A year ago, D.J. Wilson was coming off a wildly disappointing season at Michigan.
On Thursday night, he was a first-round pick in the NBA Draft, selected 17th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Wilson had a big junior season for the Wolverines, showing the promise John Beilein first saw in the lanky, short-shorts-wearing kid from Sacramento, averaging 11 points and 5.3 rebounds.
He was especially special during Michigan's postseason run to a Big Ten tournament championship, and into the NCAA Tournament.
Wilson marks the sixth first-round pick from Michigan in the last five years, and he was the first Big Ten player selected this year.