3. Michigan Wolverines
2025-26 record: 37-3 (19-1 Big Ten)
Roster departures
- Yaxel Lendeborg (15.1 ppg and 6.9 rpg)
- Aday Mara (12.2 ppg and 6.8 rpg)
- Morez Johnson (13.1 ppg and 7.3 rpg)
- Nimari Burnett (8.3 ppg and 2.7 rpg)
- Roddy Gayle (7.4 ppg and 3.3 rpg)
- Will Tshetter (3.6 ppg and 1.9 rpg)
Roster returnees
- Elliot Cadeau (10.3 ppg and 5.9 rpg)
- Trey McKenney (9.9 ppg and 2.6 rpg)
- LJ Cason (8.4 ppg and 2.4 apg) will miss next season due to injury
Roster additions
- Moustapha Thiam (12.8 ppg and 7.1 rpg at Cincinnati)
- JP Estrella (10 ppg and 5.4 rpg at Tennessee)
- Jalen Reed (9.5 ppg and 5.7 rpg in 6 games at LSU)
- Brandon McCoy Jr. (5-star guard prospect)
- Quinn Costello (4-star forward prospect)
- Lincoln Cosby (4-star forward prospect)
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— Swanky Wolverine (@swankywolverine) April 7, 2026
It took a minute, but Michigan officially loses all three star frontcourt players from its national championship squad. Johnson was the only one who had a chance to come back, but he opted to stay in the NBA Draft as a projected top-20 pick. The team was more than prepared to replace all three, landing Thiam and Estrella, two of the best interior defenders from the transfer portal.
Even with Cason set to miss next year, the backcourt duo of Cadeau and McKenney will be great, joined by five-star McCoy. There could be some scoring concerns inside with the new group, and the spacing may not be perfect, but Coach Dusty May more than deserves the benefit of the doubt in making the new inside group work out.
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