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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0-0 (0-0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Juwan Howard (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Saddi Washington (8th season) Phil Martelli (5th season) Howard Eisley (5th season)
Home arena	Crisler Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big Ten Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Illinois	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Indiana	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Iowa	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Maryland	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Michigan	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Michigan State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Minnesota	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Nebraska	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Northwestern	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Ohio State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Penn State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Purdue	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Rutgers	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Wisconsin	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† Conference tournament winner As of August 22, 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 Barnes	11	G	6'7"	200	So	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Tulsa
Jackson Selvala	34	F	6'8"	225	Sr	New Canaan, CT	Graduated
Jett Howard	13	F	6'8"	215	Fr	Chicago, IL	Declared for NBA draft
Hunter Dickinson	1	C	7'1"	260	Jr	Alexandria,VA	Transferred to Kansas
Kobe Bufkin	2	G	6'4"	195	So	Grand Rapids,MI	Declared for NBA draft
Joey Baker	15	F	6'7"	205	GS	Fayetteville, NC	Graduated
Gregg Glenn	23	F	6'7"	230	Fr	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Transferred to Tulane

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

After much speculation, point guard Caleb Love originally committed to play his senior season at Michigan.^[13] However, just over a month later after committing to Michigan, Love decommitted from the Wolverines and headed back into transfer portal, reportedly due to an issue with transfer credits.^[14]

Michigan incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Nimari Burnett	4	SG	6'3"	190	RS Jr.	Chicago, Illinois	Alabama
Tray Jackson	2	PF	6'10"	210	GS	Detroit, Michigan	Seton Hall
Olivier Nkamhoua	13	PF	6'8"	205	GS	Helsinki, Finland	Tennessee

Recruiting classes

On October 20, 2022, Michigan received its first class of 2023 commitment from four-star center Papa Kante.^[15] On November 1, 2022, Michigan received its second commitment of the 2023 class, four-star shooting guard George Washington III.^[16][17] 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.^[18][19]

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:    247Sports:     ESPN:    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:    247Sports:
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:    247Sports:     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: "Michigan 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 19, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Dug McDaniel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Paul VI Catholic High School Fairfax,VA F 2 Tray Jackson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Seton Hall Detroit,MI G 3 Jaelin Llewellyn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Princeton Mono, ON G 4 Nimari Burnett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Alabama Chicago, IL F 13 Olivier Nkamhoua 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 236 lb (107 kg) GS Tennessee Helsinki, Finland F 5 Terrance Williams II 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Gonzaga College Clinton, MD F 24 Youssef Khayat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Limoges CSP Beirut, Lebanon G 25 Jace Howard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr NSU University School Miami, FL C 32 Tarris Reed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Link Academy Branson, MO F 42 Will Tschetter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Stewartville Stewartville, MN G 45 Cooper Smith (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI G George Washington III 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Fr Chaminade Julienne High School Dayton, OH G Ian Burns (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr New Trier High School Winnetka, IL	Head coach Juwan Howard (Michigan) Assistant coach(es) Saddi Washington (Western Michigan) Phil Martelli (Widener) Howard Eisley (Boston College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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 7, 2023* TBD, TBD		UNC Asheville						Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, MI
November 10, 2023* TBD, TBD		Youngstown State						Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, MI
November 13, 2023* TBD, TBD		at St. John's						Madison Square Garden  New York City, NYn
November 17, 2023* TBD, TBD		Long Beach State						Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, MI
November 22, 2023* TBD, ESPN/ESPN2		vs. Memphis 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, NCn
December 16, 2023* TBD, TBD		Eastern Michigan						Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, MI
December 29, 2023* TBD, TBD		McNeese State						Crisler Center  Ann Arbor, MI
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

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