2016-17 University of Michigan Women's Basketball
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1 • 2016-17 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2016-17 MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | MGoBlue.com • 2 2016-17 MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • 1000 SOUTH STATE STREET • ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN • OFFICE (734) 763-4423 • FAX (734) 647-1188 • MGOBLUE.COM Women’s Basketball Contact: Sarah VanMetre • [email protected] • Direct (734) 604-4606 QUICK FACTS 2016-17 WOLVERINES GENERAL INFORMATION Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/3 • Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 • Newcomers: 5 Name of School ............................... University of Michigan City, Zip .................................................. Ann Arbor, MI 48109 STARTERS RETURNING (4) Founded ................................................................................1817 Pos. Name Yr./Elig. PPG RPG FG% 3PT% FT% ASST BLK STL Enrollment ....................................................................... 43,710 G Katelynn Flaherty Jr./Jr. 22.1 2.0 .449 .402 .865 84 4 38 Nickname ................................................................. Wolverines F/C Hallie Thome So./So. 14.4 5.4 .631 .000 .655 38 45 14 School Colors ..................................................Maize and Blue G Siera Thompson Sr./Sr. 9.4 3.4 .386 .382 .893 178 2 46 Affiliation ......................................................... NCAA Division I G Danielle Williams Sr./Sr. 1.9 2.5 .415 .417 .563 49 3 30 Conference...............................................Big Ten Conference President ............................................................. Mark Schlissel OTHER RETURNING PLAYERS (5) Athletic Director .............................................. Warde Manuel Pos. Name Yr./Elig. PPG RPG FG% 3PT% FT% ASST BLK STL Venue .....................................................................Crisler Center F Jillian Dunston Jr./Jr. 4.4 5.6 .496 .000 .532 29 5 34 Capacity .............................................................................12,707 F Maria Backman Jr./Jr. 1.5 1.1 .609 .000 .700 2 1 4 G Boogie Brozoski So./So. 5.5 1.6 .410 .426 .800 79 3 30 HISTORY G Nicole Munger So./So. 4.7 2.3 .438 .368 .714 17 0 28 First Year of Women’s Basketball ...................................1978 F Sam Trammel So./So. 2.1 1.6 .500 .000 .643 1 2 2 Overall All-Time Record ....................533-668 (43 seasons) Conf. All-Time Record ........................189-389 (34 seasons) NEWCOMERS (5) NCAA Tournament Appearances .........................................6 Pos. Name Yr./Elig. Ht. Hometown/High School Last NCAA Appearance ....................................................2013 C Abby Cole Sr./Jr. 6-5 Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven G Kysre Gondrezick Fr./Fr. 5-9 Benton Harbor, Mich./Benton Harbor COACHING STAFF G/F Akienreh Johnson Fr./Fr. 6-0 Toledo, Ohio/Rogers Head Coach ..................................................Kim Barnes Arico F/C KeAsja Peace Fr./Fr. 6-3 Toledo, Ohio/Rogers Alma Mater .......................................... Montclair State, 1993 G/F Kayla Robbins Fr./Fr. 6-1 Mitchellville, Md./St. John’s Academy Record at School/Years ..............................................83-54/4 Big Ten Record/Years ...................................................34-34/4 Career Record/Years .............................................353-260/20 Wolverine Quick Hitters Assistant Coach .............................................. Melanie Moore Alma Mater ..............................................................Siena, 1999 • Head coach Kim Barnes Arico enters her fifth season in Ann Arbor after becoming the program’s first Assistant Coach .................................................. Megan Duffy head coach to record four straight 20-win seasons. She has 83 wins in four seasons, already ranking fourth Alma Mater ................................................ Notre Dame, 2006 all-time at U-M. Her .606 winning percentage is tops by a Michigan women’s basketball coach and with Assistant Coach .................................................Joy McCorvey 17 more wins, she will become only the second coach in program history with 100 victories in Ann Arbor. • Michigan is coming off a 21-14 season and a WNIT semifinal appearance in 2015-16. It marked the fifth Alma Mater ...................................................... St. John’s, 2010 straight 20-win campaign for the Wolverines, the longest streak in school history. • Michigan set school records last year in points (2,751), points per game (78.6), field goals made (1,058), 2015-16 SEASON REVIEW field goal percentage (.478), three-point field goal percentage (.398) and assists (606). 2015-16 Overall Record ..................................................21-14 • U-M returns its top three leading scorers from a season ago in junior Katelynn Flaherty (22.1 ppg), 2015-16 Big Ten Record, Finish ............................. 9-9, t-7th sophomore Hallie Thome (14.4 ppg, 63.1 FG%) and senior Siera Thompson (9.4 ppg, 5.1 apg). 2016 WNIT ..................................................................Semifinals • Michigan returns three regular starters in Katelynn Flaherty, Siera Thompson and Hallie Thome as the trio combined to start every game last season. In addition, junior Jillian Dunston (9), senior Danielle ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Williams (7), sophomore Boogie Brozoski (5) and sophomore Nicole Munger (1) each started at least one contest last season. Women’s Basketball Contact ....................Sarah VanMetre • Michigan welcomes a four-member freshman class in Kysre Gondrezick, Akienreh Johnson, KeAsja Cell Phone ........................................................ (734) 604-4606 Peace and Kayla Robbins. In addition to the freshmen, Abby Cole, currently a member of the Michigan Fax ....................................................................... (734) 647-1188 volleyball team, will join the Wolverines following the completion of her volleyball season. She will have Email.....................................................vanmetre@umich.edu two seasons of eligibility on the hardwood. On the Web ........................................................ MGoBlue.com • Michigan’s roster features two players -- Hallie Thome and Danielle Williams -- who each have twin Mailing Address ............................................1000 S. State St. sisters playing Division I basketball. Thome (Hannah at Ohio) and Williams (Dominique at UCLA) will each ........................................................Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1010 face their twin this year as Michigan is playing both at UCLA and hosting Ohio. • Michigan’s coaching staff has remained intact for the third straight season as Melanie Moore (fifth season), Megan Duffy (third season) and Joy McCorvey (fifth season) return alongside head coach Kim Barnes Arico. U-M’s assistant coaches combined to score 4,107 points during their college careers. 2016-17 MICHIGAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL | MGoBlue.com 3 • 2016-17 Numerical Roster ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • 1000 SOUTH STATE STREET • ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN • OFFICE (734) 763-4423 • FAX (734) 647-1188 • MGOBLUE.COM No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr./Elig. Hometown/High School (Last College) Women’s Basketball Contact: Sarah VanMetre • [email protected] • Direct (734) 604-4606 1 Kysre Gondrezick G 5-9 Fr./Fr. Benton Harbor, Mich./Benton Harbor 2 Siera Thompson G 5-7 Sr./Sr. Gardena, Calif./Serra 3 Katelynn Flaherty G 5-7 Jr./Jr. Point Pleasant, N.J./Metuchen 5 Kayla Robbins G/F 6-1 Fr./Fr. Mitchellville, Md./St. John Academy 10 Nicole Munger G 5-11 So./So. Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West 11 Jillian Dunston F 5-11 Jr./Jr. Silver Spring, Md./Academy of the Holy Cross 14 Akienreh Johnson G 6-0 Fr./Fr. Toledo, Ohio/Rogers 20 Danielle Williams G 5-9 Sr./Sr. Phoenix, Ariz./St. Mary’s 21 Sam Trammel F 6-0 So./So. Minnetonka, Minn./Eastview 22 KeAsja Peace F 6-3 Fr./Fr. Toledo, Ohio/Rogers 23 Maria Backman F 6-1 Jr./Jr. Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman 30 Hallie Thome F/C 6-5 So./So. Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls 32 Abby Cole F/C 6-5 Sr./Jr.* Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven 34 Boogie Brozoski G 5-6 So./So. Cambria Heights, N.Y./Long Island Lutheran 2016-17 Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr./Elig. Hometown/High School (Last College) 23 Maria Backman F 6-1 Jr./Jr. Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman 34 Boogie Brozoski G 5-6 So./So. Cambria Heights, N.Y./Long Island Lutheran 32 Abby Cole F/C 6-5 Sr./Jr.* Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven 11 Jillian Dunston F 5-11 Jr./Jr. Silver Spring, Md./Academy of the Holy Cross 3 Katelynn Flaherty G 5-7 Jr./Jr. Point Pleasant, N.J./Metuchen 1 Kysre Gondrezick G 5-9 Fr./Fr. Benton Harbor, Mich./Benton Harbor 14 Akienreh Johnson G 6-0 Fr./Fr. Toledo, Ohio/Rogers 10 Nicole Munger G 5-11 So./So. Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks West 22 KeAsja Peace F 6-3 Fr./Fr. Toledo, Ohio/Rogers 5 Kayla Robbins G/F 6-1 Fr./Fr. Mitchellville, Md./St. John Academy 30 Hallie Thome F/C 6-5 So./So. Chagrin Falls, Ohio/Chagrin Falls 2 Siera Thompson G 5-7 Sr./Sr. Gardena, Calif./Serra 21 Sam Trammel F 6-0 So./So. Minnetonka, Minn./Eastview 20 Danielle Williams G 5-9 Sr./Sr. Phoenix, Ariz./St. Mary’s *Will have two seasons of eligibility once she joins the basketball team following volleyball season Head Coach: Kim Barnes Arico (5th season) Pronunciation Assistant Coaches: Melanie Moore, Megan Duffy Joy McCorvey Kim Barnes Arico -- a-REE-co Director of Basketball Operations: Amy Mulligan Katelynn Flaherty -- FLAIR-eh-tee Assistant Director of Operations: Jay Mann Boogie Brozoski -- breh-ZAH-ski Video Coordinator: D’Frantz Smart Hallie Thome -- THOAM Graduate Assistant: Bryan Applin Kysre Gondrezick