nov. 27; 4-for-5) and vs. No. 6 North Carolina (Nov. 28; 0-for-1)
   • Had 5+ free throws, 3x -- at Purdue (Feb. 22), at Northwestern (Feb. 12) and Iowa (Dec. 6)
   • Finished with streak of 36 straight made and not missing since Nov. 29
• Averaged 31.5 minutes per game, with 17 30+ and one 40+
   • Played a career-high 41 against Oregon (Dec. 14)

Sophomore (2018-19)
• Played in 35 games, with three starts; missed two games (back spasms)
   • Started final three regular season games -- with Charles Matthews (ankle) out
   • In first start against Nebraska (Feb. 28); 12 points, 10 rebounds - first double-double
• Averaged 7.9 points per game, posting 11 double figure games
   • Scored a season-high, and first career 20+ point game with 21 points against Minnesota (March 16) -- going 8-for-10 from field and 4-for-6 on 3-pointers
• Nearly doubled his rebounding from freshman season, 2.3 to 3.9 per game
   • Had a career-high 10 rebounds, 2x -- Holy Cross (Nov. 10) and Nebraska
• Third on U-M with 52 3-pointers; shooting a team-best 42.6 percent (52-for-122)
   • Made a season-high four 3-pointers, 2x -- South Carolina (Dec. 8) and Minnesota
• Averaged 22.6 minutes, with 28 games of 20+ minutes and three 30+
   • Played a season-high 37 at Maryland (March 3)

Freshman (2017-18)
• Played in 40 games, with 22 starts
• Made debut against North Florida (Nov. 11), three points, two assists in10 minutes
• Made first start at Michigan State (Jan. 13), six points, two rebounds in 25 minutes
• Averaged 3.4 points, posting three double figure scoring games,
   • Scored a season-high 13 points at Iowa (Jan. 2) -- 5-for-6 on FGs and 3-for-3 on 3FGs
• Averaged 2.3 rebounds per game, posting nine games 4+ rebounds
   • Had a season-high seven rebounds, 2x -- UCLA (Dec. 9) and Alabama A&M (Dec. 21)
• Averaged 15.1 minutes, with 33 games of 10+ minutes and 11 20+ and one 30+
   • Played a season-high 32 at Purdue (Jan. 25)

Prep Career
• Michigan's Hal Schram Mr. Basketball (2017)
• Associated Press Class A All-state first team (2017), honorable mention (2016)
• Detroit News Dream Team (2017), Class A All-State third team (2016)
• Detroit Free Press Dream Team and captain (2017), Class A All-State second team (2016)
• Kalamazoo Gazette Male Athlete of the Year (2017) and Boys Basketball Player of the Year (2017)
• Kalamazoo Gazette Dream Team first team (2016, '17), second team (2015)
• Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) Academic All-State (2016, '17)
• Rated No. 73 in ESPN's Top 100 for Class of 2017
• Rated No. 2 player in State of Michigan for Class of 2017
• As a senior (2016-17), averaged 18.0 points, 14.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.5 blocks and 1.5 steals per game
• Guided Central to a Class A state quarterfinal berth in 2017, its deepest run in the tournament since 2011
• Helped Central to a 72-14 record -- 21-4 (2017), 18-4 (2016), 23-2 (2015) and 20-4 (2014)
• Helped Central reach the Class A Regional 1 championship three times in four years
• Led Central to four straight Class A District 1 championship teams (2014, '15, '16, '17)
• Led Central to three straight Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference (SMAC) East championships (2015, '16, '17), going 38-0 over the last three seasons (15-0, 2017; 13-0, 2016; 10-0, 2015)
• As a junior (2015-16), averaged 14.0 points, 10.4 rebounds and 2.3 blocks and as a sophomore (2014-16), averaged 8.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 blocks
• Played AAU with Meanstreets under former Wolverine football and basketball player Tai Streets

Personal
• Born on July 28, 1998 in Kalamazoo, Mich.
• Son of Angela and Morris Livers
• Graduated from U-M's College of LS&A with a general studies degree (May, 2021)