To all six I say, welcome to the Michigan family!"īelow, you can meet the Wolverines' six-man class in its entirety with scouting reports, quotables and much more! We want to make sure we have quality young men, from quality families who can come in and represent the Block 'M' and this university with dignity and grace. We worked very hard at identifying high-character players and the pieces that are going to help our program. "We are blessed that they chose the University of Michigan for not just athletics but academics. "While we are excited for today's announcements, we want to first commend these six young men and their parents for the care, class, and maturity they showed while going through their recruiting processes," Howard said in a statement. Howard commented on the state of his recruiting class in a release from the program. U-M's addition of five-stars Moussa Diabate and Caleb Houstan, four-stars Kobe Bufkin, Frankie Collins and Isaiah Barnes and three-star Will Tschetter give the Wolverines' foundational pieces for the program moving forward as well future recruiting momentum for head coach Juwan Howard. 1 recruiting class in the cycle in the nation according to 247Sports rankings. The Wolverines could also get contributions from Will Tschetter and Isaiah Barnes, both of whom pursued redshirts as freshmen.The Michigan program announced its six-man recruiting class for the 2021 cycle, a group of players that currently has the Wolverines sitting as the No. He has to obtain a visa before he can travel to the United States and join his classmates in Ann Arbor. The final addition, Youssef Khayat, has played both with Limoges CSP’s Under-21 program in France and debuted with Lebanon’s senior national team when he was just 18 years old. Reed and McDaniel, like Howard, are top-100 recruits. He arrived on-campus on Saturday and was joined by fellow four-stars Tarris Reed, Dug McDaniel and Gregg Glenn. Jett Howard was recently named MVP at the Iverson Classic and is considered by some as one of the most pro-ready prospects in the nation. The Wolverines are welcoming a five-man freshman class that was ranked 10th nationally by 247Sports even before the late addition of Lebanese forward Youssef Khayat. Baker was a valuable asset to the Blue Devils as both a team leader and as a player who could come off the bench and drain a clutch 3-pointer. He played three seasons at Princeton, and he (with the rest of the Ivy League) sat out a 2020-21 season that was canceled due to COVID-19.ĭuke transfer Joey Baker joins the program after four seasons in Durham, including a year as captain. Transfer guard Jaelin Llewellyn has immediate eligibility for the 2022-23 season. Michigan added two players through the transfer portal and earned a late commitment to help fill its roster. Only one regular starter (Dickinson) returns from last year’s Sweet Sixteen squad. The three returners are Hunter Dickinson, Terrance Williams II and Kobe Bufkin. Of the top 10 players in minutes per game last season, Michigan lost seven: Eli Brooks (eligibility), Caleb Houstan (NBA), DeVante’ Jones (NBA aspirations), Moussa Diabate (NBA), Brandon Johns (transfer), Frankie Collins (transfer) and Zeb Jackson (transfer). After playing and winning more games than anyone in program history, Eli Brooksexhausted his eligibility and has been signed by the Indiana Pacers.įinally, Moussa Diabate and Caleb Houstan, the two former five-star recruits in the 2021 class, both kept their names in the NBA Draft and were both selected last week. Frankie Collins transferred to Arizona State, revealing in mid-May that he was leaving Ann Arbor after his freshman campaign. Adrien Nuñez also had an additional year of eligibility, but his Michigan career has concluded.
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entered the portal in early April and announced he will join his former teammate with the Rams.ĭeVante’ Jones could have returned for another season in Ann Arbor but declared for the NBA Draft and has committed to pursuing a professional career. Sophomore guard Zeb Jackson entered the transfer portal in January and committed to VCU. Here’s an early look at the 2022-23 roster: (Photo: Alejandro Zúñiga / The Michigan Insider, 247Sports) That said, Michigan boasts plenty of talent, quite a few unknowns and a lot of potential upside. The Wolverines have lost starters to the NBA and to the transfer portal, and they must replace the majority of their rotation - including four of the top five leading scorers from a year ago. The Michigan men’s basketball program has had a busy offseason.
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