▁was ▁the ▁runner - up ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Mr . ▁Basketball ▁of ▁Michigan ▁award ▁by ▁a ▁ 2 , 1 3 0 – 2 , 0 8 6 ▁margin ▁to ▁Iowa ▁State ▁sig ne e ▁Monte ▁Morris ▁but ▁had ▁one ▁more ▁first - place ▁vote . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Par ade ▁All - American ▁hon ore e ▁and ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Boys ▁Basketball ▁G ator ade ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁career , ▁he ▁was ▁ranked ▁ 3 7 th ▁by ▁Riv als . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁Wal ton ▁joined ▁a ▁team ▁that ▁had ▁just ▁lost ▁Tre y ▁Bur ke ▁and ▁Tim ▁Hard away ▁Jr . ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁NBA ▁draft . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁Wol ver ines ▁had ▁reached ▁the ▁championship ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Division ▁I ▁Basketball ▁Tournament , ▁losing ▁to ▁Louis ville . ▁ ▁F resh man ▁season ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated ▁named ▁him ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁best ▁fresh man . ▁Sport ing ▁News ▁named ▁him ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁best ▁Big ▁Ten ▁new com er . ▁On ▁November ▁ 8 , ▁the ▁Wol ver ines ▁opened ▁the ▁season ▁against ▁U M ass ▁Low ell . ▁Michigan ▁played ▁six ▁fresh men ▁and ▁Wal ton ▁started . ▁Michigan ▁played ▁its ▁third ▁game ▁of ▁Wal ton ' s ▁fresh man