Zak Irvin
Irvin in 2015
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| No. 21 – Michigan Wolverines | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
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| Born |
September 5, 1994 Fishers, Indiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
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| High school |
Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers, Indiana) |
| College | Michigan (2013–2017) |
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Zakarie Tyler "Zak" Irvin (born September 5, 1994) is an American basketball player who has completed his career for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team. He earned the 2013 Indiana Mr. Basketball and Indiana Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year while playing for Hamilton Southeastern High School. At Michigan, he was twice recognized as Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week for the 2013–14 team, which won the 2013–14 Big Ten Conference regular-season championship outright. He was a 2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season All-Big Ten honorable mention honoree by the coaches and the media as well as a 2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament All-Tournament Team selection as a junior. He was a 2016–17 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season All-Big Ten honorable mention honoree by the media as a senior as well as a 2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament All-Tournament Team selection for the champion 2016–17 Wolverines. He led the Big Ten in minutes played as a senior and tied the Michigan record for career games played (142).
Irvin was born in Fishers, Indiana to Marcia and James Irvin on September 5, 1994. As a freshman at Hamilton Southeastern, Irvin played junior varsity basketball. By January 2011, he was being recruited by Illinois, Baylor, Ohio State, Indiana, and Michigan State. June 13, 2011 was the first day that Michigan offered scholarships to the class of 2013. On July 31, 2011, Irvin announced his non-binding verbal commitment to Michigan. At the time, he was ranked 97th in the class of 2013 according to Rivals.com and 74th according to ESPN. Scout.com ranked him as the 22nd best shooting guard. By the time of his commitment, he had scholarship offers from Purdue, Indiana, Baylor, Miami, Xavier, and Butler. This commitment came one day before Derrick Walton joined Michigan's 2013 recruiting class. During the summer of 2012, Irvin jumped in the Rivals.com ranking from 68th to 31st in the national class of 2013. On November 16, 2012, Michigan men's basketball received a signed National Letter of Intent from the 6-foot-6-inch (1.98 m) Irvin. At Hamilton Southeastern High School, he earned 2013 Indiana Mr. Basketball and Parade All-American recognition. As Indiana Mr. Basketball, he succeeded former teammate, Gary Harris, and the duo became the state's first back-to-back winners from the same high school. He was also named 2013 Indiana Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year. By the end of his high school career, he was ranked 24th by Rivals.
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