▁during ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Conference ▁Men ' s ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁against ▁Indiana , ▁Wal ton ▁set ▁a ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Tournament ▁single - game ▁record ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁ass ists . ▁Wal ton ▁finished ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Tournament ▁with ▁ 2 2 ▁ass ists ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁tournament , ▁t ying ▁him ▁for ▁third ▁on ▁the ▁all - time ▁single ▁tournament ▁list ▁with ▁Br ent ▁Dar by ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁until ▁Den zel ▁Valent ine ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁total ▁ 2 8 ▁ass ists ▁for ▁the ▁tournament ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁Michigan ▁lost ▁to ▁No . ▁ 6 ▁seed ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁Men ' s ▁Basketball ▁Tournament , ▁ 6 3 – 7 0 . ▁Wal ton ▁recorded ▁a ▁career - high ▁six ▁ste als , ▁along ▁with ▁ten ▁points , ▁eight ▁ass ists ▁and ▁four ▁reb ounds . ▁ ▁Senior ▁season ▁ ▁Wal ton ▁entered ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁ten ▁Pres e ason ▁All - Big ▁Ten ▁hon ore es . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁co - capt ain ▁with ▁Zak ▁Ir vin . ▁In ▁the ▁championship ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁ 2 K ▁Sports ▁Classic ▁held ▁at ▁Mad ison ▁Square ▁Garden ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁Wal ton ▁made ▁a ▁career - high ▁seven ▁three - point ▁sh ots ▁and ▁scored ▁ 2 3