2006-07 Men's Basketball Roster
Coleman, Ron

Jersey Number 24
Ron Coleman
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- G/F
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 210
- Hometown:
- Romulus, Mich.
- High School:
- Romulus
Bio
Michigan Career ... Played in 129 career games for U-M, ranking him eighth all-time ... 53rd player at U-M to play in 100-career games ... Played in 114 consecutive games before an ankle injury snapped the streak during senior season ... Started 82 career games ... Ranks 10th all-time with 116 career three-point field goals ... Ranks eighth all-time with 356 three-point field goal attempts ... Closed career with 769 points (6.0), 373 rebounds (2.9) and 137 assists (1.1).
Senior (2007-08) ... Team captain ... U-M's 2008 Travis Conlan Sportsmanship Award ... Played in 30 games with 21 starts ... Helped Michigan to a 10-22 record – winning five of its last 10 games of the season ... Earned No. 9 seed at the Big Ten Tournament, advancing to quarterfinal ... Averaged 4.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists ... Scored in double figures in six games ... Scored a season-high 14 points vs. Eastern Washington (Nov. 23) at Great Alaska Shootout and against Minnesota (Jan. 31) ... Collected 97 rebounds (3.2) ... Had a season-high seven rebounds, two times -- vs. Eastern Washington and at Harvard (Dec. 1) ... Shot 37.8 percent from the field (54-for-143), 31.5 percent on three-point field goals (23-for-73) and 63.6 percent on free throws (14-for-22)... Collected 39 assists (1.3), tying single season best ... Had a career-best six assists against Brown (Nov. 11) ... Collected four blocks (0.1) ... Had season-high two blocks against Boston College (Nov. 28) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge ...  Collected seven steals (0.2) ... Had career-high-tying three steals at Purdue (Jan. 5) ... Played in 22.7 minutes per game ... Played 20-or-more minutes in 20 games, with eight of 30-plus minutes ... Played in season-high 36 minutes, two times – against Boston College and at Harvard (Dec. 5).
Junior (2006-07) ... 2006 John Thompson Challenge All-Tournament team ... Helped Michigan to Postseason NIT second round, eliminated by Florida State (87-66) ... Helped Michigan to a 22-13 record, its second straight 20-plus win season ... Earned No. 8 seed at the Big Ten Tournament, advancing to quarterfinal ... Played in all 35 games with 24 starts ... Started 24 of first 26 games, before coming off the bench to allow teammate Jerret Smith to start at the point ... Averaged 5.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists ... Scored a career-high 20 points against Harvard (Nov. 17) after going 9-for-16 from the field, setting career-high tallies for both categories ... Scored in double figures in eight games ... Had a season-high seven rebounds, two times – against Davidson (Nov. 11) in John Thompson Challenge and at Northwestern (Jan. 6) ... Shot a career-high 45.8 percent from the field (77-for-168), 34.2 percent on three-point field goals (27-for-79) and 72.0 percent on free throws (18-for-25) ... Became U-M's version of "Mr. Big Shot," after hitting a key three point field goal in wins over Michigan State (Feb. 27), Minnesota (March 8) in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament and Utah State (March 13) in the first round of the Postseason NIT ... All three shots were at key moments in either stopping an opponent's run or sealing the victory for the Wolverines... Set a career-high for free throws made and attempted after going 9-for-9 at Indiana (Jan. 27) ... Collected a single season career-high 39 assists (1.1) ... Had a season-high three assists, four times ... Collected five blocks (0.1) ... Had a career-best two blocks against UMBC (Nov. 25) ... Collected eight steals (0.2) ... Had a season-high two steals, two times – against Penn State (Jan. 16) and at Wisconsin (Jan. 24) ... Played in 23.0 minutes per game ... Played 20-or-more minutes in 24 games, with 10 games of 30-plus minutes... Played in a season-high 36 minutes, three times.
Sophomore (2005-06) ... Helped Michigan to Postseason NIT runner-up finish after losing in championship to South Carolina (76-64) ... Helped Michigan to a 22-11 record ... Earned No. 7 seed at Big Ten Tournament, eliminated in first round ... Helped U-M to first national top 25 ranking in eight years – No. 21/20 for the week of Jan. 30, 2006 ... Helped U-M to back-to-back wins against top 25 teams for first time in 12 years – 72-67 over 11/12 Michigan State (Jan. 25) and 85-76 over 21/21 Wisconsin (Jan. 28) ... Played in all 33 games with 13 starts ... Started 11 of 13 games, replacing the injured Lester Abram ... Averaged 5.8 points and 2.7 rebounds ... Scored in double figures in six games ... Had a season-high 18 points at Purdue (Feb. 11)... ... In third start of season against Michigan State (Jan. 25), had nine points on 4-of-5 shooting and three rebounds and two steals in upset of Spartans ... Had eight points off the bench after going perfect from the field (3-for-3) and a 2-for-2 performance on three-pointers in win against Northwestern (Jan. 18) ... Had six points off the bench at Notre Dame (Dec. 3); hit two three-pointers at key moments to help Wolverines secure road win ... Had seven points off the bench to help in win over Butler (Nov. 26) ... Collected 89 rebounds (2.9) ... Had a career-high eight rebounds against Chicago State (Dec. 31) – three offensive and five defensive ... Collected 27 assists (0.8) ... Had season-best three assists, three times ... Collected three blocks ... Had season-high one block, three times ... Collected 17 steals (0.5) ... Had a career-high three steals, two times -- at Boston University (Nov. 22) and at Iowa (Feb. 4) ... Played in 21.3 minutes per game ... Played 20-or-more minutes in 15-of-33 game with 12 games of 30-plus minutes ... Played in a season-high 38 minutes against Minnesota (Feb. 15).
Big Ten Foreign Touring Team (2005) ... Traveled with the 2005 Big Ten Conference Foreign Touring team through Spain (Aug. 9-19) ... Averaged 13.0 points and 3.4 rebounds during five-game exhibition schedule ... Team finished tour 2-3 ... Had four double-digit scoring games including 22 point effort against C.B. Valls Basketball Club in tour finale.
Freshman (2004-05) ... U-M's 2005 Rudy Tomjanovich Most Improved Player Award ... Helped Michigan to a 13-18 record ... Earned No. 9 seed in Big Ten Tournament, advancing to quarterfinal ... Played in all 31 games with 24 starts ... Started first collegiate game vs. Providence (Nov. 26) in the consolation final of the Preseason NIT ... Started 15-of-16 Big Ten games ... Started first Big Ten game at Iowa (Jan. 5) ... Throughout season saw increased role on the perimeter after the loss of Lester Abram to season-ending shoulder injury ... Averaged 7.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game ... Scored in double figures in 12 games ... Scored a season-high 18 points against Fairfield (Jan. 8) after going 6-for-10 from the field and 3-for-7 on three-point field goals ... Collected 79 rebounds (2.5) ... Had season-best seven rebounds, two times – against South Florida (Dec. 11) and at UCLA (Dec. 18) ... Had five-or-more rebounds in four games ... Collected 33 assists (1.1) ... Had a season-high five assists at UCLA ... Collected three blocks (0.1) ... Had a season-high one block, three times ... Collected 11 steals (0.4) ... Had a season-high two steals, two times – at Iowa (Jan. 4) and at Michigan State (Jan. 27) ... Played 27.8 minutes per game ... Played in double figure minutes in 29-of-31 games ... Played 20-or-more minutes in 24 games with 17 games of 30-plus minutes.
Prep ... Detroit News Class A All-State, All-Metro Basketball team, All-West first team (2004) ... Detroit Free Press All-Metro second team and All-West first team (2004) ... Detroit News Class A All-State second team, All-Metro second team, All-West first team and Players to Watch, Top 25 to Watch, No. 18 (2003) ... Detroit Free Press Class A All-State third team, All-Metro second team, All-West first team (2003) ... Detroit News Class A All-State honorable mention, All-Metro honorable mention and All-West first team (2002) ... Detroit Free Press Class A All-State fifth team (2002) ... All-Mega Red League selection (2002, '03, '04) ... Romulus High School Team MVP (2002, '03, '04) ... Romulus High School Rebounding Award (2002, '03, '04) ... Romulus High School Most Promising Freshman Award (2001) ... Romulus Honor Roll Student ... For prep career: Averaged 16.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 blocks ... Three-year starter ... Coached by Nate Oats ... As a senior (2004), averaged 21.0 points and 10.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 2.4 blocks ... Led Romulus to a 17-5 record, starting all 22 games ... Led Romulus to Class A State playoffs, second round ... Led Romulus to MEGA Red-White playoff championship game ... As a junior (2003), averaged 20.0 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.1 blocks ... Led Romulus to a 16-6 record, starting all 22 games ... Led Romulus to MEGA Red-White playoff championship ... As a sophomore (2002), averaged 17.1 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 blocks ... Led Romulus to a 11-10 record, starting 20 games ... As a freshman (2001), averaged 9.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.7 blocks ... Led Romulus to a 13-8 record, started 15 games ... Played for AAU's The Family ... 2003 All-Ohio Nike Hoop Challenge championship team ... 2003 Speice Run 'N Slam fourth-place team.
Senior (2007-08) ... Team captain ... U-M's 2008 Travis Conlan Sportsmanship Award ... Played in 30 games with 21 starts ... Helped Michigan to a 10-22 record – winning five of its last 10 games of the season ... Earned No. 9 seed at the Big Ten Tournament, advancing to quarterfinal ... Averaged 4.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists ... Scored in double figures in six games ... Scored a season-high 14 points vs. Eastern Washington (Nov. 23) at Great Alaska Shootout and against Minnesota (Jan. 31) ... Collected 97 rebounds (3.2) ... Had a season-high seven rebounds, two times -- vs. Eastern Washington and at Harvard (Dec. 1) ... Shot 37.8 percent from the field (54-for-143), 31.5 percent on three-point field goals (23-for-73) and 63.6 percent on free throws (14-for-22)... Collected 39 assists (1.3), tying single season best ... Had a career-best six assists against Brown (Nov. 11) ... Collected four blocks (0.1) ... Had season-high two blocks against Boston College (Nov. 28) in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge ...  Collected seven steals (0.2) ... Had career-high-tying three steals at Purdue (Jan. 5) ... Played in 22.7 minutes per game ... Played 20-or-more minutes in 20 games, with eight of 30-plus minutes ... Played in season-high 36 minutes, two times – against Boston College and at Harvard (Dec. 5).
Junior (2006-07) ... 2006 John Thompson Challenge All-Tournament team ... Helped Michigan to Postseason NIT second round, eliminated by Florida State (87-66) ... Helped Michigan to a 22-13 record, its second straight 20-plus win season ... Earned No. 8 seed at the Big Ten Tournament, advancing to quarterfinal ... Played in all 35 games with 24 starts ... Started 24 of first 26 games, before coming off the bench to allow teammate Jerret Smith to start at the point ... Averaged 5.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists ... Scored a career-high 20 points against Harvard (Nov. 17) after going 9-for-16 from the field, setting career-high tallies for both categories ... Scored in double figures in eight games ... Had a season-high seven rebounds, two times – against Davidson (Nov. 11) in John Thompson Challenge and at Northwestern (Jan. 6) ... Shot a career-high 45.8 percent from the field (77-for-168), 34.2 percent on three-point field goals (27-for-79) and 72.0 percent on free throws (18-for-25) ... Became U-M's version of "Mr. Big Shot," after hitting a key three point field goal in wins over Michigan State (Feb. 27), Minnesota (March 8) in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament and Utah State (March 13) in the first round of the Postseason NIT ... All three shots were at key moments in either stopping an opponent's run or sealing the victory for the Wolverines... Set a career-high for free throws made and attempted after going 9-for-9 at Indiana (Jan. 27) ... Collected a single season career-high 39 assists (1.1) ... Had a season-high three assists, four times ... Collected five blocks (0.1) ... Had a career-best two blocks against UMBC (Nov. 25) ... Collected eight steals (0.2) ... Had a season-high two steals, two times – against Penn State (Jan. 16) and at Wisconsin (Jan. 24) ... Played in 23.0 minutes per game ... Played 20-or-more minutes in 24 games, with 10 games of 30-plus minutes... Played in a season-high 36 minutes, three times.
Sophomore (2005-06) ... Helped Michigan to Postseason NIT runner-up finish after losing in championship to South Carolina (76-64) ... Helped Michigan to a 22-11 record ... Earned No. 7 seed at Big Ten Tournament, eliminated in first round ... Helped U-M to first national top 25 ranking in eight years – No. 21/20 for the week of Jan. 30, 2006 ... Helped U-M to back-to-back wins against top 25 teams for first time in 12 years – 72-67 over 11/12 Michigan State (Jan. 25) and 85-76 over 21/21 Wisconsin (Jan. 28) ... Played in all 33 games with 13 starts ... Started 11 of 13 games, replacing the injured Lester Abram ... Averaged 5.8 points and 2.7 rebounds ... Scored in double figures in six games ... Had a season-high 18 points at Purdue (Feb. 11)... ... In third start of season against Michigan State (Jan. 25), had nine points on 4-of-5 shooting and three rebounds and two steals in upset of Spartans ... Had eight points off the bench after going perfect from the field (3-for-3) and a 2-for-2 performance on three-pointers in win against Northwestern (Jan. 18) ... Had six points off the bench at Notre Dame (Dec. 3); hit two three-pointers at key moments to help Wolverines secure road win ... Had seven points off the bench to help in win over Butler (Nov. 26) ... Collected 89 rebounds (2.9) ... Had a career-high eight rebounds against Chicago State (Dec. 31) – three offensive and five defensive ... Collected 27 assists (0.8) ... Had season-best three assists, three times ... Collected three blocks ... Had season-high one block, three times ... Collected 17 steals (0.5) ... Had a career-high three steals, two times -- at Boston University (Nov. 22) and at Iowa (Feb. 4) ... Played in 21.3 minutes per game ... Played 20-or-more minutes in 15-of-33 game with 12 games of 30-plus minutes ... Played in a season-high 38 minutes against Minnesota (Feb. 15).
Big Ten Foreign Touring Team (2005) ... Traveled with the 2005 Big Ten Conference Foreign Touring team through Spain (Aug. 9-19) ... Averaged 13.0 points and 3.4 rebounds during five-game exhibition schedule ... Team finished tour 2-3 ... Had four double-digit scoring games including 22 point effort against C.B. Valls Basketball Club in tour finale.
Freshman (2004-05) ... U-M's 2005 Rudy Tomjanovich Most Improved Player Award ... Helped Michigan to a 13-18 record ... Earned No. 9 seed in Big Ten Tournament, advancing to quarterfinal ... Played in all 31 games with 24 starts ... Started first collegiate game vs. Providence (Nov. 26) in the consolation final of the Preseason NIT ... Started 15-of-16 Big Ten games ... Started first Big Ten game at Iowa (Jan. 5) ... Throughout season saw increased role on the perimeter after the loss of Lester Abram to season-ending shoulder injury ... Averaged 7.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game ... Scored in double figures in 12 games ... Scored a season-high 18 points against Fairfield (Jan. 8) after going 6-for-10 from the field and 3-for-7 on three-point field goals ... Collected 79 rebounds (2.5) ... Had season-best seven rebounds, two times – against South Florida (Dec. 11) and at UCLA (Dec. 18) ... Had five-or-more rebounds in four games ... Collected 33 assists (1.1) ... Had a season-high five assists at UCLA ... Collected three blocks (0.1) ... Had a season-high one block, three times ... Collected 11 steals (0.4) ... Had a season-high two steals, two times – at Iowa (Jan. 4) and at Michigan State (Jan. 27) ... Played 27.8 minutes per game ... Played in double figure minutes in 29-of-31 games ... Played 20-or-more minutes in 24 games with 17 games of 30-plus minutes.
Prep ... Detroit News Class A All-State, All-Metro Basketball team, All-West first team (2004) ... Detroit Free Press All-Metro second team and All-West first team (2004) ... Detroit News Class A All-State second team, All-Metro second team, All-West first team and Players to Watch, Top 25 to Watch, No. 18 (2003) ... Detroit Free Press Class A All-State third team, All-Metro second team, All-West first team (2003) ... Detroit News Class A All-State honorable mention, All-Metro honorable mention and All-West first team (2002) ... Detroit Free Press Class A All-State fifth team (2002) ... All-Mega Red League selection (2002, '03, '04) ... Romulus High School Team MVP (2002, '03, '04) ... Romulus High School Rebounding Award (2002, '03, '04) ... Romulus High School Most Promising Freshman Award (2001) ... Romulus Honor Roll Student ... For prep career: Averaged 16.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 blocks ... Three-year starter ... Coached by Nate Oats ... As a senior (2004), averaged 21.0 points and 10.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 2.4 blocks ... Led Romulus to a 17-5 record, starting all 22 games ... Led Romulus to Class A State playoffs, second round ... Led Romulus to MEGA Red-White playoff championship game ... As a junior (2003), averaged 20.0 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.1 blocks ... Led Romulus to a 16-6 record, starting all 22 games ... Led Romulus to MEGA Red-White playoff championship ... As a sophomore (2002), averaged 17.1 points, 10.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 blocks ... Led Romulus to a 11-10 record, starting 20 games ... As a freshman (2001), averaged 9.6 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.7 blocks ... Led Romulus to a 13-8 record, started 15 games ... Played for AAU's The Family ... 2003 All-Ohio Nike Hoop Challenge championship team ... 2003 Speice Run 'N Slam fourth-place team.
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