L.J. Cason

Men's Basketball vs. Texas A&M - NCAA Tournament Second Round

Men's Basketball vs. Wake Forest at Little Caesars Arena

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
G
Height:
6-2
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Lakeland, Fla.
High School:
Victory Christian Academy

Pronunciation
• Last name pronounced: KAY-sin

Career Highlights
• Member of the 2026 National Championship Team
   • Defeated No. 2 seed UConn, 69-63, to claim U-M’s second national title
• Helped U-M to a program-record 37-3 record (2025-26)
   • Set records for most wins (37) and fewest losses (3)
• Helped U-M capture the 2026 Players Era Championship in Las Vegas
   • Rolled to three straight 30+ point wins over three days (+36.7 average margin)
   • San Diego State (94-54; +40), No. 21 Auburn (102-72; +30), No. 12 Gonzaga (101-61; +40)
• Helped U-M secure the 2026 Big Ten regular-season title
   • Posted a program- and Big Ten-record 19-1 conference mark
   • Won title by four games, earning No. 1 seed in Big Ten Tournament
   • Went 10-0 in Big Ten road games, first team to do so in 50 years (Indiana, 1976)
• 2026 NCAA Tournament (No. 3 overall seed; No. 1 Midwest seed)
   • First Round: Defeated No. 16 Howard, 101-80
   • Second Round: Defeated No. 9 Saint Louis, 95-72
   • Sweet 16: Defeated No. 4 Alabama, 90-77
       • Seventh straight Sweet 16 appearance
   • Elite Eight: Defeated No. 6 Tennessee, 95-62
       • Fifth Elite Eight appearance in the last 10 tournaments
   • Final Four: Defeated No. 1 Arizona, 91-73
       • Ninth Final Four appearance
   • National Championship: Defeated No. 2 UConn, 69-63
       • First national title in 37 years (since 1989); second in program history
• Helped U-M win the 2025 Big Ten Tournament title
   • Defeated No. 5 seed Wisconsin, 59-53, to claim U-M's fourth tournament title
   • Advanced with wins over No. 6 seed Purdue (86-68) and No. 2 seed Maryland (81-80)

Season: 2026-27 (Michigan)
• Electing to redshirt the season to rehabilitate ACL injury

Season: 2025-26 (Michigan)
• Played in 28 games, all off the bench
   • Missed season opener against Oakland (Nov. 3) due to ankle injury
   • Suffered a season-ending ACL injury at Illinois (Feb. 27), missed the final 11 games and entire postseason
• Averaged 8.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists in 18.6 minutes per game
   • Posted 11 double-figure scoring games
       • Career-high 18 points at Northwestern (Feb. 11)
   • Posted 10 games with three-plus rebounds, with one with five-plus
       • Career-high-tying five rebounds against Minnesota (Feb. 24)
   • Posted 10 games with three-plus assists, with two with five-plus
       • Doubled assist total from freshman season (29 to 66)
       • Career-high six assists, twice: vs. Gonzaga (Nov. 26; Players Era) and against Penn State
   • Logged 12 games with 20-plus minutes
       • Career-high-tying 26 minutes against Penn State (Feb. 5)
• Added 26 steals
   • Career-high four steals at Northwestern
• Shot 50.3 percent from the field (81-for-161)
   • Doubled field goal total from freshman season (42 to 81)
• Shot 40.2 percent from three-point range (33-for-82)
   • Doubled three-point total from freshman season (15 to 33)
   • Career-high four three-pointers against Minnesota (Feb. 24)

Season: 2024-25 (Michigan)
• Played in 30 games, all off the bench
   • Made collegiate debut against Cleveland State (Nov. 4)
       • Finished with 14 points, three assists, two rebounds and two steals
• Averaged 4.3 points, 1.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists in 11.8 minutes per game
   • Posted four double-figure scoring games
       • Recorded three double-figure scoring games in his first four career contests
       • Season-high 14 points in career debut against Cleveland State
   • Posted six games with three-plus rebounds, including two with five-plus
       • Career-high five rebounds, twice: Western Kentucky (Dec. 29), vs. Wisconsin (March 16; BTT)
   • Posted five games with three-plus assists, including one with five-plus
       • Season-high five assists vs. Purdue (March 14; BTT)
   • Logged 13 games with 15-plus minutes
       • Career-high 26 minutes against Rutgers (Feb. 27)
• Added one block and 11 steals
       • Career-high one block against Cleveland State
   • Season-high three steals vs. Xavier (Nov. 27) in the Fort Myers Tip-Off
• Shot 81.6 percent from the free throw line (31-for-38)

Prep Career
• Prepped at Victory Christian Academy for three seasons under coach Steve Fitzgerald
   • Compiled a 67-21 record, including records of 25-5 (2023-24), 24-6 (2022-23) and 18-10 (2021-22)
   • Won back-to-back District 8 and Class 2A Region 2 championships (2023, 2024)
• Florida Association of Basketball Coaches (FABC) All-State Class 2A first team (2023, 2024), second team (2022)
• Three-time All-Polk County (2022-24) and 2023 City of Palms Classic Player to Watch (alongside Cooper Flagg)
• Senior (2023-24): averaged 24.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.4 assist; posted 21 games with 20+ points, including six with 30+ including a season-high 35 points vs. Rockledge (Dec. 27, 2023)
• Junior (2022-23): averaged 27.6 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.8 assists; posted 19 games with 20+ points, including 11 with 30+, three with 40+, and one with 50+, including a career-high 57 points vs. Auburndale (Jan. 5, 2023)
• Sophomore (2021-22): averaged 27.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists
• Freshman (2020-21, at George Jenkins): averaged 12.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists

Notes
• Initially committed to Florida Atlantic; reopened recruitment following Dusty May’s move to Michigan and ultimately committed to the Wolverines