College_career Spike_Albrecht

in albrecht s role 2012–13 wolverines team, never scored more 7 points in game before ncaa tournament. in regional finals on march 31 against florida, michigan built 13–0 lead , never led less 10 rest of game. several players had career-highs in game, including albrecht had 7 points , 3 steals. national championship rounds held @ georgia dome in atlanta, georgia. in april 6 national semifinal against syracuse, michigan emerged thirty-first victory, since 1992–93 team went 31–5. bench contributed 22 points, including 6 albrecht, raised ncaa tournament total 5-for-5 on three-point shots.

michigan advanced april 8, 2013 ncaa men s division basketball tournament championship game team lost midwest number 1 seed louisville 82–76 margin despite 17 points, including 4-for-5 three-point shooting, albrecht in game. albrecht scored 17 first-half points on 4-for-4 three-point shooting. albrecht made seven-man all-tournament team (which revised multiple times) along teammates mcgary , trey burke. when new york times sports page did year in review, albrecht s picture appeared feature story 17-point performance. nbc sports journalist rob dauster described performance arguably memorable half of basketball ll ever see . end of first half of game, albrecht had tied sam cassell making first 9 three-point shots in ncaa tournament games season, , usa today described albrecht s place in history amongst unexpected ncaa heroes in history . following championship game, albrecht gained notoriety tweeting reigning sports illustrated swimsuit issue cover model , michigan fan kate upton. thanked her attendance @ georgia dome.

albrecht established career high 6 assists michigan defeated houston baptist 54 points on december 7, 2013. on january 22, 2014, against (#10 ap poll/coaches poll) iowa, albrecht made first career start, posting new career highs of 7 assists , 4 steals, tying career high 3 rebounds , helping michigan defeated consecutive ranked opponents first time since 1996–97 team. albrecht started in place of derrick walton had flu. during michigan–michigan state rivalry game on january 25 against (#3) 2013–14 spartans @ breslin center, michigan state fans heckled albrecht when shot free throws justin bieber chants. michigan clinched first outright (unshared) big ten conference championship since 1985–86. 2013–14 team advanced elite 8 round of 2014 ncaa men s division basketball tournament before being eliminated kentucky.

albrecht named co-captain of 2014–15 team along caris levert. on november 29, contributed career-high 7 assists against nicholls state. on december 2, albrecht posted new career high 9 assists , broke 63–63 deadlock 31 seconds remaining lead michigan 68–65 victory on syracuse. on december 6 in upset loss against njit highlanders, albrecht raised streak of assists without turnover 19, albrecth had 4 turnovers on december 9 against emu eagles. on january 3, 2015 against purdue, albrecht tied career high 17 points. on february 1 albrecht tallied career-high 18-points in rivalry game against michigan state. march 3 double-overtime loss against northwestern marked albrecht s 8th consecutive double-digit scoring game picked scoring slack in absence of caris levert , derrick walton, missed 11th , 9th consecutive games. on march 7 against rutgers, streak ended, albrecht posted career-high 9 assists. in april 2015, albrecht had offseason surgery on right hip correct genetic condition may necessitate left hip surgery. on december 2, albrecht named allstate works team nominee.

on december 11, 2015, albrecht announced sit out rest of season 2015–16 wolverines team due injuries. concentrate on continued recovery , rehabilitation process following bilateral hip surgery past summer. during career @ michigan, albrecht played in 115 career games, , named michigan s co-mvp during 2014–15 season, after starting 18 of 31 games , posting career-best 7.5 points per game, while battling hip problems. on march 29, albrecht announced use graduate transfer option play fifth year @ school. on april 1, head coach john beilein decided not restrict albrecht or teammate ricky doyle transferring schools within big ten if desired so. april 18, albrecht considering interest home state big ten programs purdue , indiana wichita state, texas a&m, syracuse, usc, , milwaukee (where michigan assistant coach lavall jordan had taken on head coach).

it announced on may 3, 2016, albrecht play final year of collegiate basketball @ purdue university. win on indiana on february 28, 2017, purdue clinched @ least share of big ten regular season championship. wisconsin s loss on march 2, purdue clinched outright championship, 23rd championship, in big ten history.