COLUMBIA, Mo. - Summer workouts have concluded for the Mizzou Men's Basketball team, with returning players and newcomers coming together over the last months for classes and practices. The Tigers will regroup with several fresh faces for the 2015-16 campaign. Get to know each of the new student-athletes on next season's squad with a series of features on MUTigers.com.

Freshman Adam Wolf is joining head coach Kim Anderson's squad as the Tigers' third walk-on alongside Jimmy Barton and Hayden Barnard. Wolf played three seasons at Lake Forest High School in Illinois before transferring to Beaver Dam High School in Wisconsin prior to his senior year. 

Beaver Dam had won only six games the year before Wolf's arrival and his 6-foot-7 presence in the paint led the Golden Beavers to a 19-win season. He averaged 17 points and 7.5 rebounds per game and earned Little Ten Conference Co-Player of the Year honors. Wolf passed up several Division II offers to walk on at Mizzou.  

Q & A with Adam Wolf:

Q: What drew you to Mizzou?

AW:  "I had some Division II offers, and I was hurt a few years so my exposure wasn't what most guys have in high school. Mizzou was just what stuck out to me the most. The campus is beautiful and obviously, you can't go wrong with a Division I university and athletics."

Q: What's the experience been like so far since you moved to Columbia for summer workouts?

AW: "It's unique. My dad walked on at Marquette, and he had a great experience and I want to experience that too. It's amazing and crazy being here right now, playing with all these great players and having a good time. I'm fitting in well. Practice is really fun. We're all just getting to know each other and trying to create a bond and good chemistry, so that when the season comes we're not discombobulated or anything."

Q: Describe your style of play and how you approach the game of basketball.

AW: "I'm a stretch-4 basically. I love to shoot, especially from 3-point range, but if you come out on me, I'll drive to the bucket. I can bring the ball up the floor as a versatile forward."

Q: You transferred up to Beaver Dam High School in Wisconsin before your senior year and really turned the program around in one year while you were there. What was that like?

AW: "R.J. Shelton, who played at Michigan State, went to Beaver Dam before me. So I came in a few years later and was expected to be the next big shot, so it was a lot of pressure. Living up to that expectation was pretty big for me. I'm fortunate enough that I was able to adjust, and my parents were there for me during it all. Coming from Lake Forest in Illinois where we only lost maybe three games a year, I had a lot of experience to bring to my new squad. They'd only won six games the year before so going from that to 19 wins was really cool. It was nice being the leader of it all."

Q: How do you hope to make an impact next year in your role as a walk-on?

AW: "I think I can make an impact by motivating and encouraging people off the bench, or on the court, and especially in practices. I'll bring some energy to the floor. When I'm in the game, I'll just do what I do best and that's shoot and play defense."

Q: A lot of walk-ons shy away from being aggressive in practice and scrimmages. You don't and you love to get shots up and be a part of the offense. Why is that?

AW: "If you want to be good at this level and have an impact, you have to practice hard. I don't care if it's against a future NBA player or whoever, I'm going to play really hard. I'm going to shoot every time I'm open. I might take a few bad shots, but it'll only make me better to have the confidence to take them. I want to make sure I'm not just another player on the court. I want to stand out, and I don't want to be overseen."

Q: What are you working on this summer and fall to improve your game and adjust to this level?

AW: "By playing a lot in practice, I've gotten used to the speed and physicality. We play pick up a ton and I come in and try and shoot 500 to 1,000 shots when I come to the gym for work outs. I always do two-ball dribbling because I'm not very good at that. I do a little bit of everything, but I'm mainly focusing on ball handling and shooting this summer."

Q: The team has already started calling you "Wolfman" or "Wolfy"? How do you feel about that nickname?

AW: "Most people have always called me Wolfy or Wolfman. Coach Anderson says it all the time. He howls at me. I like it. It's a unique name. We need to get the student section to howl when I come in."