In just the second game, D.J. Wilson showed this season could be different for him and the Michigan basketball team.
The 77-65 win over IUPUI on Sunday showed his development as he grabbed 14 rebounds, the highest total for a Michigan player since Mitch McGary had 14 on Dec. 3, 2013.
It was so long ago that Wilson, now in his third year at Michigan, had only committed two months before.
“In high school I got 20-rebound games, but never at this level,” Wilson said. “It’s not something I really paid attention to until the end of the game when I came out and looked up.