Michigan’s basketball roster showcases a group with nine new faces among 12 scholarship roster spots. As Dusty May rapidly constructed the group from scratch this spring, he pulled together a group that features fifth-year veterans and freshmen recruits, SEC stowaways, and Big Ten mainstays. It was the result of the glorious hodge podge that only the new-era transfer portal can bring. And even still, sophomore forward Sam Walters has yet to feel like a stranger in his own new home. Despite being one of many in the Wolverines program to make an entirely new venture out to Ann Arbor, Walters al ..read more

New Michigan head coach Dusty May has cast a wide net in the class of 2025. May has already landed several 2024 prospects and a large class of transfers, but the 2025 group will be the foundational freshman class of his new program. The Wolverines have been linked to well over two dozen prospects in the class with several visits already set for this fall. Here’s a roundup of the 2025 recruits linked to Michigan, with a brief update on their recruitments, visits, what’s next, and a recent highlight reel. As always, this is an unofficial, living document that will receive updates in the days, w ..read more

At 32 years old, director of basketball operations KT Harrell is hardly an elder statesman for the Michigan men’s basketball staff. In fact, by the numbers, he’s technically the baby of the Wolverines’ group. Finishing his basketball career just five years ago, Harrell’s ascension to some of the highest heights in the college basketball world has been both rapid and earned. In an ever-changing collegiate environment, Harrell sees his youth as one of his greatest coaching tools. “When I got the opportunity with coach (Dusty May), I think he just knew that I can relate to the guys,” Harrell sai ..read more

College coaches traveled across the country over the weekend to check in on the top grassroots action. Most of the major shoe events were in the south, where coaches could quickly get between high-profile events by Nike, Adidas, and Under Armour. It was an eventful weekend for Dusty May and his staff, as they checked in on several key priorities, offered new prospects, and continued to establish the recruiting board for May’s first recruiting cycle. Here’s the latest on who Michigan watched, new offers, and what prospects have set visits to Ann Arbor for the fall. Dusty May Promo! Join UM Hoo ..read more

According to a report by Jon Rothstein, Michigan will face Virginia Tech in the opening round of the Fort Myers Tip-Off. The four-team event’s other matchup will pair Xavier and South Carolina. Games will be played at Suncoast Credit Union Arena on the campus of Florida SouthWestern State College on November 25th and 27th. The Hokies finished 19-15 (10-10 ACC) and 58th per KenPom last season. They are currently ranked  87th in Bart Torvik’s current preseason projections, returning just 14.8% of last year’s minutes. Michigan last faced Virginia Tech on November 30th, 2016, in Ann Arbor, a ..read more

The first question Danny Wolf asked was about Vlad Goldin. Entering the transfer portal with a ‘Do Not Contact’ tag, Wolf had already predetermined a select number of schools that combined his academics with high-major basketball. And once Michigan coach Dusty May reached out to the Yale protégé, Wolf was ready to see the vision. He just needed to know who else was in it. “The one thing that really stood out was the ability to play the four and the five because the first question I asked (May) was, ‘Is Vlad Goldin gonna come with you?’ And he was pretty certain he was,” Wolf said Tuesday on t ..read more

July has always been the most important month on the recruiting calendar in college basketball. While that has changed a bit with the transfer portal and an updated NCAA recruiting calendar, it still is the month where all eyes are on the grassroots circuit. Dusty May and his staff have steadily expanded the 2025 recruiting board in April, May, and June, but July is when things come into focus. It’s the last evaluation period before visits begin, lists start to be trimmed and commitments start coming off the board in the fall. Here’s the latest on all things Michigan basketball recruiting, in ..read more

It might be hard to mistake Michigan for a southern tropical paradise — especially during a wintry basketball season. Tre Donaldson is trying to change that, though. “I’m Tre — I’m bringing the South to Michigan.” The junior guard is hardly alone in his journey. After a departure en masse from Florida Atlantic University courtesy of Dusty May’s move north to the Wolverines, a litany of the South’s finest basketball minds have found their way to Ann Arbor. Donaldson though, sees his role just a bit clearer. “A swagger,” Donaldson said Tuesday on the Defend the Block Podcast. “It’s just a diffe ..read more

Players are on campus and workouts are underway in Ann Arbor, which has provided Dusty May and his staff a chance to catch their breath. The chaos of the first six weeks of the offseason has receded and the focus now shifts to team building, skill development and figuring out how all of Michigan’s newcomers fit together. Still a lot of work, but a different sort of work. May did an hour long interview with The Michigan Insider on Wednesday afternoon and provided some updates on how that process is progressing and what he thinks of his new program. Here are some thoughts, takeaways and offseas ..read more

As Michigan coach Dusty May landed the crown jewel of his incoming transfer class in graduate center Vlad Goldin on April 29, the Wolverines secured their first, and only, player from May’s illustrious Final Four trip two seasons ago. Perhaps the most impactful Owl on the floor during May’s two March Madness runs, Vlad’s 25 minutes played per game during the 2023-2024 season — one of the highest for any player under May in his coaching career — illustrated the immense importance of Goldin to May’s program. Notching an average of 15.7 points on 67% shooting this past year, it’s hard to oversta ..read more