Brent Hibbitts

Class:
Junior
Position:
F
Height:
6-8
Weight:
220
Hometown:
Hudsonville, Mich.
High School:
Hudsonville

Michigan Career
• Valuable member of the U-M scout/practice team
• Helped U-M to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances (2016, ‘17, ‘18)
   > Reaching the 2017 & 2018 Sweet 16s -- giving U-M four appearances in six years
> Reaching the 2018 Elite Eight -- giving U-M four appearances in six years
> Reaching the 2018 Final Four
• Helped U-M to back-to-back Big Ten Tournament titles
   > Won four games in four days in Washington, D.C., following plane accident
   > Won four games in four days in New York, N.Y., to win second straight

Honors and Awards
• Academic All-Big Ten (2017)
• U-M Academic Achievement Award (2017)

Junior (2017-18)
• Played in five games, coming off the bench in the closing minutes
   > Been in and out of practice with a foot injury
• Played in closing minutes against Chaminade at Maui Invitational
• Played in final four minutes against UC Riverside, scoring a career-best five points, draining a three-pointer and driving lay-up; added two rebounds and a block
• Played in one minute at North Carolina scoring on an offensive tapback
• Played in final three minutes against Alabama A&M

Sophomore (2016-17)
• Appeared in 10 games for the Maize and Blue
• Scored three points,while adding a rebound and an assist in a win over Central Arkansas (Dec. 13)
• Pulled down a career-best three rebounds in a win over Maryland Eastern Shore (Dec. 17)

Freshman (2015-16)
• Redshirted the season
• Valuable member of the U-M scout/practice team

Prep Career
• Played at Hudsonville High School under coach Eric Elliott
• Associated Press Class A All-State honorable mention (2014, '15)
• Detroit New Class A All-State first team (2015)
• Detroit Free Press Class A All-State first team (2015), third team (2014)
• Grand Rapids Press Class A Dream Team (2014, '15)
• Advance All-Area West first team (2014, '15)
• Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan (BCAM) Class A All-State Team (2014)
• Ottawa-Kent Red Conference first team (2013, '14, '15)
• Four-year varsity team member and three-year varsity starter, compiled a 70-31 record with three Ottawa-Kent Red league titles (2012, '13, '14), four District 5 titles (2012, '13, '14, '15) and three straight Regional 2 championship appearances (2013, '14, '15)
• Hudsonville High School all-time leading scorer (1,047 points)
• As a senior (2014-15) averaged 17.5 points and 11.3 rebounds per game, while as a junior (2013-14) averaged 16.8 points and 9.3 rebounds

Personal
• Given name is Brent Hibbitts
• Son of Candi and Greg Hibbitts
• Born on June 13, 1996 in Hudsonville, Mich.
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts
• Undecided major

Personal Notes
• Right-Handed
• Brother, Blake, will be a redshirt-senior on the men's basketball team at Central Michigan
• Chose to attend Michigan as a preferred walk-on (May 11, 2015) rather than take other scholarship opportunities