Who is Jordan Poole ...
• Charismatic individual, known for bench celebrations and easy going demeanor
• Athletic wing, who can score from the outside, as well as getting to the basket
• Continues to develop defensive game, strives to be an elite two-way player
• Will go down in U-M history after hitting last second 3-point buzzer-beater to lift U-M over Houston in the 2018 NCAA Tournament
• Strong campus and community presence
• Avid lover of cats; volunteers at animal shelters whenever possible
Michigan Career & Honors
• All-Big Ten, honorable mention (2019)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 3, 2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten (2019)
• U-M Academic Achievement (2019)
• U-M's Award for Outstanding Free Throw Shooting (2019)
• Helped U-M set the program record for single season victories with 33 wins (33-8, 2017-18) and followed with a second straight 30 win season in 2018-19 (30-7)
• Helped U-M win second straight Big Ten Tournament title (2018)
• Helped U-M repeat as tournament champions winning four games in four days and becoming just the third Big Ten team to win back-to-back titles.
• Helped U-M to two straight NCAA Tournament and Sweet 16 appearances (2018, '19)
• Helped U-M to the No. 3 seed (West) and to the second Final Four and national title game in six years; in 2019, helped U-M to the No. 2 seed (West) and a third straight trip to the Sweet 16
Sophomore (2018-19)
• One of four players to start all 37 games
• Started first career game in the season opener against Norfolk State (Nov. 6)
• Averaged 12.8 points per game; U-M's second leading scorer, doubling his output from his freshman season
• Second on U-M with 26 double figure games with four 20-plus point games
• Posted a streak of 11 straight games scoring in double figures -- Chattanooga (Nov. 23) to at Illinois (Jan. 10)
• Scored career-high 26 points against South Carolina (Dec. 8), going 8-for-12 from field; 4-for-7 from long range
• Led U-M with 75 3-pointers, with 17 games with two-or-more
• Shot 36.9 percent (75-for-203)
• Drained a career-high six against Binghamton (Dec. 30)
• Posted five games with five-or-more -- 6, Binghamton (Dec. 30) and 5, George Washington (Nov. 17), North Carolina (Nov. 28), Purdue (Dec. 1), at Minnesota (Feb. 21)
• Doubled his rebounding output, going from 1.4 to 3.0 per game
• Posted 10 games with five-or-more rebounds
• Grabbed a career-high nine against Wisconsin (Feb. 9)
• Had an assist in 36 of 37 games, with 12 games of three-or-more
• Dished out a career-high seven against Minnesota (March 16)
• Second on U-M with 40 steals
• Swiped a career-high four against Western Michigan (Dec. 15)
• Averaged 33.1 minutes per game, one of three players to average 30-plus minutes
Freshman (2017-18)
• Played in 39 games
• Made collegiate debut against North Florida (Nov. 11)
• Averaged 6.0 points per game
• Recorded 10 games with 10-or-more points
• Scored a career-best 19 points against Indiana (Dec. 2), going 7-for-12 on FG and 5-for-10 on 3FG
• Made dramatic last second shot vs. Houston (March 17) to send U-M to the NCAA Sweet 16 with 64-63 win; show was nominated for an ESPY award
• Averaged 1.4 rebounds per game
• Grabbed 50 of his 53 total on the defensive end
• Grabbed a career-best four rebounds, three times -- at Penn State (Feb. 21), vs. Iowa (March 1) in Big Ten Tournament second round and vs. Purdue (March 4) in Big Ten Tournament championship game
• Fourth on Wolverines with 40 3-pointers
• Shot 37.0 percent (40-for-108) on the season
• Made a career-best five 3-pointers against Indiana
• 40 of his 75 baskets were from long-range
• Averaged 12.2 minutes per game