W

ith 39 seconds left in 
the first half, Mark 
Donnal cleanly 

blocked 
Rasheed 
Sulaimon and 
left him lying 
under the 
basket on his 
back. But then 
Maryland 
grabbed the 
offensive 
rebound, 
so Donnal 
jumped up to 
do it again.

This time, he reached his 

arm over forward Robert 
Carter’s shoulder, blocking him 
from behind. On the following 
possession, with time about to 
expire, Donnal tipped in a missed 
3-pointer. His teammates mobbed 
him on the way to the locker room, 
happy to escape the first half 
against the third-ranked Terrapins 
with an eight-point lead.

Fast-forward to the end of the 

second half, and Donnal was at 
the center of attention again. 
After grabbing an offensive board, 
he drew a foul on a put-back 
attempt. With just a two-point 
lead, his two 
free throws 
would mean 
everything to 
his team’s fate.

After he 

sank the 
first one, the 
crowd let out a 
collective sigh 
of relief. At the 
end of a game 
the Wolverines 
mostly dominated, including 
a 13-point lead in the opening 
minutes of the second half, 
Michigan would beat a top-five 
team for the first time since 2014.

After the buzzer sounded and 

the team was done celebrating at 
center court, Donnal went over 
to the sidelines to give out high-

fives — this time connecting not 
with a ball headed towards the 
net, but with fans standing on the 
court and with 17-year event team 
member Jim Dick. Donnal was 
grateful to escape with a win.

Who was Donnal, anyway? A 

skinny, 6-foot-9 big man who lost 
his starting job not just once, but 
two years in a row?

Prior to his breakout game 

against Illinois on Dec. 30, he 
was averaging 3.9 points and 2.1 
boards per game and was known 
for looking timid on the court. In 
his third game starting for the 
Wolverines since then, he has 
looked like the leader he should 
be as one of Michigan’s oldest, 
healthy players. Maybe he’s no 
longer the kid we thought he was.

And who’s Duncan Robinson? 

Is this the same kid we met when 
he transferred from Division 
III Williams College and sat on 
the bench last season? Time and 
time again Tuesday, the redshirt 
sophomore delivered.

Five times from beyond the arc, 

if we’re being specific.

Robinson started to hit his 

stride with 4:26 left in the first 
half, hitting his second trey 
in three possessions. He sank 

another one for 
good measure 
two minutes 
later, scoring 
back-to-back 
with junior 
forward Zak 
Irvin.

He came 

out in the 
second half 
on the same 
stride, scoring 

Michigan’s first points of the half 
in the form of — you guessed it — 
a 3-pointer. It was his longest of 
the game, about a foot away from 
the navy block ‘M’ at center court.

Later, Robinson made up for a 

missed wide-open corner triple 
on the next possession by running 
beneath the net and laying the 

ball in on a reverse layup. It gave 
Michigan a much-needed boost 
and awakened the crowd, giving 
the Wolverines a 61-57 lead.

And how about Zak Irvin and 

Derrick Walton Jr.?

Well, they’re faces Michigan 

fans know well, but they’ve 
never seen them like this, in 
more of a leadership role than 
ever before. 

With leading scorer and 

captain Caris LeVert sidelined 
due to a lower leg injury, Irvin 
and Walton had to play those roles 
Tuesday if they wanted a chance. 
“Best friends” off the court, the 
duo showed that they have just as 
much chemistry on the court. 

Walton dished the ball to Irvin 

for Michigan’s first points of the 

game, and the trend continued, 
with the two on the floor together 
for nearly all of the Wolverines’ 
big runs.

Irvin led the Wolverines with 

22 points, and though Walton 
didn’t make quite as big of a dent 
on the box score, the guard came 
up big with 10 rebounds. In fact, 
Irvin thinks his buddy Walton is 
the best rebounding point guard 
he’s ever played with.

On top of grabbing boards at 

6-foot-1, Walton was tasked with 
the unenviable job of guarding 
Melo Trimble, Maryland’s leading 
scorer. He held Trimble to just two 
points in a matchup that he said he 
made personal, and after the game, 
Michigan coach John Beilein had 
him lead the Wolverines in singing 

“The Victors.”

It’s hard not to imagine 

what the Wolverines would 
have looked like Tuesday night 
with LeVert. It’s even harder 
not to make comparisons to 
last season’s injuries. Beilein 
even catches himself doing it 
sometimes.

“I’ve done it, everybody’s done 

it — ‘Here we go again, same 
thing as last year,’ ” Beilein said 
following the game. “You’ve got 
Spike sitting there and you’ve got 
Caris sitting there. 

“I think the Penn State game 

really showed that we have some 
other weapons. They also love 
playing with Duncan Robinson — 
they’re looking for him all the time 
… I think they’re understanding 

there’s a lot of ways to win, not just 
if Caris isn’t there, we can’t win. 
We’ve done it twice now.”

Even without LeVert, the 

Wolverines proved they could 
hang out with the big kids — 
quite literally at times, with two 
of Maryland’s big men measuring 
in at 6-foot-11. Michigan finally 
drew on its strengths, all of them, 
and used a slew of weapons that 
were more or less nonexistent 
just months ago when everyone 
was still waiting on Robinson 
and Donnal. 

There’s no more waiting now, 

though. These kids have made it.

Hall can be reached at 

hallkl@umich.edu and on 

Twitter at @kellyhall20.

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The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com
Thursday, January 14, 2016 — 5A

The kids are all right

KELLY 
HALL

“I think they’re 
understanding 
there’s a lot of 
ways to win.”

Henry will enter 
2016 NFL Draft

By ZACH SHAW

Daily Sports Editor

After a strong 2015 season, 

redshirt junior defensive tackle 
Willie 
Henry 
announced 
on 

Twitter Wednesday night that 
he will forgo his final year of 
eligibility with the Michigan 
football team and enter the NFL 
Draft.

“We’ve had a long exciting 

journey together,” Henry said to 
Michigan coaches, teammates 
and fans in a statement on 
Twitter. “For the past few years 
at the University, all of you have 
been like a second family to me.

“Nevertheless, my time as a 

student athlete has come to a 
end. I have decided to continue 
my football career in a more 
professional direction.”

In his third season playing 

on the 12th-ranked Wolverines’ 
front, the 6-foot-3, 311-pound 
Henry had career highs in tackles 
(34), tackles for loss (10) and sacks 
(6.5). His 6.5 sacks were tied with 
redshirt junior Chris Wormley 
for the team lead.

In back-to-back games against 

then-No. 13 Northwestern and 
then-No. 
7 
Michigan 
State, 

Henry totaled nine tackles, 5.5 
tackles for loss and four sacks, 

showcasing improved speed that 
could make him ready for the 
next level.

Henry was an integral part on 

one of the nation’s best defensive 
lines and led the Wolverines to 
their most wins since 2011.

In his letter, Henry credited 

the coaching staff and support 
around him for making his 
dream possible.

“I 
want 
to 
express 
my 

gratitude to all of the coaching 
staff that I had the pleasure of 
working with throughout my 
time here at Michigan,” Henry 
said. “This began with the 
coaching staff that was here with 
Brady Hoke (who is a great man 
and mentor) and the coaching 
staff that is here now whom I had 
the benefit of sharing my most 
memorable season.

“So, to Michigan, I say goodbye 

knowing you all have given me an 
experience of a lifetime that I will 
cherish forever.”

Though Henry is leaving, 

other potential NFL players 
such as junior tight end Jake 
Butt, redshirt junior defensive 
back 
Jourdan 
Lewis 
and 

Wormley have all committed 
to playing one more season for 
the Wolverines, who could still 
return up to 16 starters.

GRANT HARDY/Daily

Junior forward Mark Donnal came up big in key moments in the Michigan men’s basketball team’s 70-67 win over No. 3 Maryland on Tuesday.

ALLISON FARRAND/Daily

Willie Henry announced on Wednesday his intent to enter the 2016 NFL Draft.

