Michigan guard Spike Albrecht discusses the end of his college career Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. Video by Mark Snyder / DFP
The hardest admission for an athlete is acknowledging when it's over, when the body can no longer do what the mind tells it.
Spunky Spike Albrecht called it a basketball career Friday. He had no choice. There was too much pain, the residual aftermath of two hip surgeries within a month of each other during the off-season. There were times when the Michigan senior point guard couldn't get out of bed because both hips would lock up on him.