Zak Irvin

Zak Irvin

Irvin in 2015
No. 21 – Michigan Wolverines
Position Shooting guard
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1994-09-05) September 5, 1994
Fishers, Indiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Hamilton Southeastern
(Fishers, Indiana)
College Michigan (2013–present)
Career highlights and awards

Zakarie Tyler "Zak" Irvin (born September 5, 1994) is an American college basketball player for Michigan where he is playing his senior season for the 2016–17 team.[1] He earned the 2013 Indiana Mr. Basketball and Indiana Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year while playing for Hamilton Southeastern High School. At Michigan, he was twice recognized as Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week for the 2013–14 team. He was a 2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season All-Big Ten honorable mention honoree by the coaches and the media as well as a 2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament All-Tournament Team selection as a junior.

Early life

Irvin was born in Fishers, Indiana to Marcia and James Irvin on September 5, 1994.[2] As a freshman at Hamilton Southeastern, Irvin played junior varsity basketball.[1] By January 2011, he was being recruited by Illinois, Baylor, Ohio State, Indiana and Michigan State.[3] June 13, 2011 was the first day that Michigan offered scholarships to the class of 2013. On July 31, 2011, Irvin announced his non-binding verbal commitment to Michigan. At the time, he was ranked 97th in the class of 2013 according to Rivals.com and 74th according to ESPN. Scout.com ranked him as the 22nd best shooting guard.[4] By the time of his commitment, he had scholarship offers from Purdue, Indiana, Baylor, Miami, Xavier, and Butler.[5] This commitment came one day before Derrick Walton joined Michigan's 2013 recruiting class.[6] During the summer of 2012, Irvin jumped in the Rivals.com ranking from 68th to 31st in the national class of 2013.[7] On November 16, 2012, Michigan men's basketball received a signed National Letter of Intent from the 6-foot-6-inch (1.98 m) Irvin.[8] At Hamilton Southeastern High School, he earned 2013 Indiana Mr. Basketball[1] and Parade All-American recognition.[9] As Indiana Mr. Basketball, he succeeded former teammate, Gary Harris, and the duo became the state's first back-to-back winners from the same high school.[1] He was also named 2013 Indiana Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year.[10] By the end of his high school career, he was ranked 24th by Rivals.[11]

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Zak Irvin
SF		 Fishers, IN Hamilton Southeastern High School (IN) 6 ft 6.25 in (1.99 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 31, 2011 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 51, 12 (SF)   Rivals: 24, 6 (SG)  ESPN: 22, 6 (SF), 1 (IN)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College

Freshman year

Irvin joined a team that had just lost Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway, Jr. to the 2013 NBA draft.[12][13] The 2012–13 Wolverines had reached the championship game of the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, losing to Louisville.[14] Prior to his freshman season, Sporting News named him the 2nd best Big Ten Conference newcomer.[15] On November 8, the Wolverines opened the season against UMass Lowell. Michigan played 6 freshman and Irvin was one of five who came off the bench in his debut that night; he scored 10 points.[16][17] When 2013–14 Wolverine team leading scorer Stauskas sat out the November 29 game against Coppin State, Irvin posted 24 points on 9-for-13 field goal shooting, including 6-for-10 three point shooting as Michigan won in an 87–45 rout.[18][19] He was recognized on December 2, with a Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week honor.[20] On December 21, he posted 12 points (on 4–8 three point shooting) and 6 rebounds against Stanford.[21] On December 23, he earned co-Freshman of the Week honors with Noah Vonleh from the Big Ten Conference.[22] The 2013–14 team advanced to the elite eight round of the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament before being eliminated by Kentucky.[23]

Sophomore year

Irvin for the 2014–15 Wolverine

After coming off the bench in all 37 appearances as a freshman,[2] Irvin started in the opening game of the season as a sophomore on November 15 for the 2014–15 team against Hillsdale and was one of three 20-point scorers for the team (along with Walton and Caris LeVert).[24][25] On December 22, 2014, Irvin posted a career high of seven rebounds and tied his career high with 3 assists against Coppin State.[26][27] On January 9, Irvin tallied a career high of nine rebounds against Penn State.[28][29] On January 27, Irvin recorded his first career double-double and the team's first of the year with 14 points and a career-high 12 rebounds as Michigan defeated Nebraska. He also tied a career high with 3 assists[30][31][32] On February 8, Irvin had a career-high 3 steals and season-high 23 points against Indiana.[33][34] On March 3 against Northwestern, Irvin posted his and the team's second double double of the season in a double overtime loss with a career-high 28 points and 11 rebounds. Irvin played a career-high 49 minutes in the game.[35][36][37] On March 12, Irvin tallied 14 points and a career-high 6 assists against Illinois in the second round of the 2015 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to help Michigan extend its streak of opening round wins in the tournament to 9.[38][39][40] In the third round against Wisconsin, Irvin posted his third double double of his career and of the season with 21 points and 11 rebounds.[41][42]

Junior year

On September 9, 2015, head coach John Beilein announced that Irvin would be sidelined for 6–8 weeks, but that he was expected to be available near the beginning of the season for the 2015–16 team.[43][44] In preseason top 100 player rankings Irvin was unranked by ESPN and ranked 77 by NBC Sports.[45][46] He did not appear in the November 13 season opener against Northern Michigan.[47] On November 16 against Elon, Irvin made his season debut with three assists and one rebound but no points.[48][49] On November 20 against Xavier, Irvin made his first start of the season, posting seven points and one rebound.[50][51] On December 8, Michigan lost 82–58 to (19/-)[52] SMU despite 9 assists from Irvin.[53][54] On January 12 with leading scorer LeVert sidelined, Michigan defeated (#3/#3)[55] Maryland 70–67 behind a season-high and game-high 22 points from Irvin.[56][57] On January 20, Michigan defeated Minnesota 74–69 with Irvin's fourth career double-double (a 19-point, 11-rebound effort).[58][59] On January 27, Irvin tied his career high with 12 rebounds as Michigan defeated Rutgers for the eighth time in eight all-time meetings against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.[60][61] On February 13, Michigan defeated (#18/16)[62] Purdue, 61–56. Irvin scored 16 of his game-high 22 points in the second half, including a three point shot and the go-ahead basket in the final three minutes as the Wolverines finished the game on an 11–0 scoring run after falling behind 56–50.[63][64] On February 16, Irvin posted 15 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and two steals, becoming the 50th Wolverine to eclipse 1,000 career points.[65] Following the 2015–16 Big Ten season, he was listed as an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and the media.[66][67][68]

On March 10, in Michigan's first game of the 2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at Bankers Life Fieldhouse against Northwestern, Irvin scored the game-winning overtime basket in front of his hometown crowd with 3.3 seconds left. Irvin, who grew up in nearby Fishers, Indiana had 19 points and eight rebounds. The game marked Irvin's 100th career game with Michigan, becoming just the 64th Wolverine to reach the milestone.[69][70][71] The following day in the March 11, 2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament quarterfinals upset of No. 1-seeded (#10 AP Poll/#10 Coaches Poll) Indiana, 2013 Indiana Mr. Basketball Irvin scored a team-high 17 points, marking the third time in only three win against a nationally ranked conference foe that he led the team in scoring.[72][73] Irvin was selected to the All-Tournament Team.[74] On March 16 in the First Four round of the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Michigan defeated Tulsa, 67–62, behind a team-high 16 points from Irvin, including a go-ahead three-point shot with 53 seconds left and late free throws.[75][76]

In the final four of the 2016 2K Sports Classic held at the Madison Square Garden on November 17 and 18, Irvin posted 16 points against Marquette in the semifinal[77][78] and 16 against SMU to earn tournament MVP as Michigan won the tournament.[79][80]

Notes

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  3. ↑ Bohn, Rodger (2011-01-26). "Flyin' To The Hoop: Top Underclassmen: SLAM takes a look at the top youngsters from Flyin' To The Hoop.". SLAM Magazine. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  4. ↑ "Michigan basketball team adds Zak Irvin to 2013 recruiting class". Ann Arbor News. 2011-07-31. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  5. ↑ "Irvin Picks Michigan". Canes Times. Scout.com. 2011-07-31. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
  6. ↑ "Michigan basketball adds another top 100 recruit for 2013, point guard Derrick Walton". Ann Arbor News. 2011-08-01. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  7. ↑ Burkhardt, Dylan (2012-08-28). "Irvin, Walton rise in post-summer Rivals ranking update". UMHoops.com. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
  8. ↑ "Michigan Inks Three Recruits to National Letters of Intent". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. 2012-11-16. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  9. ↑ McLaughlin, Brian (2013-05-18). "Meet PARADE's 2013 All-America Basketball Teams". Parade. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
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