2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster

Jersey Number 2
Jordan Poole
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- Milwaukee, Wis.
- High School:
- La Lumiere School
Bio
Who is Jordan Poole ...
• Charismatic individual, known for bench celebrations and easy going demeanor
• Athletic wing, who can score from the outside, as well as getting to the basket
• Continues to develop defensive game, strives to be an elite two-way player
• Will go down in U-M history after hitting last second 3-point buzzer-beater to lift U-M over Houston in the 2018 NCAA Tournament
• Strong campus and community presence
• Avid lover of cats; volunteers at animal shelters whenever possible
Michigan Career & Honors
• All-Big Ten, honorable mention (2019)Â
• Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 3, 2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2019)
• U-M Academic Achievement (2019)
• U-M's Award for Outstanding Free Throw Shooting (2019)
• Helped U-M set the program record for single season victories with 33 wins (33-8, 2017-18) and followed with a second straight 30 win season in 2018-19 (30-7)
• Helped U-M win second straight Big Ten Tournament title (2018)
   • Helped U-M repeat as tournament champions winning four games in four days and becoming just the third Big Ten team to win back-to-back titles.
• Helped U-M to two straight NCAA Tournament and Sweet 16 appearances (2018, '19)
   • Helped U-M to the No. 3 seed (West) and to the second Final Four and national title game in six years; in 2019, helped U-M to the No. 2 seed (West) and a third straight trip to the Sweet 16
Sophomore (2018-19)
• One of four players to start all 37 games
  • Started first career game in the season opener against Norfolk State (Nov. 6)
• Averaged 12.8 points per game; U-M's second leading scorer, doubling his output from his freshman season
  • Second on U-M with 26 double figure games with four 20-plus point games
  • Posted a streak of 11 straight games scoring in double figures -- Chattanooga (Nov. 23) to at Illinois (Jan. 10)
  • Scored career-high 26 points against South Carolina (Dec. 8), going 8-for-12 from field; 4-for-7 from long range
• Led U-M with 75 3-pointers, with 17 games with two-or-more
  • Shot 36.9 percent (75-for-203)
  • Drained a career-high six against Binghamton (Dec. 30)
  • Posted five games with five-or-more -- 6, Binghamton (Dec. 30) and 5, George Washington (Nov. 17), North Carolina (Nov. 28), Purdue (Dec. 1), at Minnesota (Feb. 21)
• Doubled his rebounding output, going from 1.4 to 3.0 per game
  • Posted 10 games with five-or-more rebounds
  • Grabbed a career-high nine against Wisconsin (Feb. 9)
• Had an assist in 36 of 37 games, with 12 games of three-or-more
  • Dished out a career-high seven against Minnesota (March 16)
• Second on U-M with 40 steals
  • Swiped a career-high four against Western Michigan (Dec. 15)
• Averaged 33.1 minutes per game, one of three players to average 30-plus minutes
Freshman (2017-18)
• Played in 39 games
  • Made collegiate debut against North Florida (Nov. 11)
• Averaged 6.0 points per game
  • Recorded 10 games with 10-or-more points
  • Scored a career-best 19 points against Indiana (Dec. 2), going 7-for-12 on FG and 5-for-10 on 3FG
  • Made dramatic last second shot vs. Houston (March 17) to send U-M to the NCAA Sweet 16 with 64-63 win; show was nominated for an ESPY award
• Averaged 1.4 rebounds per game
  • Grabbed 50 of his 53 total on the defensive end
  • Grabbed a career-best four rebounds, three times -- at Penn State (Feb. 21), vs. Iowa (March 1) in Big Ten Tournament second round and vs. Purdue (March 4) in Big Ten Tournament championship game
• Fourth on Wolverines with 40 3-pointers
  • Shot 37.0 percent (40-for-108) on the season
  • Made a career-best five 3-pointers against Indiana
  • 40 of his 75 baskets were from long-range
• Averaged 12.2 minutes per game
Prep Career
• Rated No. 49 in ESPN's Top 100 for Class of 2017
• Played final season at La Lumiere School under Shane Heirman, finishing 29-1 and helping the Lakers to the 2017 Dick's High School Boy's National Championship
• Scored 13 points (3-for-7 3FG) in a 70-52 victory over Monteverde (Fla.) Academy in championship game and in 18 games with La Lumiere averaged 13.9 points per game while shooting 89.7 percent from the free-throw line
• Played three seasons at Milwaukee King High School under legendary coach Jim Gosz, posting a 61-11 record
• Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division 1 All-State (2016)
• Wisconsin Associated Press All-State, honorable mention (2016)
• Three-year varsity player who scored 940 career points -- 400 (2016, 18.2 ppg), 361 (2015, 14.4 ppg) and 179 (2014, 7.8 ppg) and made 150 three-pointers -- 48 (2016), 64 (2015) and 38 (2014)
• Led King to back-to-back Milwaukee City Basketball championships (2014, '15); going 22-1 over the two season span -- 12-0 (2015) and 10-1 (2014)
• Led King to two WIAA Regional championships (2014, '15), one WIAA sectional title in 2014 following win over Racine Case (87-78) and one trip to 2014 WIAA Division 1 semifinal -- lost to Germantown (77-60)
• Played AAU with Wisconsin Playground Elite under Duane "Ike" Wilson
Personal
• Born on June 19, 1999 in Milwaukee, Wis.
• Son of Monet and Anthony Poole
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the ArtsÂ
• Undecided major
• Charismatic individual, known for bench celebrations and easy going demeanor
• Athletic wing, who can score from the outside, as well as getting to the basket
• Continues to develop defensive game, strives to be an elite two-way player
• Will go down in U-M history after hitting last second 3-point buzzer-beater to lift U-M over Houston in the 2018 NCAA Tournament
• Strong campus and community presence
• Avid lover of cats; volunteers at animal shelters whenever possible
Michigan Career & Honors
• All-Big Ten, honorable mention (2019)Â
• Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 3, 2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2019)
• U-M Academic Achievement (2019)
• U-M's Award for Outstanding Free Throw Shooting (2019)
• Helped U-M set the program record for single season victories with 33 wins (33-8, 2017-18) and followed with a second straight 30 win season in 2018-19 (30-7)
• Helped U-M win second straight Big Ten Tournament title (2018)
   • Helped U-M repeat as tournament champions winning four games in four days and becoming just the third Big Ten team to win back-to-back titles.
• Helped U-M to two straight NCAA Tournament and Sweet 16 appearances (2018, '19)
   • Helped U-M to the No. 3 seed (West) and to the second Final Four and national title game in six years; in 2019, helped U-M to the No. 2 seed (West) and a third straight trip to the Sweet 16
Sophomore (2018-19)
• One of four players to start all 37 games
  • Started first career game in the season opener against Norfolk State (Nov. 6)
• Averaged 12.8 points per game; U-M's second leading scorer, doubling his output from his freshman season
  • Second on U-M with 26 double figure games with four 20-plus point games
  • Posted a streak of 11 straight games scoring in double figures -- Chattanooga (Nov. 23) to at Illinois (Jan. 10)
  • Scored career-high 26 points against South Carolina (Dec. 8), going 8-for-12 from field; 4-for-7 from long range
• Led U-M with 75 3-pointers, with 17 games with two-or-more
  • Shot 36.9 percent (75-for-203)
  • Drained a career-high six against Binghamton (Dec. 30)
  • Posted five games with five-or-more -- 6, Binghamton (Dec. 30) and 5, George Washington (Nov. 17), North Carolina (Nov. 28), Purdue (Dec. 1), at Minnesota (Feb. 21)
• Doubled his rebounding output, going from 1.4 to 3.0 per game
  • Posted 10 games with five-or-more rebounds
  • Grabbed a career-high nine against Wisconsin (Feb. 9)
• Had an assist in 36 of 37 games, with 12 games of three-or-more
  • Dished out a career-high seven against Minnesota (March 16)
• Second on U-M with 40 steals
  • Swiped a career-high four against Western Michigan (Dec. 15)
• Averaged 33.1 minutes per game, one of three players to average 30-plus minutes
Freshman (2017-18)
• Played in 39 games
  • Made collegiate debut against North Florida (Nov. 11)
• Averaged 6.0 points per game
  • Recorded 10 games with 10-or-more points
  • Scored a career-best 19 points against Indiana (Dec. 2), going 7-for-12 on FG and 5-for-10 on 3FG
  • Made dramatic last second shot vs. Houston (March 17) to send U-M to the NCAA Sweet 16 with 64-63 win; show was nominated for an ESPY award
• Averaged 1.4 rebounds per game
  • Grabbed 50 of his 53 total on the defensive end
  • Grabbed a career-best four rebounds, three times -- at Penn State (Feb. 21), vs. Iowa (March 1) in Big Ten Tournament second round and vs. Purdue (March 4) in Big Ten Tournament championship game
• Fourth on Wolverines with 40 3-pointers
  • Shot 37.0 percent (40-for-108) on the season
  • Made a career-best five 3-pointers against Indiana
  • 40 of his 75 baskets were from long-range
• Averaged 12.2 minutes per game
Prep Career
• Rated No. 49 in ESPN's Top 100 for Class of 2017
• Played final season at La Lumiere School under Shane Heirman, finishing 29-1 and helping the Lakers to the 2017 Dick's High School Boy's National Championship
• Scored 13 points (3-for-7 3FG) in a 70-52 victory over Monteverde (Fla.) Academy in championship game and in 18 games with La Lumiere averaged 13.9 points per game while shooting 89.7 percent from the free-throw line
• Played three seasons at Milwaukee King High School under legendary coach Jim Gosz, posting a 61-11 record
• Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division 1 All-State (2016)
• Wisconsin Associated Press All-State, honorable mention (2016)
• Three-year varsity player who scored 940 career points -- 400 (2016, 18.2 ppg), 361 (2015, 14.4 ppg) and 179 (2014, 7.8 ppg) and made 150 three-pointers -- 48 (2016), 64 (2015) and 38 (2014)
• Led King to back-to-back Milwaukee City Basketball championships (2014, '15); going 22-1 over the two season span -- 12-0 (2015) and 10-1 (2014)
• Led King to two WIAA Regional championships (2014, '15), one WIAA sectional title in 2014 following win over Racine Case (87-78) and one trip to 2014 WIAA Division 1 semifinal -- lost to Germantown (77-60)
• Played AAU with Wisconsin Playground Elite under Duane "Ike" Wilson
Personal
• Born on June 19, 1999 in Milwaukee, Wis.
• Son of Monet and Anthony Poole
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the ArtsÂ
• Undecided major
Friday Football Report: Ohio State
Friday, November 29
Ice Hockey Highlights vs. Notre Dame (Feb. 23)
Friday, February 23
Baseball Highlights vs. Nebraska (April 8)
Saturday, April 08
Football Highlights vs. TCU (Dec. 31)
Saturday, December 31