Livers Set to Return for Last Time in Ann Arbor

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — College of Michigan men’s basketball guard/forward Isaiah Livers declared Friday (July 17) that he will return for his senior year and take away his identify from the 2020 NBA Draft.

“What a outrageous few of months. However, I have uncovered a great offer from this procedure, and I’m exceptionally thrilled to return to Ann Arbor,” reported Livers. “My family members and I are so appreciative of Coach Howard and all the employees for allowing us truly explore my desire of enjoying in the NBA. While it was a minimal procedure due to COVID-19, I want to thank all the NBA teams who took the time to talk to me. The information I gathered is heading to be invaluable going ahead. But now, we have unfinished business in Ann Arbor. I are not able to hold out to do all the things I can and assist direct this workforce to great points.”

“It was a excellent afternoon when Isaiah stopped into my office and advised us he would be returning,” claimed David and Meredith Kaplan head men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard. “The prospect for Isaiah, and his family members, to take a deep dive and master as significantly as they could about experienced basketball is a blessing. Now, he has even extra information and facts to know what he needs to do to arrive at that future amount and satisfy his dreams. For us, we not only get a experienced and seasoned veteran back again, we get a correct chief and a person of the ideal youthful gentlemen I have fulfilled.”

In his a few seasons in Ann Arbor, Livers has played in 96 profession video games (46 starts off) and compiled an 82-27 document. He aided the Wolverines to their next straight Significant 10 Match title in 2018 while staying component of two straight Michigan NCAA Event Sweet 16 appearances (2018, ’19). In 2018, U-M state-of-the-art to its second Remaining Four and countrywide title match in six many years.

Prior to the sudden cancellation of the 2019-20 year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, Livers was primary the Wolverines with 12.9 details for every game just after putting up 14 double-figure scoring video games — a few of which highlighted him scoring 20 factors or more, incuding a vocation-superior 24 against Houston Baptist. In addition to his scoring, he averaged job bests in rebounds (4..), helps (1.1), and he skipped just two free throws the complete season, taking pictures 95.7 percent (44-for-46) from the charity stripe. The 2017 Michigan Mr. Basketball, Livers has continued his work toward a normal reports degree.

Livers was one of two Wolverines to discover the options of getting into the 2020 NBA Draft early. Wolverine guard Franz Wagner announced in late April he would return for this sophomore time.