Steinberg accepted job
offer at Arizona State
nine days earlier
By ETHAN WOLFE
Summer Managing Sports Editor
The search for a new Michigan
men’s tennis coach was quick and
painless. In fact, there wasn’t
much of a search
at all.
Nine
days
after
it
was
announced that
Adam Steinberg
would resign as
the head coach
to
take
the
same position at
Arizona
State,
he notified the
Sun
Devils’
athletic
department
that
he
would no longer be taking the
job, and was reunited once again
with the Wolverines.
Steinberg will enter his third
season at the helm, and has
collected a 28-25 record in his
previous two seasons. His first
year coaching the Wolverines,
the team finished with their
worst record in program history,
7-17.
But
Steinberg’s
unique
coaching tactics came to fruition
quickly: Michigan finished last
season 21-8, and advanced to
the second round of the NCAA
Regionals.
Returning a number of last
years starters, alongside the
addition of a top-30 recruiting
class,
the
Wolverines
look
to
improve
on
their
already
impressive
14-win
turnaround.
And
if
last
season is any
indication
of
how
much
a
team
can
improve in one season, then
exceeding 21 wins is a definite
possibility.
“I look forward to being at the
University of Michigan for many
years to come and to build upon
what we have established the last
two years,” Steinberg said in a
statement.
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Caris LeVert led the Wolverines in points and rebounds before getting injured in his junior and senior seasons.
LeVert drafted 20th overall
By ETHAN WOLFE
Summer Managing Sports Editor
Despite battling foot injuries in
his junior and senior seasons, Caris
LeVert has found a home in the
NBA, much earlier than expected.
LeVert was selected as the
20th pick in the first round by the
Indiana Pacers of Thursday’s NBA
Draft. As part of a trade made
earlier in the day, the rights to
LeVert will be sent to the Brooklyn
Nets. Prior to the draft on April 1,
LeVert
signed
with
Jay-Z’s
Roc
Nation
—
the
same
entertainment
agency
that
represents
Oklahoma
City
Thunder
forward Kevin
Durant.
“I’m really blessed to be in
this situation,” LeVert said to the
media
after
his
selection.
“None
of
this
was
possible
without God, my
family, and all
my
teammates
and
coaches
throughout
the years. I’m
blessed
to
be
here, like I said. Through all the
adversity I went through the past
couple of years, I’m lost for words
right now to be here.”
Due to his lack of playing
time because of injury, LeVert
had to plead his case to NBA
teams to even get selected. In a
letter published by LeVert in The
Players’ Tribune, he cites Durant
and Portland Trail Blazers guard
CJ McCollum as notable players
who have succeeded in the pros
despite suffering similar injuries.
His injuries didn’t seem to hurt his
draft stock too much, though.
Prior
to
his
season-ending
ailments the past two seasons, the
six-foot-seven guard led Michigan
in scoring and rebounding. His
16.5 points, 5.3 boards and 4.9
assists in his final season were
all improvements from his junior
campaign.
The
Pickerington,
Ohio-
native came off the bench during
Michigan’s run to the 2013 NCAA
Championship game, and recorded
Michigan’s
fourth-ever
triple
double against Northern Kentucky
December 15. LeVert’s 98 career
wins were six away from the all-
time record at Michigan.
MEN’S TENNIS
“I’m really
blessed to be in
this situation.”
Steinberg quickly returns
“I look forward to
being at Michigan
for many years to
come.”
as men’s tennis head coach
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