2023–24 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team will represent the University of Michigan during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season will mark the program's 108th season and its 107th consecutive year as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Wolverines will be led by fifth-year head coach Juwan Howard and will play their home games for the 57th consecutive year at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

2023–24 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
A maize block M with blue-colored borders.
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCrisler Center
2023–24 Big Ten Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Illinois00 00  
Indiana00 00  
Iowa00 00  
Maryland00 00  
Michigan00 00  
Michigan State00 00  
Minnesota00 00  
Nebraska00 00  
Northwestern00 00  
Ohio State00 00  
Penn State00 00  
Purdue00 00  
Rutgers00 00  
Wisconsin00 00  
Conference tournament winner
As of May 15, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2022–23 season 18–16, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Rutgers in the second round.[1][2] The Wolverines received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as the No. 3 seed[3] where they defeated Toledo in the first round[4] before losing to Vanderbilt in the second round.[5]

Offseason

Departures

On March 23, 2023, freshman forward Jett Howard announced he would forgo his remaining eligibility and declared for the 2023 NBA draft.[6] On March 31, junior big man Hunter Dickinson announced he was entering the transfer portal,[7] he later announced he would transfer to Kansas.[8] On April 2, sophomore guard Kobe Bufkin declared for the NBA draft.[9] On April 6, sophomore guard Isaiah Barnes announced he was transferring to Tulsa.[10] On April 11, graduate student Joey Baker announced he would sign with an agent and pursue a professional career.[11] On May 2, freshman forward Gregg Glenn announced he was transferring to Tulane.[12]

Michigan Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Isaiah Barnes11G6'7"200SoChicago, ILTransferred to Tulsa
Jackson Selvala34F6'8"225SrNew Canaan, CNGraduated
Jett Howard13F6'8"215FrChicago, ILDeclared for NBA draft
Hunter Dickinson1C7'1"260JrAlexandria,VATransferred to Kansas
Kobe Bufkin2G6'4"195SoGrand Rapids,MIDeclared for NBA draft
Joey Baker15F6'7"205GSFayetteville, NCGraduated
Gregg Glenn23F6'7"230FrFort Lauderdale, FLTransferred to Tulane

Incoming transfers

Michigan incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Nimari Burnett—-SG6'3"190RS Jr.Chicago, IllinoisAlabama
Tray Jackson—-PF6'10"210GSDetroit, MichiganSeton Hall
Caleb Love2PG6'4"200SRSt. Louis, MissouriNorth Carolina

Recruiting classes

On October 20, 2022, Michigan received its first class of 2023 commitment from four-star center Papa Kante.[13] On November 1, 2022, Michigan received its second commitment of the 2023 class, four-star shooting guard George Washington III.[14][15] On April 18, 2023, Kante announced that he requested a release from his National Letter of Intent (NLI) so he could re-open his recruitment.[16][17]

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
George Washington III
SG
Dayton, OH Chaminade Julienne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 1, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 39  247Sports: 44
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Michigan 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  • "2023 Michigan Wolverines Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Christian Anderson
G
Atlanta, GA Lovett 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Oct 6, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Durral Brooks
PG
Grand Rapids, MI Catholic Central 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 14, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 17
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2023–24 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Dug McDaniel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoPaul VI Catholic High School Fairfax,VA
G 2 Caleb Love 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrNorth Carolina St. Louis, MO
G 3 Jaelin Llewellyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSPrinceton Mono, ON
G 4 Ian Burns (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrNew Trier High School Winnetka, IL
F 5 Terrance Williams II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrGonzaga College Clinton, MD
F 24 Youssef Khayat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoLimoges CSP Beirut, Lebanon
G 25 Jace Howard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrNSU University School Miami, FL
C 32 Tarris Reed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg) SoLink Academy Branson, MO
F 42 Will Tschetter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrStewartville Stewartville, MN
G 45 Cooper Smith (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrKalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI
G Nimari Burnett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrAlabama Chicago, IL
G George Washington III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)168 lb (76 kg) FrChaminade Julienne High School Dayton, OH
F Tray Jackson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)210 lb (95 kg) GSSeton Hall Detroit,MI
Head coach

Juwan Howard (Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 6, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 10, 2023*
TBD, TBD
Youngstown State     Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor,MI
November 22, 2023*
TBD, ESPN/ESPN2
vs. TBA
Battle 4 Atlantis
    Imperial Arena 
Nassau, Bahamas
December 4, 2023*
TBD, TBD
at Oregon     Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene,OR
December, 2023*
TBD, TBD
vs. Florida
Jumpman Invitational
    Spectrum Center 
Charlotte,NC
TBD
TBD, TBD
Indiana     Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
TBD
TBD, TBD
Minnesota     Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
TBD
TBD, TBD
Wisconsin     Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
TBD
TBD, TBD
at Maryland     Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
TBD
TBD, TBD
at Northwestern     Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
TBD
TBD, TBD
at Penn State     Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
TBD
TBD, TBD
Illinois     Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
TBD
TBD, TBD
at Illinois     State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL
TBD
TBD, TBD
Iowa     Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
TBD
TBD, TBD
at Iowa     Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
TBD
TBD, TBD
Michigan State
Rivalry
    Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
TBD
TBD, TBD
at Michigan State
Rivalry
    Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
TBD
TBD, TBD
Nebraska     Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
TBD
TBD, TBD
at Nebraska     Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
TBD
TBD, TBD
Ohio State
Rivalry
    Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
TBD
TBD, TBD
at Ohio State
Rivalry
    Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
TBD
TBD, TBD
Purdue     Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
TBD
TBD, TBD
at Purdue     Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
TBD
TBD, TBD
Rutgers     Crisler Center 
Ann Arbor, MI
TBD
TBD, TBD
at Rutgers     Jersey Mike's Arena 
Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten Tournament
March 6–8, 2024
vs. TBA     Target Center 
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. Wywrot, Tom (March 9, 2023). "Michigan Falls to Rutgers In Big Ten Tournament After Second-Half Struggles". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. "Rutgers pulls away in 2nd half vs. frigid-shooting Michigan". ESPN. Associated Press. March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  3. Wywrot, Tom (March 12, 2023). "Wolverines Set to Host Toledo in Opening Round of NIT". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. Wywrot, Tom (March 14, 2023). "Sharp Shooting Propels Michigan to Win over Toledo in NIT First Round". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  5. "Michigan 65–66 Vanderbilt (Mar 18, 2023) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  6. Hawkins, James (March 23, 2023). "Michigan freshman Jett Howard declares for NBA Draft". The Detroit News. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  7. Chavkin, Daniel. "Reports: Michigan Star Hunter Dickinson Makes Shocking Decision on Future". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  8. "Hunter Dickinson commits to Kansas: Ex-Michigan big, top player in transfer portal, joins Bill Self's team". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  9. "Kobe Bufkin declares for 2023 NBA draft". FOX 17 West Michigan News (WXMI). 2023-04-03. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  10. akahn1@mlive.com, Andrew Kahn | (2023-04-07). "Michigan's Isaiah Barnes announces transfer destination". mlive. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  11. Garcia, Tony (April 10, 2023). "Michigan basketball's Joey Baker reportedly to pursue pro career". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
  12. "Michigan basketball transfer Gregg Glenn III heading to Tulane". The Detroit News. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  13. Kahn, Andrew (October 28, 2022). "Papa Kante, 4-star recruit, commits to Michigan basketball". MLive.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  14. Garcia, Tony (November 1, 2022). "Michigan basketball adds another 4-star commit in guard George Washington III". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  15. Garcia, Tony (November 10, 2022). "Michigan basketball makes it official by signing George Washington III, Papa Kante". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  16. Garcia, Tony (April 18, 2023). "Michigan basketball commit Papa Kante requests release from National Letter of Intent". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  17. Hawkins, James (April 18, 2023). "Michigan basketball signee Papa Kante requests release from NLI, will reopen recruitment". The Detroit News. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
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