 After being sidelined for the final 14 games of the prior season for the 2014 – 15 Wolverines , LeVert began the season with a game @-@ high 18 points and 5 assists as a starter against Northern Michigan . On November 16 against Elon , LeVert tied his career high with four steals . On December 5 against Houston Baptist , LeVert made his first start at point guard while Derrick Walton sat out due to a sprained ankle and posted 25 points and 8 rebounds . On December 8 , Michigan lost 82 – 58 to ( 19 / - ) SMU as LeVert slumped on 1 – 13 field goal shooting and 3 – 6 free throw shooting . On December 15 against Northern Kentucky , LeVert posted 13 points , 10 rebounds and 10 assists , becoming the fourth player in Michigan program history to record a triple @-@ double , and the 49th Wolverine to eclipse 1 @,@ 000 career points . Based on his triple double against Northern Kentucky and a 19 @-@ point effort against Youngstown State , LeVert earned Co @-@ Big Ten Player of the Week honors ( along with Malcolm Hill ) on December 21 . On December 30 , Michigan defeated Illinois 78 – 68 in its Big Ten Conference opener as LeVert posted a 22 @-@ point , 10 @-@ assist double @-@ double . LeVert missed the January 2 game against Penn State with a lower left leg injury . At the time , he was the team leader in points , rebounds and assists . 
