Brent Petway

Class:
Senior
Position:
F
Height:
6-8
Weight:
210
Hometown:
McDonough, Ga.
High School:
Griffin

Michigan Career ... Played in 119 career games, tied for No. 20 all-time ... Shot 60.21 percent for career, fourth all-time ... Had 185 dunks out of 286 career field goals ... Had 146 career blocks, fifth all-time ... Had 555 career rebounds, No. 31 all-time ... 37th Wolverines in the 500-point, 500-rebound club.

Senior (2006-07) ... 2007 Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree ... U-M's 2007 Rudy Tomjanovich Most Improved Player Award ... U-M's 2007 Wayman Britt Outstanding Defensive Player Award ... U-M's 2007 Thad Garner Leadership Award ... Runner-up of the slam dunk competition at the 19th Annual College Slam Dunk and Three-Point Championships in Atlanta, Ga. ... No. 1 in ESPN's Top 10 Plays of the Day with dunk against Michigan State (Feb. 27) on a alley-oop dunk from Jerret Smith after a 3/4 court pass ... Helped U-M to Postseason NIT second round ... Helped U-M to a 22-13 record, its second straight 20-plus win season ... Played in all 35 games with 32 starts ... Averaged 6.8 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.0 assist per game ... Scored a career-high 18 points against Minnesota (Feb. 10) ... Scored in double figures in eight games ... Grabbed 205 total rebounds on the season, posting first 200-plus rebound season of career ... Had 10-or-more rebounds in five games ... Posted three double-doubles ... Recorded fourth double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds against US-Milwaukee (Nov. 15) ... Recorded fifth double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Youngstown State (Nov. 22) ... Recorded sixth double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds against Delaware State (Dec. 9) ... Shot 60.4 percent from the field (93-for-154) ...Had 52 blocks, posting first 50-plus block season ... Had at least one block in 25-of-35 games ... Had 12 multiple block games ... Posted 35 assists and 22 steals ... Had career-high-tying three assists, three times ... Had career-high-tying three steals against Georgetown (Dec. 30) ... Played in 23.1 minutes per game ... Played in career-high-tying 36 against Davidson (Nov. 11) ... Played in 20-or-minutes in 27 games with five games with 30-or-more minutes.

Junior (2005-06) ... 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 ... No. 2 in ESPN's Top 10 Plays of the Day with dunk against Northwestern (Jan. 18) off of an alley-oop pass from Daniel Horton ... No. 3 in ESPN's Top 10 Plays of the Day with dunk against Old Dominion (March 28) in the NIT Semifinal ... Named Big Ten's Best Dunker by Sports Illustrated player survey (March 6) ... Played in 22 games, coming off the bench ... Missed fall semester due to academic ineligibility ... Made his return to action at Indiana (Jan. 3); had two points and a rebound in eight minutes ... Averaged 5.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game ... Scored in double figures in three games ... Had season-high 12 points against South Carolina (March 30) in the NIT championship game, going 6-for-11 from the field ... Had 10 points against Texas-El Paso (March 16) in the first round of the NIT ... Had 10 points at Michigan State (Feb. 18) ... Shot 59.3 percent from the field (51-for-86) ... Had 10-or-more rebounds in one game ... Had a season-high 11 rebounds at Ohio State (Feb. 25)... Had 19 blocks in 22 games ... Had at least one block in 11-of-22 games ... Had six multiple block games ...Had a season-high four blocks at Michigan State ... Posted nine assists and eight steals ... Had season-high two assists against Indiana (March 4) ... Had season-high two steals, two times ... Played in 16.1 minutes per game ... Played in season-high 29 minutes at Michigan State ... Played 20-or-more minutes in six games.

Sophomore (2004-05) ... U-M's 2005 Rudy Tomjanovich Most Improved Player Award ... U-M's 2005 Loy Vaught Rebounding Award ... Played in 29 games with five starts ... Missed two games due to left shoulder injury ... Started first collegiate game against Sacramento State (Nov. 19, 2004) ... Named one of the Top Five Dunkers in the Country by ESPN (No. 3) ... No. 5 in ESPN's Top Plays of the Day with dunk against Minnesota (Feb. 2, 2005) during pregame warm-up ... No. 6 in ESPN's Top Plays of the Day with dunk against Wisconsin (Jan. 22, 2005) on an inbound play ... No. 8 in ESPN's Top Plays of the Day with a dunk against Michigan State (Feb. 12, 2005) off backboard, through legs dunk during pregame warm-up ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game at Northwestern (Feb. 26, 2005); had 11 points, three rebounds, six blocks and three steals in 27 minutes ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game against Wisconsin (Jan. 22, 2005); had 10 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks ... ESPN-Plus Player of the Game at Indiana (Jan. 19, 2005); had 12 points, seven rebounds, a block and a steal in 22 minutes ... Helped seal come-from-behind win against Notre Dame (Dec. 4, 2004) after blocking the last second shot by Chris Thomas; had four points, eight rebounds and three blocks ... Averaged 7.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game ... Scored in double figures in nine games ... Had a season-high 16 points against Iowa (March 5)... Had 10-or-more rebounds in three games ... Had five-or-more rebounds in 18 games ... Had season-high 11 rebounds against Boston University (Dec. 14) ... Recorded three double-doubles ... Recorded first career double-double with 13 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against Boston University (Dec. 14) ... Recorded second double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds against Wisconsin (Jan. 22) ... Recorded third double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds against Iowa (March 5) ... Had 47 blocks ... Had at least one block in 20-of 31-games ... Had nine multiple block games ... Had a career-high seven blocks against Sacramento State (Nov. 19), which at the time was the most blocks by a Wolverine since 1993 ... Shot 57.2 percent from the field (87-for-152) ... Made first and only career three-point field goal against Michigan State (Feb. 12) ... Posted 26 assists and 26 steals ... Had a career-high three assists four times ... Had a career-high three steals three times ... Played 21.4 minutes per game ... Played season-high 36 minutes against Fairfield (Jan. 8) ... Played 20-or-more minutes in 19 games with two games of 30-or-more minutes.

Freshman (2003-04) ... Member of the 2004 NIT Championship team ... U-M's 2004 Rudy Tomjanovich Most Improved Player Award ... Three-time Michigan Sports Network Player of the Game ... No. 2 in ESPN's Top Play of the Day after alley-oop dunk from Daniel Horton against UCLA (Dec. 27) ... Earned nickname "Air Georgia" from Michigan student section, "Maize Rage," for dunking ability ... Played in 33 games coming off the bench ... Considered to be U-M's sixth-man ... In first collegiate game against Oakland (Nov. 21), had six rebounds, two assists and one block ... Averaged 3.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game... Had a season-high 12 points, two times – against High Point (Nov. 26) and against Ohio State (Feb. 29) ... Shot 66.3 percent from the field (55-for-84) ... Had a season-high eight rebounds against Ohio State Had 28 blocks ... Had a season-high three blocks, three times ... Posted seven assists and seven steals ... Played 13.5 minutes per game ... Played season-high 27 minutes against Minnesota (Feb. 11) ... Played in 20-or-more minutes in seven games.

Prep ... Third in voting for 2003 Georgia's Mr. Basketball ... 4A All-State first team (2003) ... Atlanta Tipoff Club Region-2 MVP (2003) ... Atlanta Tipoff Club All-Region-2 team (2002, '03) ... Atlanta Tipoff Club Player of the Month (January 2003) ... Atlanta Tipoff Club Metro Atlanta Prep Team of the Year (2003) ... League MVP (2002, '03) ... All-Metro Atlanta team (2002, '03) ... All-League first team (2002, '03) ... Griffin High School team MVP (2002, '03) ... Invited to 2003 Georgia North and South All-Star Game ... Invited to 2003 Georgia-Florida All-Star Basketball Classic, recorded a double-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds ... 2003 Georgia-Florida All-Star Slam Dunk champion ... For prep career: averaged 18.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 4.9 blocks ... Played two years at Griffin High School ... Coached by Ferris Qualls ... As a senior (2003), averaged 21.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 7.8 blocks ... Led Griffin to Class 4A state title, first state title since 1993 ... Defeated No. 1 ranked South Atlanta in championship (72-62) ... Had nine points, 14 rebounds, 10 blocks, two assists and two steals ... Led Griffin to No. 4 final state ranking ... Led Griffin to 28-3 record ... Recorded five triple doubles (points, rebounds and blocks) ... As a junior (2002), averaged 20.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 4.6 blocks ... As a sophomore (2001), averaged 17.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks ... Played at Union Grove High School ... As a freshman (2000), averaged 15.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks ... Played at Eagles Landing High School ... Played for Georgia Stars AAU team ... Coached by Norman Parker ... 2002 National AAU All-American.

Personal Notes ... Lefthanded ... 42-inch vertical leap ... Nickname is "Air Georgia," given to him by U-M's Student Section the Maize Rage ... Aspiring hip hop rapper ... Recorded a team warm-up song called "No. 1" ... Helped raise over $10,000 for Mott's Children's Hospital after winning U-M student-athletes' Mock Rock talent show.