Spike Albrecht Season 2016-17

CAREER ACCOLADES (at Michigan):

• NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team (2013)
• Two-time team captain (2015, 2016)
• Bill Buntin Most Valuable Player (co, 2015)
• Travis Conlan Sportsmanship Award (2014, 2015)
• Gary Grant Award for Most Assists (2015)
• Steve Grote Hustle Award (2015)
• Thad Garner Leadership Award (2015)
• "94 Feet With" Feature Q-and-A

AS A SENIOR / 2016-17
Game-by-Game Statistics

• Appeared in 28 games, averaging 1.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game in 12.5 minutes per outing.
• Missed seven games with a back injury in December.
• Finished his career by playing 144 games, the 12th most for an active player.
• Finished the season with a 4.00 (36 / 9) assist/turnover ratio and had just one turnover in his last 12 games (141 minutes played).
• Scored seven points in the season opener against McNeese State, then a big home win over Michigan State.
• Had four assists in a big win over Northwestern in the regular-season finale.
• Sparked Purdue in the second half of a big rally against Georgia State, especially on the defensive end. Finished with three points, three assists and five rebounds.
• Hit a big 3-pointer against Indiana in the Big Ten Championship-clinching game on Feb. 28.
• Had five points in back-to-back games against Illinois and Penn State in January.

AS A SENIOR / 2015-16
2015-16 Game-by-Game Statistics

• Came off the bench in eight games before ending his season, announcing (Dec. 11) he would no longer play as he wanted to concentrate on his rehabilitation following double hip surgery.
• Played in 8.6 minutes per game with a season-best 17 in the opener against Northern Michigan (Nov. 13).
• Posted 11 assists and one turnover in eight games.

AS A JUNIOR / 2014-15
2014-15 Game-by-Game Statistics

• Named Michigan's team MVP after averaging 7.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game in 31 contests.
• Played in 31 games, with 18 starts, despite being hampered by chronic hip pain; opted to finish season rather than have surgery.
• Missed first career game due to illness (upper respiratory infection) against Northwestern (Jan. 17), snapping a streak of 93 consecutive games played.
• Scored a career-high 18 points at Michigan State (Feb. 1), going 6-for-13 from the field and 3-for-6 from long range.
• Recorded 121 assists against 41 turnovers for an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.95, leading the Big Ten.
• Scored in double-figures in nine of his last 11 games as a junior, averaging 12.5 points and 4.8 assists during that span.
• Shot a team-best 91.3 percent from the free throw line (42-for-46).
• Played 30-plus minutes and three 40-plus in 18 games, including in 15 of the final 17 games.
• Played a career-best 47 minutes in a double-overtime game at Northwestern (March 3).

AS A SOPHOMORE / 2013-14
2013-14 Game-by-Game Statistics

• Helped Michigan to the Elite Eight by averaging 3.3 points, 1.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.
• He recorded a team-best 4.69 (75:16) assist-to-turnover ratio and shot 38.7 percent from long distance (24-of-62).
• Made first career start against Iowa (Jan. 22), finishing with seven points, seven assists and two rebounds
• Averaged 14.7 minutes per game off the bench

AS A FRESHMAN / 2012-13
2012-13 Game-by-Game Statistics

• Albrecht earned a spot on the 2013 NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team after scoring 17 points in the title game against Louisville.
• He appeared in all 39 games as a rookie, averaging 2.2 points per game and 0.7 assists per game.
• In Michigan's final three games of the year against Florida, Syracuse and Louisville in the NCAA Tournament, Albrecht averaged 10.0 points per game and made 7-of-8 3-point attempts during that span.
• He would finish his freshman year by making 10 of his last 11 3-pointers and shot 54.5 percent (18-of-33) from long distance.

HIGH SCHOOL / PREP SCHOOL

• Played a post-graduate year (2011-12) at Northfield Mount Hermon under head coach John Carroll.
• Led Northfield Mount Hermon to a 29-6 record and the NEPSAC Class AAA championship after a 74-70 win over St. Thomas Prep; scored 23 points and had nine assists earning Tournament MVP honors.
• Set Northfield Mount Hermon record with 241 assists.
• Prior to postgraduate year, played three years of varsity basketball at Crown Point High School (2009-11) under head coach Clint Swan.
• In 2011, named IBCA All-State honorable mention, Associated Press All-State High honorable mention and Duneland Athletic Conference MVP.
• Three-time Duneland All-Conference team (2009, '10, '11).
• Three-time team MVP (2009, '10, '11).
• Named to both Northwest Times and Post-Tribune All-Area (2010, '11).
• Finished three-year varsity career scoring 1,059 points.
• Helped Crown Point to a 41-25 record in three seasons, starting all 66 games.
• As a senior, averaged 21.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists.
• As a junior, averaged 19.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists.

PERSONAL

• Full name is Michael Joseph Albrecht.
• Pursuing a master's degree in the school of technology after graduating with a general studies degree from Michigan in April 2016.
• Was born August 24, 1992 in Crown Point, Indiana.
• Son of Charles and Tammy Albrecht.
• Has a pair of older brothers, Steve and Chachi, and younger sister, Hannah. Brother, Steve, played basketball at Toledo and Brown.
• Nicknamed Spike after he wore his baseball spikes everywhere when he was eight years old to show his parents how badly he wanted to play the sport.