Zavier Marquis Simpson ( born Xavier Simpson on February 11 , 1997 ) is an American college basketball player for the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference . He attended Lima Senior High School where he won the 2016 Ohio Mr. Basketball as a senior . Simpson won 2014 Ohio Division III state championship as a sophomore for Lima Central Catholic High School before transferring to Lima Senior High School the following school year . He was part of the 2017 – 18 team that reached the Championship Game of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament . Simpson was a member of 2017 and 2018 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament champions during his first two seasons . He had many of his best games against top-10 opponents as a sophomore . As a junior , he was a 2019 Second team All-Big Ten selection and a Big Ten All-Defensive team honoree and earned the nickname " Captain Hook "
2018 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2018 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
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