Ibi Watson

Class:
Freshman
Position:
G/F
Height:
6-5
Weight:
190
Hometown:
Pickerington, Ohio
High School:
Central

Career Note
• Transferred to Dayton after playing two seasons at Michigan (2016-18)

Michigan Career
• Helped U-M set the program record for single season victories with 33 wins (33-8, 2017-18)
• Helped U-M win two straight Big Ten Tournament titles
   > In 2017, after a well-documented plane crash, U-M won four games in four days at the Verizon Center (Washington, D.C.) to win first conference tournament title in 19 years
   > In 2018, helped U-M repeat as tournament champions winning four games in four days
   > Helped U-M become just the third team to win back-to-back titles.
• Helped U-M to two appearances in the NCAA Tournament
   > In 2017, helped U-M to the No. 7 seed (Midwest) and advance to the Sweet 16
   > In 2018, helped U-M to the No. 3 seed (West), advancing to the Final Four and national title game vs. Villanova

Sophomore (2017-18)
• Played in 26 game, off the bench averaging 5.2 minutes per game
• Averaged 2.2 points per game, scoring a career-best seven points, twice -- at North Carolina (Nov. 29) in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and vs. Detroit Mercy (Dec. 16) played at Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit
• 10 of his 21 total field goals were from long range
• Tripled his rebounding totals from his freshman season, hauling in 21 (11 offensive, 10 defensive), including a career-best-tying three boards, twice -- at Wisconsin (Feb. 11) and vs. Nebraska (March 2) in the Big Ten Tournament
• Played in a career-best 13 minutes against Southern Mississippi (Nov. 16); one of three games of 10-plus minutes on the season

Freshman (2016-17)
• One of four Wolverine signees -- along with Austin Davis (Onsted, Mich.), Xavier Simpson (Lima, Ohio) and Jon Teske (Medina, Ohio)
• Played in 19 games, off the bench averaging 4.4 minutes off the bench
• Scored a season-high four points, twice -- Marquette (Nov. 17) and Maryland Eastern Shore (Dec. 17)
• Grabbed a career-best three rebounds at Nebraska (March 5)
• Played in a season-high 11 minutes against UMES (Dec. 17)

Prep Career
• Played Pickerington Central High School under coach Eric Krueger
• Played two seasons at Athens High School transferring as a junior Pickerington Central
• Associated Press Division I All-Ohio first team (2016), honorable mention (2015)
• Associated Press Division II All-Ohio third team (2014), honorable mention (2013)
• Columbus Dispatch All-Metro team (2016)
• In two seasons at Pickerington Central, averaged 19.2 points per game, finishing with a 35-16 record and a 2016 Ohio Capital Conference title
• In two seasons at Athens High School, averaged 17.5 points per game with 19 20-plus point games, finishing with a 39-9 record with back-to-back Tri-Valley Conference titles

Personal
• Born on Jan. 6, 1998 in Atlanta, Ga.
• Son of Molly Watson
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology
• Undecided major

Personal Notes
• Pronunciation: "IB-ee"
• Played AAU on All-Ohio Red, along with Nick Ward (Michigan State) and Kaleb Wesson (Ohio State)
• Played at high school of former Wolverine and current member of the Brooklyn Nets Caris LeVert