Micah Potter

Micah Potter (born April 6, 1998) is an American college basketball player for the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Micah Potter
Potter in 2020
No. 11 – Wisconsin Badgers
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1998-04-06) April 6, 1998
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school
College

High school career

Potter attended Mentor High School in Mentor, Ohio and came off the bench until his junior season.[1] He averaged 20.2 points and 9.1 rebounds per game as a junior, earning First Team All-State honors. For his senior season, Potter transferred to Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida. He averaged 10.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per game and was named team most valuable player.[2] Potter committed to playing college basketball for Ohio State.[3]

College career
Potter in 2020

Potter began his freshman season for Ohio State in the starting lineup but was replaced by Trevor Thompson after missing two games with an ankle injury. He averaged 4.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game as a freshman. Potter suffered a high ankle sprain in the fourth game of his sophomore season and received limited playing time with the emergence of Kaleb Wesson and Keita Bates-Diop. As a sophomore, he averaged 4.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. Two days before his junior season, Potter announced that he would transfer from Ohio State.[4] He transferred to Wisconsin and sat out for the 2018–19 season due to transfer rules.[5] Potter also sat out for the next fall semester after his request for immediate eligibility was denied by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[6][7] On January 11, 2020, he recorded a junior season-high 24 points and 13 rebounds in a 58–49 win over Penn State.[8] As a junior, he averaged 10.1 points and 6.2 rebounds per game through 21 appearances.[9] Entering his senior season, Potter was named to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award preseason watch list.[10]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Ohio State 301214.1.434.333.6003.1.3.3.44.1
2017–18 Ohio State 29410.1.489.300.8002.4.3.2.44.1
2018–19 Wisconsin
Redshirt
2019–20 Wisconsin 21317.5.528.451.8606.2.4.41.010.1
Career 801913.5.489.377.7593.7.3.3.55.7

Personal life

His older brother, Caleb, played baseball for West Virginia and Southern New Hampshire.[11] His younger brother, Noah, plays football for Ohio State.[12] Potter's grandfather is married to the grandmother of Jon Teske.[13]

References
  1. Cassilo, David (June 12, 2015). "Ohio State basketball commit Micah Potter transferring from Mentor to prep school for senior season". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. Jolley, Frank (December 13, 2016). "The Next Level: Micah Potter establishing himself at Ohio State". Daily Commercial. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  3. Hooper, Alex (April 20, 2015). "High school boys basketball: Mentor junior Micah Potter commits to Ohio State". The News-Herald. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  4. Jardy, Adam (November 5, 2018). "Ohio State men's basketball: Days before season, Micah Potter says he's transferring". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  5. Whitmore, Will (December 3, 2019). "Men's Basketball: Micah Potter's issues with NCAA shows inconsistencies in system". The Badger Herald. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  6. Polzin, Jim (March 1, 2020). "Micah Potter gives Badgers a boost at both ends of court". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  7. "NCAA rules Wisconsin's Micah Potter must sit out fall semester". ESPN. Associated Press. October 10, 2019. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  8. "Micah Potter Leads Wisconsin to Win Over No. 20 Penn State". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. January 11, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  9. Megargee, Steve (November 10, 2020). "UW hoops: For Badgers, experience means confidence". Racine Journal Times. Associated Press. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  10. Vasquez, Raul (November 6, 2020). "Wisconsin's Micah Potter named a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award candidate". Rivals. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  11. Kampf, John (September 6, 2017). "Mentor's Potter family chalking up Division I college athletes at record pace". The News-Herald. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  12. Noon, Kevin (June 6, 2018). "Micah Potter opens up about Noah's Ohio State recruitment". Rivals. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  13. Cassilo, David (January 22, 2015). "Mentor's Micah Potter, Medina's Jon Teske tied together by new family relation: Division I and II boys basketball notebook (video)". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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