Gavin Groninger

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
G
Height:
6-5
Weight:
190
Hometown:
Plainfield, Ind.
High School:
Plainfield

Senior (2002-03) ... U-M’s 2003 Travis Conlan Sportsmanship Award ... elected team tri-captain ... played in all 30 games, with three starts ... averaged 1.5 points per game ... scored a season-high seven points against IUPUI (Jan. 4) ... averaged 1.1 rebounds per game ... grabbed a season-high four rebounds vs. Indiana (March 14) at the Big Ten Tournament ... shot 17.5 percent from the field ... had a season-high two field goals against Eastern Michigan (Dec. 23) ... had a season-high seven field goal attempts, two times - against IUPUI (Jan. 4) and vs. St. Bonaventure (Nov. 23) ... shot 19.1 percent on three-pointers ... had a season-high two three-point field goals against Eastern Michigan (Dec. 23) ... had a season-high four three-point field goal attempts, three times - against Eastern Michigan (Dec. 23), against Vanderbilt (Dec. 21) and vs. St. Bonaventure (Nov. 23) at Univ. of Virgin Islands Paradise Jam ... shot 78.9 from the free throw line ... had a season-high four free throws against IUPUI (Jan. 4) ... season-high five free throw attempts against IUPUI (Jan. 4) ... 16 assists ... a season-high three assists against Bowling Green (Dec. 11) ... two blocks ... season-high one block, two times - against Bowling Green (Dec. 11) and vs. Virginia Tech (Nov. 24) at Univ. of Virgin Islands Paradise Jam ... three steals ... season-high one steal, three times - against Ohio State (Feb. 15), against Penn State (Jan. 11) and against Vanderbilt (Dec. 21) ... averaged 11.9 minutes per game ... played in a season-high 37 minutes against IUPUI (Jan. 4).

Junior (2001-02) ... Played in 28 games, with 10 starts... averaged 5.7 points per game ... had eight games scoring in double figures ... averaged 1.1 rebounds per game ... averaged 15.7 minutes a game ... shot 33.3 percent from the floor ... shot 32.4 percent on three pointers ... shot a career-best 86.1 percent (31-for-36) on free throws ... made 100th career three-pointer at Colorado State (Feb. 11) ... had season best five triples at Iowa (Feb. 23), scored 17 points ... opened season with season-best 19 points against Oakland (Nov. 16), had a career-high seven field goals made and had a season-best five assists ... took a career-high 14 shots at Western Michigan (Nov. 23), connected on six field goals and scored 15 points ... assisted on three baskets against Purdue (Jan. 5).

Summer of 2001 ... One of 11 players selected for the 2001 Big Ten Foreign Tour ... helped the all-star team go 6-0 during the 10-day trip to England and Ireland ... averaged 13.3 points, 2.2 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game ... led the team with 22 points against Islington White Heat (Aug. 11) and 19 against the Irish National team (Aug. 18) ... shot 41.1 percent from the field, 34.2 on three pointers and 78.5 on free throws.

Sophomore (2000-01) ... Played in 27 games, with seven starts ... averaged 5.6 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists ... missed Bowling Green (Dec. 13) game due to bruised knee, snapping a 36 consecutive game streak ... scored a career-high 20 points against Western Michigan (Nov. 21) ... had seven games scoring in double figures ... collected his first career double-double at Indiana (Feb. 11) with 11 points and 10 rebounds ... finished the season shooting 31.7 percent on three pointers (26-for-82) ... dished out a career-high six assists at Penn State (Feb. 7) ... had career-high eight free throws against Iowa (Feb. 14) ... grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds at Indiana (Feb. 11) ... played in a season-high 33 minutes against Iowa (Feb. 14) ... shot a career-best 79.2 percent (38-for-48) on free throws.

Freshman (1999-2000) ... Played in 29 games, with 10 starts, including the last sixof the season ... averaged 7.1 points and 1.5 rebounds ... shot 37.5 percent on three-pointers (48-for-128) ... went 6-for-9 from long range against Georgia Tech (Dec. 1) for 18 points ... went 5-for-7 from long range against Purdue (Feb. 24) for a career-high 19 points ... went 4-for-5 against Iowa (March 1) en route to a 14-point night ... had two streaks of hitting a three-pointer in six games and had at least one trey in 21 of 28 games ... hit his first collegiate and the first Michigan basket of the season on a three-pointer against Oakland (Nov. 19) ... scored in double figures in eight games ... had 38 assists and 11 steals in 24.0 minutes per contest ... played in a career-high 40 minutes at Notre Dame (March 15) in the first round of the NIT ... collected his first collegiate block against Chattanooga (Dec. 4) and had five on the season ... shot 39.1 percent from the field ... collected a career-high five assists against Duquesne (Dec. 23) ... grabbed a career-high five rebounds at Northwestern (Feb. 26).

Prep ... Played four years at varsity level at Plainfield High School (1999) ... averaged 18.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 38 percent on three pointers, 44 percent from the field and 76 percent from the free throw line during his four seasons ... team finished with a 69-28 (.711) career record ... set school record with 1,768 career points and 256 career three-pointers ... set school record with 548 points in one season as a junior ... set school record with 57 points and eight three-pointers in game vs. Brownsburg ... set freshman scoring record with 255 points ... averaged 20.5 points, 4.0 rebounds as a senior ... averaged 24.9 points, 3.3 rebounds as a junior ... averaged 19.0 points, 4.2 rebounds as a sophomore ... averaged 10.2 points, 1.1 rebounds as a freshman ... runner-up for Indiana's Mr. Basketball ... helped lead Plainfield to the State 3A Championship title ... 1999 Indiana All-Star, all-sectional, all-regional and all-semi-state ... 1999 Metro West Conference Player of the Year ... 1999 Bloomington Herald first team ... two-time Hendricks County Flyer Player of the Year (1998,'99) ... three-time Hendricks County Flyer first team selection (1997, '98, '99) ... three-time Metro West Conference first team selection (1997, '98, '99) ... four-time Plainfield high school MVP ... two-time all-state first team selection (1998,'99), 1997 second team ... Hoosier Basketball Magazine first team selection (1999), second team (1998), third team (1997) ... three-time All-Mid-State Conference selection (1997, '98, '99).