2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 42
Will Tschetter
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 230
- Hometown:
- Stewartville, Minn.
- High School:
- Stewartville HS
Bio
Who is Will Tschetter?
• Energetic player, with constant motor
• Versatile scorer for the Wolverines
• Developing down low post moves
• Shooting range allows him to stretch the floor
• Known for the locker room and bench presence; a natural leader
• Earned his undergraduate degree in three years (Earth & Environmental Science)
• Will begin master's program (Environment and Sustainability in Ecosystem Science and Management)
Pronunciation & Eligibility Answers
• Last name: “cheddar”
• Redshirting freshman season; will have two years of eligibility remaining
Career at Michigan
• (2x), Academic All-Big Ten (2023, '24)
• (3x), U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2022, '23, '24)
• College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District (2023)
• Helped U-M to an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament (2022)
• Advanced to its fifth straight Sweet 16; falling to No. 2 seed Villanova, 66-53
• Helped U-M to Postseason NIT (2023)
• Advanced to the second round; falling at No. 2 seed Vanderbilt, 66-65
Season: 2024-25
• Played in six games off the bench
• Averaging 6.3 points per game
• Has two games with double-figure scoring
• Scored season-high 15 points against Cleveland State (Nov. 4)
• Shooting 58.3 percent (14-for-24) from the field
• Made season-high seven field goals off of nine attempts (77.8 percent) against Cleveland State
• Has 10 rebounds, three assists, and two steals
• Averaging 12.9 points per game
• Played a season-high 17 minutes against Cleveland State
Season: 2023-24
• Played in 31 games, with six starts
• Missed one game, at Northwestern (Feb. 22), due to illness
• Considered U-M's Sixth Man, despite five starts
• Became starter after season-ending injury to Olivier Nkamhoua (wrist)
• Averaged 6.8 points per game
• Recorded first 200-point season (210)
• Scored in double figures in seven games
• Scored a career-best 20 points against Youngstown State (Nov. 10)
• Finished with a perfect game: 8-for-8 FG (4-for-4 3FG)
• Shot 58.2 percent from the field (78-for-134)
• Shot 51.9 percent from long range (28-for-54)
• Averaged 2.4 rebounds per game
• Had six games with five-plus rebounds
• Had a career-best six rebounds, three times, Indiana (Dec. 5), at Iowa (Dec. 10) & Eastern Michigan (Dec. 16)
• 20 assists, three blocks and six steals
• Had a career-best three assists against Long Beach State (Nov. 17)
• Had a career-best two steals against Purdue (Feb. 25)
• Averaged 17.8 minutes
• Recorded 12 games of 20-plus minute game
• Played a career-best 28 minutes, twice at Rutgers (Feb. 29), at Ohio State (March 3)
Season: 2022-23
• Played in 27 games; primarily off the bench
• Started eight games
• Started first career game at Wisconsin (Feb. 14)
• Had four points, five rebounds, two assists in 26 minutes
• Started six additional games as Terrance Williams II moved to an off-the-bench role
• Averaged 2.3 points per game
• Scored a season-best seven points, twice: at Iowa (Jan. 12) and Michigan State (Feb. 18)
• Had a season-best five rebounds at Wisconsin
• Had a career-best three assists at Rutgers (Feb. 23)
• Had a career-best two blocks against Central Michigan
• Played in 10.7 minutes per game
• Posted 17 games of 10-plus minutes, with one of 20-plus
• Played a season-best 26 minutes at Wisconsin; first career start
Season: 2021-22
• Redshirted the season
• Key member part of U-M’s scout team
Prep Career
• No. 2 rated player in the State of Minnesota, behind Class of 2021 No. 1 recruit Chet Holmgren
• Finalist & Runner-up for Minnesota's Mr. Basketball (2021)
• Associated Press All-State first team (2021), second team (2020)
• Post Bulletin Player of the Year (2021), All-Area (2020, '21)
• Hiawatha Valley League Player of the Year (2021); All-League (2019, '20, '21)
• Four-year varsity player at Stewartville, scoring 2,467 career points
• As a senior (2020-21), averaged 30.3 points (third best in State), 11.8 rebounds and 45 3-pointers (41 percent), while leading the Tigers to an 18-4 record and the title game of MSHSL 1AA Sectional (L, 78-61; Caledonia); closed with 643 points, scoring 20+ points in 18 games with 11 of 30+ and two of 40+ including a season-high 48 against Kasson-Mantorville (Feb. 9, 2021)
• As a junior (2019-20), averaged state-best 33.6 points (10th best in Minnesota history), 10.8 rebounds and 67 3-pointers (45 percent) while leading the Tigers to a 25-6 record and the title game of MSHSL 1AA Sectional (L, 71-53; Caledonia); closed with 1,043 points, scoring 20+ points in 30 games with 21 games of 30+, eight of 40+ and one 50+ -- a career-best 50 against Columbia Heights (Jan. 25, 2020)
• As a sophomore (2018-19), averaged 22.0 points and 7.5 rebounds, leading the Tigers to an 18-8 record and the second round of the MSHSL 1AA Sectional (L, 76-72; St. Charles); closed with 572 points, scoring 20+ points in 16 games with six of 30+ and one of 40+ -- a season-best 43 against Caledonia (Dec. 15, 2018)
• As a freshman (2017-18), averaged 11.0 points and 6.0 rebounds, leading the Tigers to an 18-9 record and the second round of MSHSL 1AA Sectional (L, 53-45; at Lake City)
• Played AAU with the Minnesota Heat
Notables
• Completed his undergraduate degree at Michigan in three years
• First player from Stewartville to play basketball in Big Ten
• Mother, Kasey (Morlock), helped North Dakota State to three straight NCAA Division II national championships (1994, '95, '96), earning all-tournament team honors (1994, '95, '96) and was twice named the MVP (1995, '96).
• She is North Dakota State's all-time leading scorer (2,233), holds 13 school records and is a Hall of Fame member. She was named the 1997 Honda Award winner (Division II Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year) and was a three-time Kodak Division II All-District and All-American (1995, '96, '97)
• Father, Garth, played football at North Dakota State
• Lived in Beijing for two years (4th & 5th grade) while father worked at IBM
• Spent his most of his childhood on grandfather's farm, where he took a particular interest in freshwater ecosystems
Summer of 2023 (Internship)
• Tschetter served at an internship with the North Bridger Bison ranch near Bozeman, Mont., where he helped rebuild and maintain the wetlands. He created a beaver mimicry structure, which resembles a beaver dam and moderates the flow of streams to retain water on the ranch. He also led a stream bed restoration, focused on controlling erosion caused by grazing bison.
• Energetic player, with constant motor
• Versatile scorer for the Wolverines
• Developing down low post moves
• Shooting range allows him to stretch the floor
• Known for the locker room and bench presence; a natural leader
• Earned his undergraduate degree in three years (Earth & Environmental Science)
• Will begin master's program (Environment and Sustainability in Ecosystem Science and Management)
Pronunciation & Eligibility Answers
• Last name: “cheddar”
• Redshirting freshman season; will have two years of eligibility remaining
Career at Michigan
• (2x), Academic All-Big Ten (2023, '24)
• (3x), U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2022, '23, '24)
• College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District (2023)
• Helped U-M to an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament (2022)
• Advanced to its fifth straight Sweet 16; falling to No. 2 seed Villanova, 66-53
• Helped U-M to Postseason NIT (2023)
• Advanced to the second round; falling at No. 2 seed Vanderbilt, 66-65
Season: 2024-25
• Played in six games off the bench
• Averaging 6.3 points per game
• Has two games with double-figure scoring
• Scored season-high 15 points against Cleveland State (Nov. 4)
• Shooting 58.3 percent (14-for-24) from the field
• Made season-high seven field goals off of nine attempts (77.8 percent) against Cleveland State
• Has 10 rebounds, three assists, and two steals
• Averaging 12.9 points per game
• Played a season-high 17 minutes against Cleveland State
Season: 2023-24
• Played in 31 games, with six starts
• Missed one game, at Northwestern (Feb. 22), due to illness
• Considered U-M's Sixth Man, despite five starts
• Became starter after season-ending injury to Olivier Nkamhoua (wrist)
• Averaged 6.8 points per game
• Recorded first 200-point season (210)
• Scored in double figures in seven games
• Scored a career-best 20 points against Youngstown State (Nov. 10)
• Finished with a perfect game: 8-for-8 FG (4-for-4 3FG)
• Shot 58.2 percent from the field (78-for-134)
• Shot 51.9 percent from long range (28-for-54)
• Averaged 2.4 rebounds per game
• Had six games with five-plus rebounds
• Had a career-best six rebounds, three times, Indiana (Dec. 5), at Iowa (Dec. 10) & Eastern Michigan (Dec. 16)
• 20 assists, three blocks and six steals
• Had a career-best three assists against Long Beach State (Nov. 17)
• Had a career-best two steals against Purdue (Feb. 25)
• Averaged 17.8 minutes
• Recorded 12 games of 20-plus minute game
• Played a career-best 28 minutes, twice at Rutgers (Feb. 29), at Ohio State (March 3)
Season: 2022-23
• Played in 27 games; primarily off the bench
• Started eight games
• Started first career game at Wisconsin (Feb. 14)
• Had four points, five rebounds, two assists in 26 minutes
• Started six additional games as Terrance Williams II moved to an off-the-bench role
• Averaged 2.3 points per game
• Scored a season-best seven points, twice: at Iowa (Jan. 12) and Michigan State (Feb. 18)
• Had a season-best five rebounds at Wisconsin
• Had a career-best three assists at Rutgers (Feb. 23)
• Had a career-best two blocks against Central Michigan
• Played in 10.7 minutes per game
• Posted 17 games of 10-plus minutes, with one of 20-plus
• Played a season-best 26 minutes at Wisconsin; first career start
Season: 2021-22
• Redshirted the season
• Key member part of U-M’s scout team
Prep Career
• No. 2 rated player in the State of Minnesota, behind Class of 2021 No. 1 recruit Chet Holmgren
• Finalist & Runner-up for Minnesota's Mr. Basketball (2021)
• Associated Press All-State first team (2021), second team (2020)
• Post Bulletin Player of the Year (2021), All-Area (2020, '21)
• Hiawatha Valley League Player of the Year (2021); All-League (2019, '20, '21)
• Four-year varsity player at Stewartville, scoring 2,467 career points
• As a senior (2020-21), averaged 30.3 points (third best in State), 11.8 rebounds and 45 3-pointers (41 percent), while leading the Tigers to an 18-4 record and the title game of MSHSL 1AA Sectional (L, 78-61; Caledonia); closed with 643 points, scoring 20+ points in 18 games with 11 of 30+ and two of 40+ including a season-high 48 against Kasson-Mantorville (Feb. 9, 2021)
• As a junior (2019-20), averaged state-best 33.6 points (10th best in Minnesota history), 10.8 rebounds and 67 3-pointers (45 percent) while leading the Tigers to a 25-6 record and the title game of MSHSL 1AA Sectional (L, 71-53; Caledonia); closed with 1,043 points, scoring 20+ points in 30 games with 21 games of 30+, eight of 40+ and one 50+ -- a career-best 50 against Columbia Heights (Jan. 25, 2020)
• As a sophomore (2018-19), averaged 22.0 points and 7.5 rebounds, leading the Tigers to an 18-8 record and the second round of the MSHSL 1AA Sectional (L, 76-72; St. Charles); closed with 572 points, scoring 20+ points in 16 games with six of 30+ and one of 40+ -- a season-best 43 against Caledonia (Dec. 15, 2018)
• As a freshman (2017-18), averaged 11.0 points and 6.0 rebounds, leading the Tigers to an 18-9 record and the second round of MSHSL 1AA Sectional (L, 53-45; at Lake City)
• Played AAU with the Minnesota Heat
Notables
• Completed his undergraduate degree at Michigan in three years
• First player from Stewartville to play basketball in Big Ten
• Mother, Kasey (Morlock), helped North Dakota State to three straight NCAA Division II national championships (1994, '95, '96), earning all-tournament team honors (1994, '95, '96) and was twice named the MVP (1995, '96).
• She is North Dakota State's all-time leading scorer (2,233), holds 13 school records and is a Hall of Fame member. She was named the 1997 Honda Award winner (Division II Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year) and was a three-time Kodak Division II All-District and All-American (1995, '96, '97)
• Father, Garth, played football at North Dakota State
• Lived in Beijing for two years (4th & 5th grade) while father worked at IBM
• Spent his most of his childhood on grandfather's farm, where he took a particular interest in freshwater ecosystems
Summer of 2023 (Internship)
• Tschetter served at an internship with the North Bridger Bison ranch near Bozeman, Mont., where he helped rebuild and maintain the wetlands. He created a beaver mimicry structure, which resembles a beaver dam and moderates the flow of streams to retain water on the ranch. He also led a stream bed restoration, focused on controlling erosion caused by grazing bison.
