Before they transferred to Michigan, Mike Smith and Chaundee Brown experienced no shortage of individual success.
At Columbia, Smith finished his senior season as the nation’s sixth-leading scorer. He established himself as one of the Ivy League’s top offensive players, but the Lions lost their last 13 games. On the other hand, Brown emerged as a star in his own right in Winston-Salem. Wake Forest, however, finished with a losing record in each of his three seasons.
But in Ann Arbor, Smith and Brown play crucial roles for the 10th-ranked Wolverines. Smith’s seamless transition to the Big Ten and Brown’s energy off the bench are two of the reasons why Michigan has set itself apart with a 6-0 conference record.