Zack Novak Class: Sophomore Hometown: Chesterton, Ind. High School: Chesterton Height / Weight: 6-5 / 210 Position: G Birthdate: 05/17/1990

At Michigan ... (2008-09) ... Helped Michigan to a 21-14 record, which tied a school record for the largest single-season turnaround in program history ... Helped U-M earn its first NCAA Tournament bid in 11 years ... Earned No. 10 seed at NCAA Tournament, advancing to second round after 62-59 victory over No. 7 seed Clemson ... Eliminated by No. 2 seed Oklahoma, 73-63, in second round ... Earned No. 7 seed at the Big Ten Tournament, advancing to quarterfinal ... Helped U-M to two top-five wins after defeating No. 4 UCLA (Nov. 20, 55-52) and No. 4 Duke (Dec. 6, 81-73) ... Helped U-M to 4-5 record against national top 25 opponents ... Helped U-M set team records for single season free throw percentage (75.7%), three-point field goals (305) and three-point field goal attempts (912).

Sophomore (2009-10) ... CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America District IV first team ... Has played in and started 29 contests for the Wolverines ... Averaging 7.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game ... Grabbed seven rebounds in each of the first two contests of the season against Northern Michigan (Nov. 14) and Houston Baptist (Nov. 20) ... Scored 14 points, including 5-of-7 shooting from the floor, against Creighton (Nov. 26) ... Tied a career-high with three steals against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Dec. 5) ... Did not dress at Utah (Dec. 9) due to a gastrointestinal flu ... Returned to the U-M lineup against Detroit (Dec. 13), scoring two points and grabbing four rebounds ... Scored eight points and grabbed seven rebounds at No. 1 Kansas (Dec. 19) ... Scored 11 points against Coppin State (Dec. 22) ... Scored a season-high 18 points, including four three-pointers, and grabbed a season-best nine rebounds at Indiana (Dec. 31) ... Had 10 points and four rebounds against No. 15 UConn (Jan. 17) ... Scored 16 points, including four three-pointers, at No. 13/15 Purdue (Jan. 23) ... Had seven points and six rebounds, five offensive, against No. 5 Michigan State (Jan. 26) ... Scored nine points and had five assists at Iowa (Feb. 16) ... Had 12 points on a season-high-tying four three-pointers against Illinois (Feb. 23) ... Scored 11 points at No. 9 Ohio State (Feb. 27) ... Had a career-best six assists against Minnesota (March 2) ... Scored eight points with three rebounds at No. 11 Michigan State (March 7).

Freshman (2008-09) ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement ... U-M's Bodnar Award for Academic Achievement ... U-M's Iron Man Award ... Played in 34 games with 22 starts ... Started his final 22 games of the season ... Began season playing the two-guard, before moving to the post during the second half of the season ... Averaged 6.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists ... Posted eight double-figure scoring games ... Led U-M in scoring in two games ... Scored a career-best 20 points against Wisconsin (Dec. 31) after closing the game 7-for-11 from the field with a 5-for-8 showing on three-point field goals ... Closed with a14-point effort in upset win over Duke (Dec. 6), going 4-for-7 on three-pointers, including a back-to-back effort midway in the second half to help U-M to lead for good ... Had a career-best nine rebounds at Illinois (Jan. 14) ... Had 16 games with four-plus rebounds ... Led U-M in rebounding in three games ... Second on U-M with 48 assists (1.4) ... Had a career-best three assists, five times -- vs. Michigan Tech (Nov. 11), vs. Iowa (Jan. 11), against No. 9 Michigan State (Feb. 10), vs. No. 16 Purdue (Feb. 26), and against Iowa (March 12) in the Big Ten Tournament... Drained a team-best 52 three-point field goals ... Had 13 games with multiple long range buckets ... Had a career-best six three-pointers against Minnesota (Feb. 19) ... Had five three-point field goals against Wisconsin (Dec. 31) ... Shot 37.1 percent (72-for-194) from the field, 34.4 percent (52-for-151) on three-point field goals and 68.9 percent (31-for-45) on free throws ... Had 17 steals (0.5) ... Had a career-best three steals against Savannah State (Nov. 29) ... Played 28.2 minutes per game ... Played in 20-or-more minutes in 28 games ... Had 16 games playing 30-plus minutes and two games with 40-plus ... Had a career-best with 42 minutes in overtime game at Indiana (Jan. 7).

Prep ... Chesterton High School (2008) ... Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) All-State first team (2008) ... First Chesterton player to be chosen since 2000 (Brett Buscher, Purdue (2001-04)) ... IBCA Academic All-State (2008) ... Associated Press All-State first team (2008) ... Indiana All-Star Team (2008) ... Selected to play in Indiana/Kentucky All-Star Game (2008) ... Indiana Junior All-Star Team (2007) ... Four-time Duneland Athletic Conference first team (2005, '06, '07, '08) ... Four-time Chesterton High School Most Valuable Player (2005, '06, '07, '08) ... 2008 Northwest Times Player of the Year ... Four-time Northwest Times All-Area (2005, '06, '07, '08) ... Northwest Times H-O-R-S-E and 3-Point Champion over Portage's Lisa Samplawski (2007) ... Post Tribune Player of the Year (2008) ... Four-time Post Tribune All-Region (2005, '06, '07, '08) ... Two-time Michigan City News Dispatch Player of the Year (2006, '08) ... Four-time Michigan City News Dispatch All-Area (2005, '06, '07, '08) ... Hoosier Basketball Magazine All-State (2008)... Selected to participate in the 2008 Hoosier Basketball Magazine Top 60 Senior Workout ... Three-time selection to participate in the IBCA/IHSAA Top 100 Showcase ... Indiana North/South All-Star (2008) ... Hoosiers' Reunion All-Star (2008) ... For four-year career, averaged 20.3 points (1,791), 7.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.9 steals ... Four-year varsity letterwinner ... Coached by Tom Peller (Chesterton Senior High School) ... Four-year starter at Chesterton ... Compiled 57-31 all-time record at Chesterton ... Chesterton High School all-time leading scorer with 1,791 points, broke record of Lenny Eason (1,231) ... Set the Porter County record for freshman scoring (335 points, 15.9 per game) ... As a senior (2007-08) ... Averaged 26.9 points (592), 7.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.0 steals ... Closed season as third-best scorer in state of Indiana (26.9) ... Led Chesterton to a 19-3 record; 12-2 Duneland Athletic Conference record ... Led Chesterton to first outright DAC championship ... Lost 59-57 in 4A Sectional semifinal to Crown Point ... Advanced to semifinal after 76-62 win over Merrillville ... Posted career-high 37 points at Valparaiso ... As a junior (2006-07) ... Averaged 21.6 points (477), 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals ... Led Chesterton to a 15-7 record; 9-5 DAC record ... Lost 57-55 in overtime in 4A Sectional semifinal to Merrillville ... Advanced to semifinal after 70-65 overtime win over Crown Point ... As a sophomore (2005-06) ... Averaged 16.8 points (387), 8.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals ... Led Chesterton to a 14-9; 8-6 DAC record ... Lost 57-47 in 4A Sectional final to Valparaiso ... Advanced to final after 81-69 semifinal win over Crown Point and 60-34 win over Hobart ... As a freshman (2004-05) ... Averaged 15.9 points (335), 6.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.6 steals ... Led Chesterton to a 9-12; 6-4 DAC record ... Started as a freshman ... Lost 61-48 in 4A Sectional semifinal to Crown Point ... Played for Indiana Elite, which was ranked as the No. 1 team in county ... Coached by Mark Adams.

Personal ... Given Name: Zachariah Joseph Novak ... Born on May 17, 1990 in Hammond, Ind. ... Son of Dana Vandenburgh and David Novak ... Enrolled in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business ... Business Administration major ... Lefthanded ... Verbally committed to Michigan (March 9, 2008), Signed with Michigan (April 16, 2008).