The Top 25 Michigan men’s basketball players since 1989: No. 16-14

We’re cracking the Top 15 in this week’s drop of the Top 25 players since 1989 for the Michigan men’s basketball program. This group is a slight tier up in our scoring model from last week’s rendition, with us cracking the 90-point range. Without further ado, let’s jump right in.

No. 16 – F Iggy Brazdeikis – Score: 87.2

The 2018-19 season was one to remember for the Wolverines, opening the season on a 17-game winning streak after making an improbable run to the National Championship the year prior. The team was expected to be good, but I don’t know if anyone expected them to get off to that kind of start and be a 30-win team, especially after the departure of talents like Moritz Wagner, Duncan Robinson, Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman and Jon Teske.

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But little drop off happened because of the emergence and dominance of a true freshman —- Ignas Brazdeikis. He immediately brought an edge and filled the shoes of the “villain” on the team from Wagner’s departure.

By the end of the season, Brazdeikis was the best player on the team, averaging 14.8 points and 5.4 rebounds per game while shooting just under 40 percent from three; he scored at least 20 points per game 10 times. He made the unfortunate decision to head to the NBA Draft after being named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, an All-Big Ten second-team performer and an All-American honorable mention.

In case you are interested in what he is doing today, Brazdeikis plays for Zalgiris Kaunas in the Lithuanian Basketball League and internationally in the EuroLeague. It’s his second stint with the team after playing in just 64 games over a three-year NBA career playing for the Knicks, 76ers and Magic.

No. 15 – G Daniel Horton – Score: 89.7

Cracking the Top 15 is former McDonald’s All-American Daniel Horton. That designation is important because Horton chose to go to Michigan and play for Tommy Amaker during one of the most difficult periods in the history of the program.

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