 Caris Coleman LeVert ( born August 25 , 1994 ) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines . As a freshman for the 2012 – 13 team , he nearly redshirted but earned a key role off the bench as the team went on to reach the championship game in the 2013 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament . As a sophomore for the 2013 – 14 team , he became a regular starter and was selected as a second team 2013 – 14 All @-@ Big Ten player for the outright Big Ten regular season champions . His junior and senior seasons where interrupted by injury . LeVert is related to Eddie Levert , Gerald Levert and Sean Levert . 
