Adrien Nunez

Class:
Senior
Position:
G
Height:
6-6
Weight:
220
Hometown:
Brooklyn, N.Y.
High School:
St. Thomas More Prep

Pronunciation: “noon-yez”

Who is Adrien Nunez ...
• Known for his long range shooting and work ethic in practice
• Did not start playing basketball until the seventh grade - was previously an avid skateboarder and snowboarder
• Avid food connoisseur; father owns chain of food markets in Brooklyn area
• Avid user of social media, including TikTok

Michigan Career
• Academic All-Big Ten (2020, ‘21, '22)
• Michigan Academic Achievement (2019, ‘20)
• Helped U-M’s fifth 30-win season -- 30 in 2018-19 (30-7)
• Helped U-M to the Big Ten regular season title (2021)
• Helped U-M advance to the NCAA Elite Eight (2021)
• Helped U-M advance to three straight NCAA Sweet 16s (2019, ‘21, ‘22)
    • Overall it was the fifth straight for U-M (2017, ‘18, ‘19, ‘21, ‘22)
    • 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 Tipoff title, defeating George Washington and Providence at the Mohegan Sun Resort

Senior (2021-22)
• Played in 10 games; all off the bench
• Scored a season-high five points against Buffalo (Nov. 10)
    • Made a career-high two free throws against Buffalo (Nov. 10)
• Averaged 3.2 minutes per game

Junior (2020-21)
• Played in 10 games; all off the bench
• Scored in three games -- Central Florida (Dec. 6), Minnesota (Jan. 6), Illinois (March 2)
• Grabbed four rebounds (three offensive; one defensive) with a season-best one board, 4x -- Ball State (Dec. 2), Central Florida, Northwestern (Jan. 3), at Minnesota (Jan. 16)
• Recorded second career block against Ball State
• Averaged 3.4 minutes per game

Sophomore (2019-20)
• Played in 22 games; with four starts
   • Started four games, filling in for injured Franz Wagner (wrist)
   • Made first career start against Appalachian State (Nov. 5); five points in 13 minutes
   • Had season cut short after postseason was cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
• Scored in 11 games, averaging 2.0 points per game
   • Scored a career-high eight points against Houston Baptist (Nov. 22)
• Knocked down 11 3-pointers, with a career-high two, 2x -- Houston Baptist and UMass-Lowell (Dec. 29)
• Nearly 83 percent of his offensive shots were from long range (43-for-52)
• Averaged 7.5 minutes, with six games of 10+ minutes
   • Played a career-high 21 against Houston Baptist

Freshman (2018-19)
• Played in 20 games; all off the bench
• Made his debut against Norfolk State (Nov. 6); one rebound in three minutes
• Scored his first career points on 3-pointer at Indiana (Jan. 25), his only points of season
• Averaged 2.0 minutes, playing a season-high six vs. George Washington

Prep Career
• Played a postgraduate year at St. Thomas More Prep under head coach Jere Quinn
• Averaged 15.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game
• Earned All-NEPSAC AAA first team (2018) and team MVP (2018) honors
• Played two years of varsity basketball at Bishop Loughlin High School in Brooklyn, N.Y.
• In his two seasons at Loughlin came off the bench, Loughlin to a 21-8 record reaching the NYCHSAA Class AA semifinal as a senior

Personal
• Born on May 14, 1999 in Manhattan, New York
• Son of Jenny Lessard and Martin Nunez
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• General Studies major