▁season ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁toe ▁injury . ▁ ▁Junior ▁season ▁After ▁playing ▁only ▁ 1 9 ▁of ▁Michigan ' s ▁ 3 2 ▁games ▁the ▁prior ▁season ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 ▁Wol ver ines , ▁Wal ton ▁began ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁st arter ▁against ▁. ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 6 ▁against ▁El on , ▁Wal ton ▁led ▁all ▁players ▁with ▁ 2 4 ▁points , ▁six ▁reb ounds ▁and ▁seven ▁ass ists . ▁His ▁performance ▁included ▁career ▁high s ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁points , ▁eight ▁field ▁goals ▁( 1 0 ▁attempts ) ▁and ▁six ▁three - point ▁sh ots ▁( se ven ▁attempts ). ▁Wal ton ▁sp rained ▁his ▁an k le ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁December ▁ 1 ▁A CC – Big ▁Ten ▁Challenge ▁victory ▁over ▁NC ▁State . ▁The ▁injury ▁was ▁caused ▁when ▁NC ▁State ' s ▁Abd ul - Mal ik ▁Ab u ▁stepped ▁on ▁Wal ton ' s ▁foot . ▁In ▁the ▁subsequent ▁game ▁on ▁December ▁ 5 ▁against ▁Houston ▁Bapt ist , ▁Car is ▁Le Vert ▁started ▁in ▁his ▁place ▁at ▁point ▁guard ▁while ▁he ▁sat ▁out . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 5 ▁against ▁Northern ▁Kentucky , ▁Wal ton ▁returned ▁from ▁the ▁an k le ▁injury ▁that ▁had ▁s idel ined ▁him ▁for ▁three ▁games , ▁and ▁posted ▁ 1 6 ▁points , ▁one ▁re bound , ▁one ▁assist ▁and ▁one ▁ste al . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 9 ▁against ▁Young st own ▁State , ▁Wal ton ▁posted