Harrison Hochberg

12/29/24
The University of Michigan men's basketball team defeats Western Kentucky, 112-64, at the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, MI on December 29, 2024.

Harrison Hochberg - BTT v Purdue (Team Maize)

Class:
Junior
Position:
F
Height:
6-7
Weight:
220
Hometown:
New York, N.Y.
High School:
Cushing Academy (Mass.)

Pronunciation
• Last name pronounced: HOCK-berg

Honors & Awards
• Academic All-Big Ten (2026)
• U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2024)

Career Highlights
• 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
• Helped U-M win the 2025 Big Ten Tournament title
   • Defeated No. 5 seed Wisconsin, 59-53, to claim U-M's fourth tournament title
   • Advanced with wins over No. 6 seed Purdue (86-68) and No. 2 seed Maryland (81-80)

Season: 2025-26 (Michigan)
• Redshirted the season

Season: 2024-25 (Michigan)
• Played in six games, all off the bench
• Career-high four points against Cleveland State (Nov. 4)
• Season-high one rebounds against Cleveland State
• Averaged 1.5 minutes per game
   • Sesaon-high three minutes vs. Cleveland State

Season: 2023-24 (Michigan)
• Played in 10 games, all off the bench
   • Made collegiate debut against UNC Asheville (Nov. 7), playing the final two minutes
• First career point on a free throw at Ohio State (March 3)
• First career rebound against Youngstown State (Nov. 10)
• First career assist at Rutgers (Feb. 29)
• First career block against Eastern Michigan (Dec. 16)
• Averaged 2.1 minutes per game
   • Career-high four minutes at Rutgers

Prep Career
• Played a postgraduate season at Cushing Academy (2022-23), averaging 6.4 points and 5.2 rebounds; helped team to a 23-10 record, a berth in the NEPSAC Class AA championship game, and the Elite Eight at the National Prep Championships
• Spent three seasons at Suffield Academy (2019-22); as a senior (2021-22), named team captain, MVP and Academic Honor Roll; averaged 14.7 points and 7.9 rebounds and led team to a 12-12 record; junior season (2020-21) was canceled due to COVID-19
• Attended The Fessenden School as a freshman, helping team to a perfect 19-0 record
• Played AAU with NY Renaissance on the Nike EYBL circuit

Notes
• Mother, Jackie, is a graduate of Michigan with a degree in political science; serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council for U-M’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Father, Robert, played at Vassar College (1980-84); a 1,000-point scorer (1,004)
• Younger brother, Jackson, was born with lissencephaly, a rare congenital brain disorder often called “smooth brain.” The condition affects how the brain develops, causing it to form without the normal folds and grooves. As a result, communication between the brain and body is impacted.