Aday Mara

Men's Basketball vs. Wake Forest at Little Caesars Arena

Class:
Junior
Position:
C
Height:
7-3
Weight:
255
Hometown:
Zaragoza, Spain
High School:
IES El Picarral

Pronunciations
• First name pronounced: uh-DYE
• Last name pronounced: MAR-uh

Did You Know?
• Aday Mara is the first Spanish player to win the NCAA Championship (Division I)

Career Highlights
• Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2026)
• USA Today Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2026)
• All-Big Ten Defensive Team (2026)
• All-Big Ten, third team (2026, coaches and media)
• All-Big Ten Tournament Team (2026)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2026)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team (2026)
• NCAA All-Midwest Regional Team (2026)
• NABC All-Great Lakes District second team (2026)
• Member of the 2026 National Championship Team
   • Defeated No. 2 seed UConn, 69-63, to claim U-M’s second national title
• Helped U-M to a program-record 37-3 record (2025-26)
   • Set records for most wins (37) and fewest losses (3)
• Helped U-M capture the 2026 Players Era Championship in Las Vegas
   • Rolled to three straight 30+ point wins over three days (+36.7 average margin)
   • San Diego State (94-54; +40), No. 21 Auburn (102-72; +30), No. 12 Gonzaga (101-61; +40)
• Helped U-M secure the 2026 Big Ten regular-season title
   • Posted a program- and Big Ten-record 19-1 conference mark
   • Won title by four games, earning No. 1 seed in Big Ten Tournament
   • Went 10-0 in Big Ten road games, first team to do so in 50 years (Indiana, 1976)
• 2026 NCAA Tournament (No. 3 overall seed; No. 1 Midwest seed)
   • First Round: Defeated No. 16 Howard, 101-80
   • Second Round: Defeated No. 9 Saint Louis, 95-72
   • Sweet 16: Defeated No. 4 Alabama, 90-77
       • Seventh straight Sweet 16 appearance
   • Elite Eight: Defeated No. 6 Tennessee, 95-62
       • Fifth Elite Eight appearance in the last 10 tournaments
   • Final Four: Defeated No. 1 Arizona, 91-73
       • Ninth Final Four appearance
   • National Championship: Defeated No. 2 UConn, 69-63
       • First national title in 37 years (since 1989); second in program history

Season: 2025-26 (Michigan)
• Played in all 40 games, with 39 starts
   • One of seven Wolverines to play in all 40 games
   • Michigan debut against Oakland (Nov. 3): 12 points, 12 rebounds, two assists, five blocks
• Averaged 12.1 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists in 23.4 minutes per game
   • One of four Wolverines to average 10-plus points
   • Posted 28 double figure games, with three of 20-plus
       • Career-high 26 points vs. Arizona (April 4) in the Final Four
   • Posted 33 games of five-plus, with six games of 10-plus rebounds
       • Career-high 13 rebounds vs. Wake Forest (Nov. 11)
       • Added five additional 10-plus games
   • Posted 14 games of three-plus assists, with five of five-plus
       • Career-high seven assists at Northwestern (Feb. 11)
   • Logged 32 games of 20-plus minutes, with four of 30-plus
       • Career-high 37 minutes vs. Wake Forest (OT)
• Posted five double-doubles (point-rebound)
   • Oakland: 12 points, 12 rebounds
   • Wake Forest: 18 points, 13 rebounds
   • Middle Tennessee: 10 points, 10 rebounds
   • La Salle: 14 points, 10 rebounds
   • at Purdue: 10 points, 11 rebounds
• Led the Big Ten in blocks per game (2.6 bpg) and total blocks (103)
   • Finished sixth in the nation in blocks per game and third in total blocks
   • First player in Michigan history to eclipse 100 blocks
       • Only Wolverine to record a block in each game
   • Posted 18 games of three-plus blocks, with three of five-plus
       • Recorded 33 multi-block games, with four games of five-plus
   • Career-high six blocks against Penn State (Feb. 5)
• Shot 66.8 percent (201-for-301) from the field
   • Posted 19 games of five-plus field goals, with three of 10-plus
   • Career-high 11 field goals, twice: at Ohio State (Feb. 8) and vs. Arizona (NCAA)
• Made first career three-pointers, made three total
   • Made first two three-pointers at Ohio State, going 2-for-3 from beyond the arc
   • Made third vs. Tennessee (March 29, NCAA)

Season: 2024-25 (UCLA)
• Played 33 games, all off the bench
• Averaged 6.4 points, 4.0 rebounds in 13.1 minutes per game
   • Posted nine double-figure games, with one of 20-plus
       • Season-high 22 points against Wisconsin (Jan. 21); finished 7-for-7 (FG) and 8-for-12 (FT)
   • Posted 15 games of five-plus rebounds, with three of 10-plus
       • Season-high 11 rebounds at USC (Jan. 27)
       • Added two additional 10-plus rebound games
   • Logged 22 games of 10-plus minutes, eight of 20-plus and one 30-plus
       • Season-high 30 minutes at Washington (Jan. 24)
• Posted two double-doubles (point-rebound)
   • 12 points, 11 rebounds: at USC
   • 11 points, 10 rebounds: at Northwestern
• Averaged 1.6 blocks per game
   • Recorded first career 50-plus block season (53)
   • Had 18 multi-block games, with three games of five-plus
   • Season-high five blocks, three times: Utah State (March 20), at USC and at Washington
• Shot 59.0 percent from the field (85-for-144)
   • Posted six games of five-plus field goals
   • Season-high seven field goals, twice: Wisconsin and Lehigh (Nov. 15)
• Added 34 assists and six steals
   • Season-high three assists, five times

Season: 2023-24 (UCLA)
• Played 28 games, with eight starts
   • Collegiate debut against Saint Francis, Pa. (Nov. 6): two points, an assist and blocks
   • First career start against LIU (Nov. 15): 14 points, four rebounds and four blocks
• Averaged 3.5 points, 1.9 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per game
   • Posted two double-figure games
       • Season-high 14 points against LIU
   • Posted seven games of four-plus assists, with one of 10-plus
       • Season-high 10 rebounds vs Chaminade (Nov. 21)
   • Posted 11 games of 10-plus minutes, with three of 20-plus
       • Season-high 25 minutes, twice: at Villanova (Dec. 9), UC Riverside (Nov. 30)
• Added 20 blocks, 15 assists and two steals
   • Recorded five multi-block games
   • Season-high four blocks against LIU

Spain Basketball
• Helped Spain to two silver medals across U17, U18 and U20 play
• In 21 FIBA national team games, averaged 11.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.1 blocks
• 2024 U20 EuroBasket (Poland)
   • Helped Spain finish seventh
   • Averaged 8.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks
   • Round of 16 vs. Montenegro (W, 80-45): eight points, six rebounds and six blocks
   • Quarterfinal vs. France (L, 74-72): 12 points and nine rebounds
   • Consolation vs. Poland (W, 107-80): 13 points, five rebounds and a block
• 2023 U18 European Championship (Serbia)
   • Helped Spain capture silver medal
   • Averaged 14.0 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.7 blocks
   • Quarterfinal vs. Turkey (W, 75-67): 10 points, eight rebounds, four assists and five blocks
   • Semifinal vs. France (W, 70-58): nine points, 13 rebounds and three assists
   • Championship vs. Serbia (L, 81-71): 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists
• 2022 FIBA U17 World Cup (Spain)
   • Helped Spain earn a silver medal
   • Averaged 12.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.9 blocks
   • Round of 16 vs. Canada (W, 87-63): 14 points, five rebounds and five blocks
   • Quarterfinal vs. Australia (W, 70-68): 12 points, four rebounds and two blocks
   • Semifinal vs. France (W, 68-53): 16 points and six rebounds
   • Championship vs. United States (L, 79-67): 16 points, seven rebounds, three assists and five blocks