Michigan Basketball: Shooting guard options for the 2019-20 season

Adrien Nunez

Technically, the only pure shooting guard currently on Michigan’s roster is Sophmore Adrien Nunez.

A native of Brooklyn N.Y., Nunez played his high school basketball for Bishop Loughlin, however, elected to transfer to St. Thomas More to play his fifth season with the prep school in Connecticut. With no Division 1 offers, Nunez was finally able to showcase his versatility on the offensive end through the summer AAU circuit, catching the eye of Saddi Washington, but as well as other schools such as Texas A&M, Penn State, etc.

Nunez saw his game and his stats grow immensely with St. Thomas More, going from 4 points-per-game with Bishop Loughlin, to leading his then-new team with 16.7 points.

Once Nunez made the leap to the collegiate level, it was clear that he would become a project player for the Michigan basketball staff, meaning that it was rather shocking that he came off the bench rather than redshirting for his freshman season.

Nunez appeared in only 20 games and averaged nearly two minutes a game in his first year with the Wolverines, only having his name called upon during garbage time and made a slim impact when on the floor, simply due to the situations that he was put in (when games were out of reach).

Now with Howard as the new boss, Nunez will have the opportunity for a fresh start, and with a solid off-season growing accustomed to the new culture and Howard’s philosophies, not to mention an off-season with Don Sanderson (who has since been retained by Howard), Nunez could find his way into the rotation, and even yet, a spot in the starting lineup.