1998-99 Men's Basketball Roster

Louis Bullock
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 180
- Hometown:
- Temple Hills, Md.
- High School:
- Laurel Baptist Academy
Senior (1998-99) ... All-Big Ten second team ... Led the team, and was the second in the Big Ten, with a 20.7 scoring average ... Had 75 triples and a 37.7 three-point percentage to help him become the Big Ten’s all-time leader with 339 career treys ... Ranks 10th all-time in NCAA history for career three-pointers ... Made his 300th career three-point basket against Florida in the Orange Bowl Classic (Dec. 27) ... Hit at least one three-point basket in a school record 45 straight games ... Led the Big Ten and was 14th nationally with a 86.4 percent clip from the free throw line ... Finished as the No. 3 scorer at Michigan and No. 10 in the Big Ten with 2,224 points ... Became the fifth Michigan and 23rd Big Ten player to eclipse 2,000 points for a career after a 25-point effort against Purdue ... Led the team in scoring in 23 games ... Has 29 games in double figure scoring ...Had scored 30 or more points four times all during his senior season with a career-high 34 points against Eastern Michigan, 33 against Minnesota, 32 against Western Michigan and 30 against Florida International ... With eight free throws against Penn State (Feb. 24), moved ahead of Cazzie Russell (486) to become the Michigan all-time free throw leader, and finished career with 505 career free throws ... Hit in double digits in free throws five-times: with 12 against Purdue, with 12 against Wisconsin, 11 against Eastern Michigan, 10 against Western Michigan and 10 against Clemson giving him six career games with 10 or more free throws made in a game ... Collected his first career double-double with 34 points and 11 rebounds against Eastern Michigan (Dec. 9).
Junior (1997-98) ... Led team with 17.1 scoring average, 93 triples and 44.9 three-point percentage ... also led Big Ten and finished third nationally with a 91.1 free throw percentage, which broke his own U-M season mark of 84.5 percent, set as a freshman in 1995-96 ... had 14 games of 20 or more points, including eight of U-M’s last 10 games ... averaged 25.5 points per game in final five games of the regular season ... matched career-high with 28 points at Ohio State as he made 5-of-7 three-pointers and sank a career-best 13-for-13 at the free throw line ... had one free throw streak of 27 in a row and two streaks of 20 consecutive free throws during the season ... matched career-high of seven three-pointers against Eastern Michigan ... drained five or more three-pointers in a game six times overall ... blocked career-high four shots at Bradley ... named Big Ten Player of the Week on March 2 after scoring 25 points against both Penn State and Wisconsin ... finished season ranked No. 11 on U-M career scoring list with 1,581 points.
Sophomore (1996-97) ... Set two school records, breaking marks set by former All-American Glen Rice for season (101) and career (171) three-point field goals ... twice named Big Ten Player of the Week, becoming the first Wolverine so honored more than once in a season since Gary Grant in 1988 ... shared Michigan team MVP honors with Robert Traylor ... was one of two players (along with Traylor) to start all 35 games ... led team in scoring (16.3 ppg), three-pointers (101) and free throw percentage (82.8%) ... had nine games with 20 or more points ... opened season with career-high 28 points, including 7 three-pointers against Ball State ... also had 7 triples at Northwestern (Jan. 4) to finish with 25 points ... matched career-high with 28 points, including 6 three-pointers, in NIT second-round game against Oklahoma State ... made game-tying three-pointer with 8 seconds to play in regular-season finale at Ohio State, sending the game into overtime, propelling a Michigan victory ... during summer prior to season, was member of 1996 USA Basketball gold medal-winning Men’s 22 and Under World Championship ... scored 8 points with a pair of steals against the USA Olympic “Dream Team” in a practice game held at The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Freshman (1995-96) ... Set U-M’s season record for free throw shooting accuracy, making 84.5% of his foul shots, eclipsing Cazzie Russell’s mark of 84.0% which stood for 32 years ... finished the year as the fifth highest scoring freshman in school history ... led the team in scoring 11 times ... had four games with 20 or more points ... scored 22 points in first starting assignment, against Arizona ... made game-winning jumper with 3.9 seconds left in 69-68 win at LSU ... drained seven three-pointers against Indiana en route to a season-high 27 points ... finished season with team-leading 70 three-pointers and second on squad in scoring (13.5 ppg) and steals (31).
Prep ... Named “Mr. Basketball” in the Washington D.C. Area and was a 1995 McDonald’s All-American ... played in the Capital Classic High School All-Star game and set a single game record with 40 points ... he made 14-of-26 (.538) shots from the field, 6-of-10 three-pointers and 6-of-6 free throws adding six rebounds and three assists in 29 minutes of play ... regarded by high school talent analyst Bob Gibbons of All Star Sports as the best three point shooter in America ... Bullock won the three-point shooting contest at the McDonald’s All-American game in St. Louis in April ... Gibbons ranked him No. 15 among the nation’s top high school players while Van Coleman of Future Stars rated him No. 18 and Hoop Scoop No. 12 overall ... was a second-team Parade All-American, 1995 Washington Post Player of the Year, Gatorade Player of the Year in Maryland and a first team all-Metropolitan as a junior and senior ... he transferred to Laurel Baptist after playing three years at the Canterbury School in Accokeek, Md. ... he was named all--Maryland as a junior after averaging 26.5 points, eight rebounds and six assists, while shooting 55 percent from the floor and 86 percent from the free throw line as a shooting guard ... he played point guard as a senior at Laurel Baptist and led the team to a 36-5 record ... he finished with 924 points (25.7 average), 302 assists (8.7 average) and an average of nine rebounds, six steals and 2.1 turnovers per game ... he converted 90.6 (232-of-256) percent of his free throws, 61 percent of his field goal attempts and made 90 three-pointers, making 59 percent of his attempts from beyond the arc ... he ended his prep career with 3, 356 career points and a four-year varsity record of 116-19 ... high school coach was Chris Chaney.