As was mentioned in the open thread, Zack Novak surpassed 1,000 points for his career in tonight's game. He also became the 28th player in Michigan history with 1,000 career points and 500 career rebounds. He joins this impressive list of Wolverines:
28. Zack Novak, 2008-12 1,008 569
Congratulations, Zack!
So underated as a college
Is he the shortest player to
Is he the shortest player to be in that club? To grab 500 boards at his size is remarkable.
Not quite
According to his page at Bentley, Henry Wilmore was just 6-foot-3. But you make a good point—Novak is certainly one of the shortest on the list.
Wow
He's in some pretty good company.
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Go Blue!
Well done Zack.
Very inspiring stuff. It's a testament to Beilein's skills as a coach that we are generating 1000/500 players.
Land of the free market
I think MSU and Wisc have a
I think MSU and Wisc have a lot tough games left on schedule while UM's rest of the games are somewhat manageable. Feb18 is where Michigan makes its statement before the touney, Go Blue!
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Yup, UM could possibily be
Yup, UM could possibily be No.2 behind OSU after the regular season
I can see Wisc goes 4-3
I can see Wisc goes 4-3 finishes 11-7, Indiana win the rest 12-6 in B1G, MSU go 4-3and finishes 12-6, Michigan goes 4-2 finishes 12-6, OSU goes 5-2 finishes 12-4. What do you guys think?
OSU is prob the outright
OSU is prob the outright leader. MSU is hard to predict, they're very good at home but road games can go either way. Wisc was on a hot streak before losing to OSU at home, we prob have to wait and see. Indiana, all about Zeller while having pob the easist games left.
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Is John Beilein the favorite
Is John Beilein the favorite for Big Ten Coach of the Year? It seems like it to me. He had to replace Darius Morris with a freshman, lost a rotation member to a season-ending injury and two of his top six players are going through protracted slumps, but here we are near the top of the conference. We're three games ahead of last year's record at this time (15-10 and 5-7) which is a pretty big improvement when you consider that last year's team ended up in the tourney.
Wow
I did not know that was a Saturday night at 9:00 PM game. If we beat Illinois, I wonder if Dukie V. could make an appearance. I know he is not everybody's favorite, but I wouldn't mind seeing him getting crowd surfed in the Maize Rage. That would be a pretty cool environment.
And evaluator
He did that with "2*" talent.
Mid-90's
I remember the Fab Four as a kid. But I started to get competetive in basketball in the mid-90s, so the 94-96 seasons are when I really latched on to basketball. Already a Michigan fan from footall, and living in Iowa, the Michigan Men's Basketball teams featuring Maceo Baston, Lou Bullock, Mo Taylor, Tractor Traylor, (Dougan Fife?!) were what really drawed me in to Michigan basketball. I know those years are forgotten almost as much as the Fab Five years, but man those guys were fun to watch as a kid growing up and learning the game. I especially enjoyed Maceo Baston, for whatever reason.
COOL STROY BRO-sef & not so on-topic, I know, but that list brought back some "naieve" but good memories.
Edit: Forgot to add, but nice achievement for Novak. He deserves to be on lists such as this one. He probably brought more to this program than any of us will ever know and it won't be listed as any statistic.
Great company, indeed
Not bad for a recruit whose best offers other than Michigan were Iowa, NW, and Purdue. Also, not bad for a guy who really doesn't fit into any position on the floor, but could probably handle the 1-4 slots if he really, really had to.
Wow Rose is the only one from
Wow Rose is the only one from the fab five not on the list, I would not have guessed that.
Go Blue
daniel horton suprised me as
daniel horton suprised me as well
Surprised me too...he was 23
Surprised me too...Jalen was just 23 rebounds short of making it
Surprised about Jalen
I was surprised about Jalen too. However, he did leave early (as I recall) and King and Jackson stayed around for at least another year. Webber and Howard were in a better position to get there quickly before they left -- and, as someone else pointed out, Jalen was close.
It's my understanding
It's my understanding, that Zack could run for Governor of Arkansas and win by a pretty sizable margin. Off the chart poll numbers.
Roll Tide.
Zack is also the only four
Zack is also the only four year player on that list.
Go Blue
Actually not. I think a few
Actually not. I think a few of those are mislabeled. Deshawn definitely stayed four years for one and I'm pretty sure Bernard and Courtney Sims did also.
" I want to win Big 10 titles. Multiply. Consecutively. I just made that word up (multiply). I'm like that. I'm good at Scrabble."
I didn't think that was right
I didn't think that was right which is why I was so suprised, I wonder why they are mislabeled.
Go Blue
I should have noticed that
I should have noticed that when I "added" Novak to the list (obviously, Novak and Manny Harris were not in the same recruiting class). The chart comes from the Basketball Record Book, which for all of the career lists leaves out the first calendar year of the player's career. So all of those first years in the chart should really be one year earlier. And there are a number of previous four-year players on the list.
Asterisked players
should be removed from the page entirely.
also; U-M record for most ejections: Josh Asselin. Anyone remember him?
he's also 4th all time in most fouls.
Do not subract 1995-1992 to
Do not subract 1995-1992 to get 3 years of basketball. 1992 +1993+1994+1995 =4 year players as in jackson and king
Going by that Zack was there
Going by that Zack was there 5 years 08, 09, 10, 11, 12. Did he redshirt?
Go Blue
No, he and Stu played as true
No, he and Stu played as true freshmen in '08.
Far we their praises sing for the glory and fame they have brought us...
I assume you mean 08-09.
I assume you mean 08-09. Otherwise, he'd be in his fifth year now.
is it bad that I have to go
is it bad that I have to go all the way down to 13 to know of someone I have heard of?
It depends on when you were
It depends on when you were born. I can not remember a lot of the people before my time also.
Cassie Russell? I know I am
Cazzie Russell? I know I am older but doesn't anyone read about previous Michigan greats?
Semper Fidelis
nearing 30, i'm too young to know much about cazzie russell
but i'm surprised you don't know rudy tomjanovich. dude coached hakeem olajuwon to back-to-back NBA titles in the mid-90s. espn still talks about him, too.
Phil Hubbard
You really should have heard of Cazzie Russell if you follow this site -- or even if you saw the game a few weeks ago when he gave the guys a pregame pep talk. Crisler is the "House that Cazzie Built."
In addition to Tomjonovich, I wish people remembered Phil Hubbard more. He was an unbelievable talent. He had an incredible freshman year, but then got injured playing in Europe the following summer. He played well after that, but lost the edge of his awesomeness. Still, I think he should rank highly among the Michigan greats.
Phil
He was part of my favorite Michigan team. The team also had Ricky Green, Steve Grote, and Waymon Britt. Britt was also a guy undersized at forward being 6' 2".
This is the team that lost to an undefeated Indiana in the championship game in '76.
"You're fat and you're mine". Bo to Dan Dierdorf.
Great to see
Great to see Zack have success. He's definitely played a big role in bringing this program back to being a national power. His grit and leadership will be missed next year.
Give.Love.Share.Revive.
Congrates. In some ways,
Congrates. In some ways, Zach has been one of the greatest Wolverines ever. "In some ways"
He's probably been a better leader than almost anyone we've had. He's been the glue that has helped Michigan turn the corner from one of their worst periods to what looks like a new program. The future is so damn bright! Zach won't be here for that - BUT HE STILL HAS THIS YEAR! - but without him, I don't know if we would be in the same place we are now.
Certainly, he is one of the fans' favorites of all time.
I can't wait until he becomes a coach for Michigan. It might just happen.
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Congrats, Zack!
I don't own any UM b-ball jerseys, but I have been eyeing either a Novak or Douglas jersey lately. There guys are the perfect complimentary pair of representatives for the program. In fact, I just decided that I should own both jerseys - ya can't have one without the other. I hope the Novak jersey comes with standard issue blood stains.
Seriously, congrats and thanks,Zack. Lets hope the team can send him and Stu out on a high note. Bo Blue!
Journal Entry - Day 782 of living amongst inbreds - Actually heard this today, "I don't see what the big deal is. All he was doin' was protectin' the players. What's wrong with that?"
Congrats to Zack. By far my
Congrats to Zack. By far my favorite player on this team and I am going to miss him so much next year. His leadership is something that can't be taught and hopefully someone can step up next year to take his role.
Congrats to Zack Novack the
Congrats to Zack Novack the best small BIG man the university has ever had! He has been a great leader in a time Michigan has needed one the most.
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won't be mine. … Quote it. Let them
know."
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I thought it was fitting that
I thought it was fitting that he hit 1,000 with a 3-ball. Congratulations to him, for sure. He's done so much for this program.
Also, I'm surprised nobody's posted a No-legs Novak pic yet. Here's one:
Zack's growth over the last four years
shows why Michigan is in great hands. Both he and Stu have worked hard throughout their careers, but you can see elements of their games that didn't exist 4 years ago. My biggest frustration under Amaker was that players never seemed to get any better from their freshman to senior years. That certainly can't be said for either of Michigan's seniors this year. Imagine how good the team will be when it has both top 100 talent, and experience under this staff.
Zack has got to be the best
Zack has got to be the best rebounder in the country with size taken into account. He is amazing and has been one of my favorite players in any sport I have ever had the privledge of watching. He will be missed.
Hail to the colors that float in the light
Hurrah for the Yellow and Blue!
Pretty impressive, but can
Pretty impressive, but can Zack spit rhymes like M.C. Burton?
"I'm the guy who does his job. You must be the other guy."
congrats
To the toughest player in college BB pound for pond.
Novak also has over 200
Novak also has over 200 career assists. The 1000/500/200 club probably is fairly small, since a lot of the guys on this list were posts.
Manny Harris, 366
Manny Harris, 366 assists
Bernard Robinson, Jr., 364
Jimmy King, 354
Ray Jackson, 300
Glen Rice, 274
Thad Garner, Terry Mills, 228
Juwan Howard, 202
from MGoBlue Statistics Archive
Michigan Resurgent? Michigan Resurgent!
Cubby, add the wolverines!
So underated as a college player. Zack's been instrumental in our resurgence and deserves to be on that list with the greats.
"He has an uncanny ability to get kids to believe in him and believe in themselves. He doesn't do it with smooth words. He's not smooth. He does it by being the same genuine person day after day." ~Jason Whitlock on Brady Hoke