Michigan Wolverines Basketball transfer portal tracker live updates, news on commits, departures from the program originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.`The Michigan Wolverines are coming off their first National Championship since 1989 by defeating the UConn Huskies 69-63 on Monday night. Dusty May's team ended the Big Ten's 26-year title drought, but will be looking for an encore.
The Wolverines also become the first team with an all-transfer starting five to win a championship. After finishing 37-3, they'll need to replace the production of several stars, including Yaxel Lendeborg and Aday Mara, Morez Johnson and others. Thus why Michigan's coaches were in the transfer portal while in the locker room following the title game.
Here's where things stand with the Wolverines in the transfer portal. According to On3, Michigan has no movement in the first day of the transfer portal. Michigan Wolverines Basketball transfer portal live updatesMichigan additionsStatusNamePosRatingLast TeamNew TeamSigned J.P.
Estrella PF94.96TennesseeMichiganMichigan transfersStatusNamePosRatingLast TeamNew TeamEnteredWinters GradySF94.22MichiganMinnesotaEntered Malick KordelCN/AMichiganMinnesotaMichigan Transfer news:April 18 Malick Kordel transfers to MinnesotaApril 16Winters Grady transfers to Minnesota April 9 Malick Kordel enters the transfer portal April 9Tennessee transfer forward J.P. Estrella has committed to MichiganMORE:Michigan lands 6-foot-11 forward who averaged 21.8 points per 40 minutes in transfer portalApril 8Winters Grady enters the transfer portal Michigan transfer portal rumors:April 21: Juke Harris and Dusty May meet up?
According to On3's Pete Nakos, the two were in LA at the same time last week. "Harris remains a target for the Wolverines. One source mentioned it feels like they are still bidding for the Wake Forest transfer.
On3 has also been able to confirm that Harris and Michigan head coach Dusty May were in Los Angeles at the same time last week; sources were not able to provide final confirmation that they met in person, but it has been highly speculated."April 20: New Tennessee commit Terrence Hill Jr. says he wants to help “reel in” Wake Forest transfer Juke Harris to Knoxville over UNC and Michigan. “They already told me about Juke, obviously he is a great player,”Hill Jr told FOX Sports Knoxville. “I think great players want to play with great players.”“So seeing my commitment today, hopefully he has Tennessee on his mind, and we can kinda reel him in to get this national championship team put together.”April 20: The latest on Cincinnati transfer Moustapha Thiam is good news from On3's Joe Tipton.
"He’s already been to St. John’s and will now make the trip to Ann Arbor to visit the reigning champion Michigan on Monday. With the recent success Dusty May has had with bigs, I think they will have a good shot at landing him if they make a big push."April 19: Cincinnati transfer Moustapha Thiam projected to Michigan by On3.
April 19: Robert Morris transfer DeSean Goode has committed to Miami, according to 247Sports. Michigan made contact with him his week. April 19: Former Washington center Franck Kepnang has been contacted by Michigan, according to On3.
The 6-foot-11, 253-pound center was a four-star, top-50-ranked prospect in the 2020 high school recruiting class.April 19: Robert Morris transfer Desean Goode has made contact with Michigan, according to On3. He averaged 15.2 points and 8.7 rebounds, while shooting 62.9 percent from the field.April 18: Cincinnati center transfer Moustapha Thiam is scheduled to visit Michigan on Monday, according to Jon Rothstein. The 7-foot-2, 250-pound sophomore averaged 12.8 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks last seasonApril 18: There are eight names who are viewed as a good fit for Michigan and Dusty May, according to On3.Drew Fielder (Boise State)Eric Reibe (UConn)Leroy Blyden Jr. (Toledo)Jailen Bedford (Virginia Tech)Elyjah Freeman (Auburn)LeJuan Watts (Texas Tech)Paulius Murauskas (Saint Mary’s)Andrew McKeever (Saint Mary’s)April 17: Juke Harris isn't rushing his transfer decision, according to On3.
Michigan, UNC and Tennessee are all in the mix. April 17: Dusty May's interview with CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein here. April 17: The latest on Juke Harrs puts his decision back to a three-team race, according to On3's Joe Tipton.
Michigan seems to be still on the radar. "Taking a look at two of his options — Chapel Hill is about 90 minutes away, while Knoxville is roughly a four-hour drive. Sometimes it’s important to consider distance from home as a factor in decision-making, especially in this case where Harris has always stayed close. However, I don’t think it’s the end-all, be-all, as Michigan still feels like a very real contender here."April 17: Morez Johnson comments “one more year” under Aday Mara’s most recent Instagram post.April 16: "Credible reporting at the national level heavily linked Wak