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2016 Hall of Fame Inductee

Daniel “Donny” Wohl

Began playing basketball at a young age for the Hillel Hawks in 1996. Played in four Maccabi games, was a starting player for the gold-medal winning USA Maccabi team in the 1999 Pan Am Games in Mexico City, and played for the USA open team in the Israel Maccabi games in 2005 winning a bronze medal. Earned a varsity letter at West Bloomfield High School as a freshman playing all four years. Averaged 18 points and 10 assists per game during his senior year. Selected All-League, All-District, All-OAA in 2001. Recruited to play at Binghamton University in its first year as a Division 1 program. Transferred to University of Michigan in 2002. He was an Academic All-Big Ten Award winner 2004-2005, and three-time Bodnar Academic Achievement Award winner. At Michigan started five games his senior year and has the second most steals (6) in a game in Michigan history versus Penn State. Also named the Steve Grote Hustle Award Winner his senior year. Graduated Cum Laude in 2005. Donny was a member of the 2004 NIT Championship team. Inducted 2016.

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