 Prior to the 2015 – 16 season , LeVert was named an All @-@ Big Ten preseason selection , for the second straight year . LeVert became the fourth Wolverine to earn the award multiple times in their career , following Maurice Taylor , LaVell Blanchard and Manny Harris . He was also one of five All @-@ Big Ten preseason selections according to the Big Ten Network . He was one of three Big Ten selections to the 20 @-@ man Jerry West Award preseason watchlist ( along with James Blackmon , Jr. and Rasheed Sulaimon ) announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . He was an Athlon Sports Preseason All @-@ American 3rd team selection . In preseason top 100 player rankings LeVert was ranked 16 by ESPN and 23 by NBC Sports . He made the initial 50 @-@ man John R. Wooden Award watch list on November 17 . On December 2 , Levert earned recognition on the 50 @-@ man Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist and 33 @-@ man Robertson Trophy watchlists . 
