Canada has been good to Michigan.
First, there was Nik Stauskas. Five years later, 5-star wing Ignas Brazdeikis pledged allegiance to the John Beilein Player Development Pipeline (trademark pending).
The former thrived as a three-point specialist (44 percent on 180 attempts) for the 2012-13 NCAA finalists, but offered little else in his first year.
Brazdeikis has proven to be a different animal in just one month in Ann Arbor. Compared to other freshmen in the Beilein era, he might statistically be the best of the bunch. Early season caveats apply.
IGNAS BRAZDEIKIS, 2018-19
- He drives the lane, connecting on just under 60 percent of his two-point attempts.