Ignas Brazdeikis

Class:
Freshman
Position:
F
Height:
6-7
Weight:
215
Hometown:
Oakville, Ontario
High School:
Orangeville Prep

Who is Ignas Brazdeikis ...
• Known for bringing a constant level of confidence and energy
• High-volume scorer who had a breakout season as a freshman
• Enjoys the game and is like a sponge learning from U-M coaches
• Plays left-handed, however, is primarily right-handed in all other aspects of his life
• First heard of Michigan’s basketball program from former U-M star Nik Stauskas
• Avid fan of UFC & Connor McGregor; father (Sigis) was an amateur MMA Fighter in Lithuania

First Name Pronunciation: "IG-ness”
Last Name Pronunciation: “brah’z-day-kiss”

Career Note
• Applied for early entry into the NBA Draft

Michigan Career & Honors
• Associated Press All-America, honorable mention (2019)
• All-Big Ten, second team (2019), as voted by coaches & media
• Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2019), as voted by coaches & media
• First U-M Freshman of the Year since 2012 (Trey Burke)
• Big Ten All-Freshman (2019), as voted by coaches
• First All-Freshman since 2014 (Derrick Walton Jr.)
• All-Big Ten Tournament Team (2019)
• Big Ten Freshman of the Week honoree (4x) - (Dec. 3, Dec. 10, Dec. 31, 2018 & Jan. 28, 2019)
• Associated Press Newcomer of the Year (2019)
• Associated Press All-Big Ten, second team (2019)
• NABC All-District, second team (2019)
• USBWA All-District V (2019)
• Finalist for Naismith Karl Malone Award (2019; Top Power Forward)
• U-M Academic Achievement (2019)
• U-M's Iron Man Award (2019)

Freshman (2018-19)
• Started all 37 games, one of four Wolverines to do so
• Led U-M with 14.8 points per game; first U-M freshman to lead the team since Trey Burke (2011-12)
• Posted a team-best 31 double figure scoring games with 10 20-plus point games
• Scored a career-best 24 against No. 11/13 North Carolina (Nov. 28)
• Went 9-for-13 from field, 2-for-4 from deep and 4-for-6 on free throws
• Produced three straight 20-point games, twice during the season
• vs. Providence (20; Nov. 18), Chattanooga (20; Nov. 23), North Carolina (24; Nov. 28)
• Nebraska (20; Feb. 28), at Maryland (21; March 3), at Michigan State (20; March 9)
• Averaged 5.4 rebounds per game, which was second on U-M
• Recorded 22 games of five-or-more boards
• Grabbed a career-best 13 rebounds against Texas Tech (March 28)
• Notched his three double-doubles
• 16 points, 11 rebounds against Penn State (Jan. 3)
• 18 points, 11 rebounds against Minnesota (Jan. 22)
• 17 points, 13 rebounds vs. Texas Tech (March 28; NCAA)
• Second on U-M with 56 3-pointers
• Made a career-best five 3-pointers at Rutgers (Feb. 5)
• Has nine games with three-or-more 3-pointers
• Led U-M with 150 trips to the free throw line, shooting 77.3 percent
• One of two Wolverines with over 100 trips to the charity stripe (Charles Matthews)
• Had a career-best 11-for-12 free throw line against South Carolina (Dec. 8)
• Averaged 29.7 minutes per game

Prep Career
• Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association (OSBA) All-Star first team (2016, '17, '18), OSBA League MVP (2017, '18) and OSBA Tournament MVP (2017)
• As senior (2017-18), averaged 28.4 points and 8.4 rebounds, helping Orangeville Prep to a 22-10 record, a 15-1 OSBA League record and second straight OSBA League title
• As junior (2016-17), averaged 30.0 points and 10.0 rebounds, helping Orangeville to a 36-5 record, an 18-2 OSBA League record and the OSBA League title after a buzzer-beating victory, 99-97, over TRC Academy closing with 27 points and 10 rebounds in title game
• Scored 31 points in upset win over No. 1 ranked Oak Hill at the 2017 Jordan Brand Invitational
• Posted two 50 points games vs. Vaughan (March 11, 2017) and then vs. Prolific Prep (March 19, 2017) in the Cali vs Canada Showdown
• As sophomore (2015-16), led the team in scoring and helped Orangeville Prep to the OSBA League championship game, falling in overtime, 82-71, to Thon Maker and Athlete Institute Prep

International Play
• Played in the 2018 Nike Hoop Summit with the World Team, recording nine points, four rebounds and three assists in an 89-76 win
• U17 FIBA World Championships (2016, Zaragoza, Spain), helped Team Canada to a fifth-place finish, averaging 14.7 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.7 assists; scored a tournament best 26 point vs. France going 8-for-9 from the field
• U16 FIBA Americas Championship, helped Team Canada to silver medal, averaging 9.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game; scored a tournament-best 16 points vs. Venezuela

Personal
• Born on Jan. 8, 1999 in Kaunas, Lithuania
• Son of Diana and Sigitas Brazdeikis
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Undecided major