Daniel Horton

Class:
Senior
Position:
G
Height:
6-3
Weight:
205
Hometown:
Cedar Hill, Texas
High School:
Cedar Hill

Senior (2005-06) ... Basketball Hall of Fame top-16 finalist for Bob Cousy award ... Voted All-Big Ten first team (by media) ... Voted All-Big Ten second team (by coaches) ... 2006 NIT All-Tournament Team ... U-M’s 2006 Bill Buntin Most Valuable Player Award ... U-M’s 2006 Wayman Britt Outstanding Defensive Player Award ... U-M’s 2006 Gary Grant Award for Most Assists ... U-M’s 2006 Award for Outstanding Free Throw Shooting ... U-M’s 2006 Iron Man Award ... Helped U-M to first national top 25 ranking in eight years ... Helped U-M to back-to-back wins against top 25 teams for first time in 12 years ... NESN Player of the Game (U-M) at Boston University (Nov. 22, 2005) ... ESPN2 Player of the Game (U-M) at Notre Dame (Dec. 2) ... ESPN2 Player of the Game (U-M) at South Florida (Dec. 10) ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game (U-M) against Purdue (Jan. 7) ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game (U-M) at Illinois (Jan. 14) ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game (U-M) at Minnesota (Jan. 21) ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game (U-M) at Iowa (Feb. 4) ... ESPN Player of the Game (U-M) at Michigan State (Feb. 18) ... ESPN Player of the Game (U-M) against Illinois (Feb. 21) ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game (U-M) against Indiana (March 4) ... ESPNU Player of the Game (U-M) against Miami (Fla.) (March 22), Postseason NIT quarterfinal game ... ESPN Player of the Game (U-M) vs. South Carolina (March 30), Postseason NIT championship game ... Big Ten Co-Player of the Week (Jan. 30) ... Played in 100th career game against Minnesota (Feb. 15) becoming 47th Wolverine to play over 100 career games (110 career games) ... Started 100th career game against Indiana (March 4) becoming 14th Wolverine to start 100 career games (106 career starts) ... Played and started all 33 games ... Averaged a career-best 17.6 points per game ... Moved into the No. 11 all-time spot with 1,614 career points ... Led U-M in scoring in 17-of-33 games ... Scored in double figures in 29-of-33 games ... 10 games with 20 or more points ... Three games scoring 30 or more points ... Had career-high 39 points against Illinois (Feb. 21) after going 13-for-20 from the field, 5-for-7 on three-pointers and 8-for-8 on free throws ... His 39 points marks the highest individual Big Ten performance this year ... Shot a career-best 44.7 percent from the field ... Shot a career-best 39.4 percent on three-point field goals ... No. 2 all-time with 233 career three-point field goals ... Became second member of U-M’s 200 three-point field goal club ... No. 2 all-time with 651 career three-point field goal attempts ... Became second member of U-M’s 500 three-point field goal attempts club ... Shot a career-best 90.1 percent (136-for-151) on free throws ... Finished ninth in the nation ... Second best single season percentage in U-M history ... No. 1 overall among Big Ten players ... No. 1 in conference games, shooting 97.8 (89-for-91) percent ... Smashed all-time conference record for free throw percentage in a season... Went 42-for-42 to start off Big Ten season, snapped at Iowa (Feb. 4) ... Streak was third best in Big Ten history for consecutive free throws in conference games ... Had a second streak of 39-for-39 to close out the season, which is the fourth best all-time ... Continued streak from end of Big Ten season, going a second 42-for-42 before it was snapped against UTEP (March 16) ... Set a Crisler Arena record going 13-for-13 from the free throw line against Indiana (March 4) ... Two additional games going 10-for-10 from the free throw line ... Became 16th Wolverine to shoot perfect from free throw line in a game at Crisler Arena (10 attempts) ... Averaged a career-best 5.27 assists per game ... Had 174 assists, setting a personal season best ... Became seventh member of U-M’s prestigious 400 assist club (No. 4, 484) ... Had a career-high 12 assists at Penn State (Feb. 1), tied for most by a Big Ten player in any game this season ... Had four point-assist double-doubles ... 15 points, 10 assists against Ohio State (Feb. 9) ... 13 points, 12 assists at Penn State (Feb. 1) ... 17 points, 10 assists against Chicago State (Dec. 21), second straight game with point-assist double-double ... 11 points, 10 assists against Coppin State (Dec. 28), first double-double for a U-M guard since the 1999-2000 season ... Averaged a career-best 1.93 steals per game ... Became sixth member of U-M’s prestigious 150 steals club (Tied-No. 2, 187) ... Had a career-high-tying five steals, two times ... Had a career-high 47 minutes against Notre Dame (March 20) in double overtime.

Junior (2004-05) ... Played in 13 games with 10 starts ... Missed six games with a sprained left knee ... Injured the knee in practice (Dec. 5, 2004) during on-court collision ... Returned to the floor at Iowa (Jan. 5, 2005) ... Missed additional 12 games - final 11 regular season games and one postseason game - due to team suspension ... Averaged 12.4 points per game (161 total) ... Scored in double figures in nine games ... Scored a season-high 24 points against Northwestern (Jan. 12, 2005), had 19 points in second half ... Became the 39th Wolverine to surpass 1,000 career points vs. Northwestern (Jan. 12, 2005), hit two free throws in closing minutes to get career mark, and earned ESPN-Plus Player of the Game ... ESPN Player of the Game against Notre Dame (Dec. 4, 2005), after going 0-for-1 in the first half, finished with 15 points (5-for-12) including a driving layup and then free throw helping clinch U-M's 61-60 comeback victory ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game at Iowa (Jan. 5, 2004), returned after injury to lead the U-M to road win, with 13 points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal in 26 minutes of action ... Helped U-M advance to second round of Preseason NIT against Binghamton (Nov. 15, 2004), had 17 points, five rebounds, four assists in 34 minutes while earning ESPN-Plus Player of the Game honors ... Averaged 2.8 rebounds per game (37 total) ... Had a season-high six rebounds vs. Providence (Nov. 26, 2005) ... Averaged 4.2 assists per game (54 total) ... Had a career-high 10 assists at Penn State (Jan. 15, 2005) ... Had 22 steals (1.7) ... Had a career-high five steals vs. Colorado (Nov. 17, 2004) ... Had two blocks ... Averaged 32.1 minutes per game.

Sophomore (2003-04) ... Member of the 2004 NIT Championship team ... 2004 National Invitation Tournament MVP... 2004-05 Preseason All-Big Ten first team selection by coaches and media ... 2004-05 Preseason John R. Wooden Award candidate ... CBS Player of the Game at Michigan State (Jan. 17, 2004), had 20 points, four steals and three assists in 36 minutes ... CBS Player of the Game vs. Illinois (March 13, 2004), had 16 points, six rebounds, five assists in 38 minutes ... ESPN Player of the Game vs. Missouri (March 16, 2004), had 20 points, two rebounds, three assist, a steal and a block in 36 minutes ... ESPN Player of the Game vs. Rutgers (April 1, 2004), led U-M to NIT title with 14 points, five rebounds, three assists, three steals and a block in 26 minutes ... ESPN2 Player of the Game vs. North Carolina State (Dec. 2, 2003), had 16 points, five rebounds, three steals and an assist in 36 minutes ... ESPN2 Player of the Game vs. Oregon (March 30, 2004), had 15 points, nine assists and a steal in 31 minutes, helping U-M advance to the NIT championship ... Two-time ESPN-Plus Player of the Game ... Played in all 34 games with 32 starts ... Averaged 12.2 points per game (415 total) ... Had second straight 400-plus point season ... Scored in double figures in 24 of 34 games ... Had a season-high 20 points, two times - at Michigan State (Jan. 17, 2004) and vs. Missouri (March 16, 2004) ... Averaged 2.9 rebounds per game (97 total) ... Averaged 3.6 assists per game (122 total) ... Had a single season career-best 60 steals ... Surpassed 1,000 minutes for second straight season (1,074 minutes) ... Played 31.6 minutes per game.

Freshman (2002-03) ... 2003 Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... 2003 Big Ten Inaugural All-Freshman team ... 2003 All-Big Ten second team ... U-M’s 2003 Bill Buntin MVP Award ... U-M’s 2003 Gary Grant Assist Award ... Three-time Big Ten Player of the Week, marking the first time in conference history a freshman has been selected three times ... CBS Player of the Game at UCLA (Dec. 28, 2002), had 24 point, on 7-for-10 shooting from three-point range, and five assists in 38 minutes ... CBS Player of the Game against Michigan State (Jan. 26, 2004), had 17 points, four assists, and two steals while playing in all 40 minutes ... Started all 30 games ... After an 0-6 start, helped U-M to 13-game winning streak and third place finish in the Big Ten ... Helped U-M to highest seed in program history at the Big Ten Tournament (No. 3) ... Helped U-M to first ever win at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion (81-76) (Dec. 28, 2002) ... Helped U-M snap an eight-game losing streak against Michigan State (Jan. 26, 2003) ... Set U-M freshman record for three-point field goals in a season (74) ... Set U-M freshman record for three-point field goal attempts in a season (216) ... Started first collegiate game vs. St. Bonaventure at Paradise Jam Tournament (Nov. 23) ... Averaged 15.2 points per game (457 total) ... Scored a career-high 31 points at Purdue (Feb. 19, 2003), with 21 points in the first half ... Scored in double figures in 24 of 31 games ... Had eight games scoring 20-plus points ... Averaged 2.3 rebounds per game (68 total) ... Averaged 4.5 assists per game (134 total) ... Was six assists away from setting the U-M freshman record of 140 ... L ed U-M with 40 steals (1.4 per game) ... Surpassed 1,000 minutes in a season as a freshman (1,082) ... First U-M player to surpass 1,000 minutes played since the 1997-98 season ... Played 36.1 minutes per game.

Prep ... Parade All-America second team (2002) ... McDonald’s All-America (2002) ... West All-Star and starter in 2002 McDonald’s All-America game ... 2002 EA Sports All-America (2002) ... East All-Star and starter in 2002 EA Sports Roundball Classic ... TABC Class 5A All State first team (2000, ‘01, ‘02) ... TABC Region I Academic All-State first team (2002) ... All-District 8 Class 5A MVP (2000, ‘01, ‘02) ... Dallas Morning News All-Area first team (2000, ‘01, ‘02) ... All-Greater Dallas Region first team (2000, ‘01, ‘02) ... Selected as one of USA Today’s Texas’ “Players to Watch” (2000) ... For prep career: averaged 22.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.4 steals per game ... Scored over 2,000 career points at Cedar Hill in three seasons ... Played for Cedar Hill High School ... Coached by David Milson ... As a senior (2002), averaged 23.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.7 steals ... Led the region in three-point field goals with 106 ... Led Cedar Hill to 31-3 overall record and Texas Class 5A Regional semifinal ... As a junior (2001), averaged 24.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.6 steals ... Led the region in scoring ... Led the region in three-point field goals with 90 ... Led Cedar Hill to 32-3 overall record ... As a sophomore (2000), averaged 19.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.0 steals ... Played for AAU team, Texas Blue Chips ... Coached by Mitch Malone.